Stories from Friday, May 11, 2018

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Nucor Corporation's (NYSE: NUE) Board of Directors approved the construction of a galvanizing line at the company's sheet mill in Arkansas to support Nucor's growth into a wider and more diverse set of strategic end-market applications. The new galvanizing line is a $240 million investment with an annual capacity of approximately 500,000 tons. It is expected to be operational in the first half of 2021...

A local funeral home owner says his father stole $40,000 in insurance checks from the business. According to a Blytheville Police Department report, on Thursday, Issachar Jarrett said Gary Wolfe, an employee, “did take insurance checks and deposit the checks in a bank that was not authorized by him the owner in a bank in West Memphis called First Community Bank of Eastern Arkansas.”...

Last Friday, Blytheville Chickasaw senior guard Treay Jamison signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Arkansas State University Mid-South Greyhounds. “Obviously, he’s been a great player for us. He’s filled the stat sheet for two years. He’s always been the top two or three in scoring and rebounding,” Blytheville head coach McKenzie Pierce said. ...

MOUNTAIN HOME — The Armorel Tigers (16-13, 9-1) Elite Eight opponent was an opponent known all too well to longtime head coach Charlie Brown — the Taylor Tigers (24-7, 7-1). The Tigers of Taylor have been a rival of the Brown’s Tigers the past several years. ...

During a special Blytheville finance committee meeting, Calstrip Industries Chief Operating Officer Ed Camden made a presentation to the committee about Calstrip Industries' new facility to be built on land owned by Nucor Steel Arkansas in Hickman. Camden explained that Calstrip has plants around the U.S. and Mexico border, including southern Texas, New Mexico and California...

The Flying Cortes performed for Blytheville, Gosnell, Armorel and KIPP Blytheville Elementary students on Friday afternoon, then again for the Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s VIP Party later that evening. They will perform again at Mayfest on Saturday afternoon. (For more photos, please see our online gallery...