Stories from Saturday, October 26, 2019

In some of my later days of undergrad (which by the way wasn’t too long ago), I had a friend give me some really insightful information to ponder. I was telling him about how busy my life had been up to that point and it was mainly because I was overloading myself with work, my internship, classes, social life and student organizations...

It is time for my annual Trick or Treat column as Halloween is near and children will be out and about on Thursday. We should make sure we have our supply of treats on hand. The little ones (and sometimes not so little ones) come around all dressed up as their favorite characters yelling trick or treat...

The Mississippi County Quorum Court met for the first time in its temporary venue Tuesday night inside the newly formed courtroom at the former Arkansas Northeastern College-Burdette campus. With the exception of the Circuit Clerk’s office, all county offices have been moved to the Burdette location as the Blytheville courthouse undergoes a $14 million renovation, which is expected to take 14-24 months...

The city of Blytheville has responded to reported firemen’s claims that they should be paid for being on-call, not just when they work a fire when off-duty. “In response to questions arising regarding a labor lawsuit filed by Blytheville firemen, the City has not been served with any lawsuit and is not aware of any such lawsuit existing,” Blytheville city attorney Chris Brown wrote in a press release. ...

Every Tuesday for the past two months, Wellspring Church in Blytheville has partnered with Convoy of Hope out of Springfield, Mo., in a form of ministering called “Adopt-a-Park” where members of the church go into Williams Park in Blytheville to give out food and other necessities to local people in the community...

Manila District School staff recently pulled together supplies to help out the teachers and students that lost essential tools due to tornado damage in the Tyronza area. “It was not a lot, but we wanted to show support of our area schools in their time of need,” Manila Superintendent Jason Evers said. ...