Stories from Friday, August 9, 2019

Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington announced that a Mississippi County jury convicted Harold Bennett, 44, of Walnut Ridge in the first-degree murder of Biana Rainer, 29. The Blytheville jury, made up of six men and six women, recommended of a life sentence in the Arkansas Department of Corrections, along with an additional 15 years for firearm enhancement. Judge Cindy Thyer accepted the recommendations in sentencing Bennett...

A Mississippi County deputy was injured early Wednesday morning during a three-vehicle crash at McHaney and Division in Blytheville. Deputy Matthew Richardson was transported to Great River Medical Center in Blytheville after the accident, but Sheriff Dale Cook said on Friday that he is “fine” and was expected to return to light duty that evening...