-
One more game
(Column ~ 03/04/20)
The 2019-2020 basketball season is ending and I want to congratulate all of the area teams for a good year. I think as parents, fans, and players, we always want just one more game. Fans had the opportunity to share in a lot of victories this year as well as some disappointments...
-
Measure allows Ritz to get grant
(Local News ~ 03/04/20)
Friday afternoon, the Blytheville City Council held a special meeting and approved a resolution that authorizes Mayor James Sanders to execute a deed of conservation easement for the Ritz Civic Center. In the resolution, it states that in order for the Ritz to receive the grant funding from the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, the city must execute a Deed of Conservation Easement to the exterior surfaces of the Ritz, to the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program...
-
Riverside board accepts resignations
(Local News ~ 03/04/20)
Riverside School Board met March 2 accepting several resignations and rehiring certified staff. Board members present included Ricky Austin, Mike Brickell, Greg Douglas, Rob Kinkade and Greg Smith. Following an executive session, the board accepted resignations of Karen Finley, high school librarian/media specialist; Judy Davis, high school cafeteria manager; and Regina Hulen, high school cafeteria worker...
-
Census topic at The Mission
(Local News ~ 03/04/20)
Willie D. Williams, Jr., Success Navigator at Arkansas Northeastern College, is working with ANC and community leaders to get the 2020 Census information distributed. The Mission is to get a total count throughout Mississippi County. On Friday, Williams and Mayra Vasquez, ANC translator and input clerk, met with a group at the Mississippi County Union Mission in Blytheville...
-
Blytheville School District prepares for Coronavirus
(Local News ~ 03/04/20)
The Blytheville School District is preparing for the Coronavirus (COVID-19). On Monday, the school district released a statement on the Coronavirus, which has killed more than 3,100 people worldwide and caused more than 100 in the United States to become ill, according to reports...
-
Pirates fall to Osceola, finish fourth in regional
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/20)
SEARCY - Osceola trailed early but erased a double digit deficit and rallied to a 69-53 victory over Gosnell, in the semifinals of the Region 3 basketball tournament Friday at Harding University. The Pirates built an early lead as Travelle Anderson scored eight first period points. ...
-
Chicks finish second in regional tourney
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/20)
The Blytheville Chickasaws defeated the Pulaski Academy Bruins Thursday night 50-46 to advance to the 4A-3 semifinals matchup against the E-Stem Mets and punched their ticket to state. Friday night, the Chicks defeated the Mets 58-48 to make the championship of the regional finals —a rematch of last year’s regional championship game, Blytheville versus Little Rock Mills...
-
Arkansas State Police investigating officer-involved shooting in Manila
(Local News ~ 03/04/20)
Manila Chief of Police Chris Hill has confirmed there was a fatal shooting incident involving a Manila officer on Tuesday night. Chief HIll said Sgt. Mike Shively responded to a disturbance call on West Olympia Street in Manila just after 10 p.m. Tuesday. He made contact with Christopher Palmer, 37. An altercation led to a shooting...
Stories from Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Browse other days