Stories from Saturday, April 15, 2017

The Flying Wallendas will return to Blytheville for three performances on May 12-13, according to Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce board president Randy Lemmons. The Wallendas will perform for local third and fourth graders on Friday, May 12 at no charge...

Every month, County Judge Randy Carney holds a "mayor's meeting" somewhere in the county. The most recent one was hosted by Blytheville Mayor James Sanders and was sponsored by Nucor. Area Mississippi County mayors, along with State Senator Dave Wallace (R-Leachville), Rep. ...

During their monthly meeting Thursday, the Blytheville City Council’s Finance and Purchasing Committee amended three budgets to account for the need for an increase in expenditures. The first was to increase the budget for the Ritz to complete its heating and air conditioning project. ...

While many high school students play on the beaches or wonder though amusement parks on spring break, two Mississippi County juniors participated in a Grecian Odyssey educational tour instead. Louis Lammers of Dell and Kadyn Lemke of Armorel both attend Arkansas School for Math, Science, and the Arts, an academically rigorous residential high school located in Hot Springs. ...