Stories from Wednesday, October 13, 2010

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a series of interview questions with the three candidates for Blytheville Mayor: Tommy Abbott, James Sanders and Carol White. Candidates were given 10 questions, and asked to respond in 350 words or less. The responses here are the candidates' own words...

On Saturday, Blytheville fire chief Ivory Diamond officially will be a 29-year member of the Blytheville Fire Department. On Nov. 1, he officially will be retired. On the DROP plan, Diamond has announced his plans to retire next month, ending a long career in public service...

For the month of October, all Blytheville Police Department patrol cars will sport a purple ribbon, in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The ribbons represent awareness of the domestic violence problem, support of the victims who are still in abusive relationships, remembrance of the victims lost and support for changes in laws to end domestic violence...

Commissioners say they were bypassed

A Blytheville man was scheduled to be arraigned today in Blytheville District Court in connection with the Sept. 25 murder of Taurus Harris. On Sunday, David Holmes, 23, was arrested at a residence in Memphis by U.S. Marshals and the Memphis Police Department Tactical Unit, according to Blytheville assistant police chief Marvin Crawford...