Stories from Saturday, January 12, 2019

Blytheville Chief of Police Ross Thompson reported to the Police and Fire Committee on Monday and heard a few requests from some concerned citizens about excessive speeding on city streets. Two concerned citizens said that a speed bump should be considered in an area around their homes due to excessive speeding, though both citizens lived in different areas of town. ...

CARAWAY — Newly elected Caraway Mayor Bo James opened the first meeting of the 2019 year welcoming new council members Diane Powell and Jordan Adcock. He also recognized the returning members Jerry Martin, Marvin Browning, Mitchell Tipton and Roger Williams...

Last week I got the wonderful opportunity to visit New York City with my mother and younger brother as a sort of combined Christmas gift for all of us. The trip was amazing and we all had a wonderful time taking in the city and seeing all the sights we could see. ...

We are already midway through the first month of the New Year. Again, where has the time gone? It seems just yesterday when everyone was worried about what would happen with all of the electronics as the year went from 1999 to 2000. I never worried about the transition because I decided if people were smart enough to create it, they would be smart enough to fix it if something went wrong. ...

On Tuesday, the Blytheville Planning Commission met to vote on two issues. The first issue was the rezoning of a property at 1401 South Division near the Social Security Office for the purpose of some new apartment buildings being constructed on the property...

The Gosnell City Council approved a $1,297,811 budget for 2019 during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night.