Stories from Saturday, November 17, 2018

A fair warning in the opening, my column this week may be a little all over the place, but that is sort of a reflection of how I currently feel. If you are expecting me to call out some sort of wrongdoing in the community this week, I hate to disappoint you. This past month has been a sort of cluster of the good, the bad and the confusing...

On Tuesday the Gosnell City Council met to discuss plans for Gosnell's future. Councilman Eric Blount, who will no longer be serving on the council after the year is completed, stated that he hopes that the council can continue to hold an open discussion about issues that come to the table without getting angry with one another...

Blytheville Mayor James Sanders recently reflected on winning his third term in the position. He said it is rewarding getting to return to serve the people of Blytheville for another four years, adding that his entire career has been about serving people. He believes that getting re-elected is reassuring that he is doing the best that he can to make Blytheville a better place...