Stories from Saturday, February 9, 2019

A new 4-H Aviation Club includes youth from Mississippi and Craighead Counties. “Youth development through our 4-H programming is one of the primary functions of the Extension Service,” Ray Benson, Mississippi County Extension chair, said. “Our local pilots association (Manila Pilots...

The annual Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s banquet will be held on Monday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the ANC Briggs-Sebaugh Wellness Center. The event’s auctions will open at 5:30. Tickets for the event will be $50. As always the banquet will also include the Chamber’s annual awards as well as the graduation of this year’s class of the Blytheville Leadership Institute...

Buffalo Island Central School Board voted unanimously to terminate basketball coach Brandon Ballard during a special business meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 6, in Monette. The district learned on Dec. 10, 2018, that an arrest warrant had been issued for Ballard, who had been accused of computer child pornography and improper communication with a student in another school district...

Thursday, Feb. 14, is Valentine's Day. This is just a friendly reminder to not forget your sweetheart on the one day a year set aside to remember. I personally think it would be a better world if we remembered to be nice and thoughtful to each other every day of the year...

Right now, we have a vote going on throughout the county concerning the repurposing and extension of a tax for renovations to our Blytheville county courthouse and continued funding for the county hospital system. The vote has been talked about a lot the last several weeks. I hope you will go out and vote for what you feel is the right decision for the county and will benefit our community the best...