Stories from Friday, March 18, 2016

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Through an investigation, police believe Level 3 sex offender Tyler King had nude photos of a 15-year-old female, and allegedly sent her pictures of his genitalia. The report said when he verified his information on Feb. 19, King told police that he did not have an email or social media account. On March 16, a BPD investigator received information that allegedly showed nude photos of the local girl via social media...

Landfill director Will Allen met Wednesday with the finance committee of the Mississippi County Quorum Court, and gave detailed explanations for recent equipment expenditures which had been called into question during a meeting held earlier in the week...

Blytheville Courier News GOSNELL-The Gosnell Pirates won their third straight game Friday knocking off the Paragould Rams, 11-1, in five innings. It was the second day in a row where the Pirates defeated a 5A-East foe having bested Nettleton, 3-1, Thursday...

OSCEOLA -- Big River Steel began production Friday, processing steel with the commissioning of its batch anneal furnaces and skin pass mill. "The successful start-up of two of our operating units, less than 20 months after forming our company and breaking ground on our project, is yet another significant accomplishment for Big River Steel and our employees," said Dave Stickler, chief executive officer...

City officials held a public forum Thursday at the Blytheville High School Auditorium regarding the future of Thunder Bayou Golf Links with approximately 175 people in attendance. Mayor James Sanders presented his plan for repurposing the facility and then all that wished to address the gathering were allowed to speak. The entire meeting lasted about 90 minutes. Sanders' administrative assistant, J.T. Harris, moderated the forum...