Stories from Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Farmers Bank & Trust would like to take this opportunity to thank our community, customers and employees who donated coats for our annual coat drive. We would also like to thank Ritter Communications for the ads placed on our community TV channel, The Courier News for the wonderful ad in their paper and GQ Fashions for the generous donation of 23 brand new coats to start off our drive this year...

So, Beavis and Butt-head are back. MTV recently began airing new episodes of the animated series, which originated in the early 1990s.

Mrs. Linnie Rice, 97, of Manila, died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro.

Timothy Crain Jr. of Blytheville died on Nov. 4, 2011 at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville.

During its Tuesday night meeting, the Gosnell City Council approved a resolution extending the city's contract with Dell for wastewater treatment services.

Tuesday night, the Blytheville City Council Code Enforcement Committee discussed setting up a new ordinance that would hold property owners responsible for the upkeep of their entire properties.

The year's Veterans Day program will be held at 11 a.m. Friday on the south courthouse lawn in Blytheville.

Tuesday night, the Blytheville City Council will consider a proposal that would begin much-anticipated street work in the city.