Stories from Wednesday, February 26, 2020

City of Monette councilmen accepted a bid of $194,940 Monday evening from Delta Asphalt of Arkansas to do patching and asphalt surfacing of city streets. The project will include six inches of asphalt to repair failed street areas from Highway 18 north to County Road 514 and the surfacing of approximately 18,000 square feet of roadway with two inches of asphalt...

Leachville Mayor Rodney Robertson gave his  State of the City address at the regular Feb. 24 meeting, welcoming everyone. He commended city council members Ethel Hetler, Lisa Baldridge, Paul Wildy, Michael Webster, Richie Pace and Keith Evans for their hard work last year...

Entergy customer service representative Whitney Rial pitched solar energy to the Gosnell School Board, Monday night, saying the district could see substantial savings on its electric bill under the proposed program. Rial said, as Entergy waits for approval from the Arkansas Public Service Commission to offer Solar Energy Purchase Option (SEPO Option B) to 501(c)3 organizations, the company is seeking non-binding letters of intent from schools and other non-profits to gauge interest in subscribing to solar energy.. ...

Editor’s Note: The NEA Town Courier is featuring African Americans who have made significant impacts on the Blytheville area during Black History Month. Aldridge Building and Electrical company, located on 1128 Thompson Street in Blytheville , was established by James Curtis “JC” Aldridge, Sr., in 1963. “My father started the business and when he retired, I kept it. It’s been here for 57 years,” said current owner James Curtis “JC” Aldridge, Jr...

BURDETTE— The Mississippi County Finance Committee held a special meeting Monday afternoon to discuss in depth the needs of the Senior Citizen Centers in Mississippi County. After much discussion, Finance Chairman Michael White stated Mississippi County was in the “best financial shape” it had been in in awhile and it would be a total appropriation of $105, 000 to help fix the current problems of the Senior Citizens...

A month after ordering that Gosnell Water Association equipment be unplugged, Gosnell Mayor Teresa Walker cast the deciding vote Friday night to settle with the water company for $2,300. Council members James Haynes and Jason Taylor, who are both on the GWA board, abstained, leaving the council one vote short of approving the settlement...

Myrtle Louise Maynard, 85, of Jonesboro, formerly of Monette, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. She was born April 2, 1934, in Monette to the late L.D. and Bessie Thurman Gleghorn. Myrtle loved being a wife, mother and a homemaker. She enjoyed cooking and sewing and making cheerleading uniforms, maid of honor outfits, bridesmaid’s dresses. She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother.    ...