Stories from Friday, April 5, 2019

Armorel EAST has been the recipient of many awards since becoming a class offered at Armorel High School, even receiving national attention for providing a duck a prosthetic leg. Recently, at the 2019 East Conference, an Armorel group of ninth-grade students — Grayson Seibert, Jayce Fondren and Brayden Rounsaville— was awarded the top award in the Faye Jones Architecture Challenge by the Faye Jones School of Architecture and Design for their design on the new el- ementary building...

Blytheville assistant police chief Ricky Jefferson is advising motorists to use caution when crossing the railroad tracks on Moultrie Street. "BNSF has been contacted but could not give a date for repairs," Jefferson said Friday morning. "If it gets worse, we may have to close the street until repairs are complete."...

To date, Blytheville police have made three arrests in the March shooting at Wendy's in Blytheville, but the investigation is ongoing, according to Capt. John Frazier, the BPD CID commander. "This case is ongoing and information into the other shooters is being investigated," Frazier said Friday morning...

Sharon Selby McCarty, 78, of Mountain Grove, Mo., former longtime Leachville resident, passed from this life Thursday, April 4, 2019, at the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove. Born in the Silverdale Community, she was the daughter of the late S.C. ...

More than 500 people attended the annual Arkansas Northeastern College Career Fair on Thursday. There were 83 vendors from a variety of career fields, ranging from retail and industry to law enforcement, governmental jobs and education.

On Tuesday, Arkansas Northeastern College debuted a new magazine to the public titled, “Spark.” The magazine was a collaborative effort between ANC and the schools in Mississippi County. The magazine, edited by Ryan Perkins and Mallory Burnette, includes artwork and poems from elementary students in Blytheville, Gosnell, and Armorel...

David Coleman of Blytheville was born March 1, 1947 in Edmondson to the late Arthur Coleman, Sr. and the late Tommie Lee Wells Coleman. He was a system analyst controller with over 15 years of education, a U.S. Army veteran and was the pastor of Gospel Tabernacle of Blytheville. Mr. Coleman passed away on April 1, 2019, at his home in Blytheville at the age of 72...

No injuries have been reported in a fire in downtown Blytheville on Friday afternoon. Around 3:15 p.m. Friday, Blytheville firemen responded to the building directly behind the American Legion 33 building at First and Walnut. The two buildings are separated by a firewall and firemen were able to contain the blaze to the north building, which last hosted Alcoholic Anonymous meetings and a government assistance program before becoming vacant about four years ago, according to Blytheville Fire Chief Mike Carney.. ...