Stories from Thursday, September 5, 2013

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - AccuRead meter readers' uniforms are changing to make them easier to immediately recognize as meter readers and more visible to motorists. AccuRead is a contractor that reads all customers' meters for Entergy Arkansas, Inc...

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Mr. Bobby Odean Watson, 73, of Blytheville, passed from this life Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Lisa Ruth Ainsworth, 49, of Frenchman's Bayou, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, in Jonesboro.

I bet Jimmie Stanford of Blytheville never dreamed of being on the Jay Leno Show. But his unique view on legalizing marijuana earned him a spot on the famed late night show, Tuesday.

A local entertainment group has come together to produce a song it hopes will give voice to a movement for former inmates looking to reintegrate into society.

According to the office of Prosecuting Attorney Curtis Walker, Christopher Sowell has not yet made bond and remains in the custody of the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department.

Enrollment numbers at Arkansas Northeastern College are down slightly this semester from last year's numbers, but school officials say this was expected for the fall semester because of changes in the enrollment process.

Gosnell head coach Gary Moody believes his club has a little more depth this year than last season -- a premise that will be put to the test early. In fact, Moody will need all the depth he can muster Friday night, when the Pirates travel to Class 5A Forrest City for the expected steamy season opener...

The 2013 high school football season finally gets underway Friday night with two old rivals battling it out for county bragging rights. The Blytheville Chickasaws head to Osceola to take on the Seminoles. Blytheville is coming off its worst record (3-7) in 2012 since going 1-9 in 2003. ...