Stories from Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Blytheville Assistant Police Chief Ricky Jefferson (right) and a Storm Sirens, Inc. representative inspected the city tornado sirens on Tuesday. The city is installing/replacing eight sirens. The city is adding a new siren by the Blytheville Waterworks tower on June Gosnell Drive, another one at Westminster Village on Memorial Drive (pending BGRAA approval), one on Lockard near Skateland and one on Highway East 18 on Terra Road. ...

The 2018 North Mississippi County Relay for Life will be held Friday, June 1 at the Arkansas Aeroplex. The theme is “Give Cancer The Boot!” The survivor registration begins at 4:30 p.m. that day with the welcome ceremony at 6 p.m. The survivor lap will be at 6:30 p.m. and luminary ceremony is set for 8:30 that night. Then, Cars and Cycles Against Cancer will be held on Saturday, June 2...

Every May, the Administration on Aging, part of the Administration for Community Living (ACL), leads our nation's observance of Older Americans Month. The 2018 theme, Engage at Every Age, emphasizes that you are never too old (or young) to take part in activities that can enrich your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It also celebrates the many ways in which older adults make a difference in our communities...

Blytheville School Board vice president Erin Carrington advocated for administrative staff job description during Monday night's school board meeting. Carrington noted that out of the 26 administrative positions within the district only six have defined job descriptions. Carrington believes that all employees in the district should have job descriptions...