Stories from Saturday, March 7, 2020

Several Mississippi County justices of the peace lost their seats Tuesday night on Super Tuesday, including one who has been on the Quorum Court for 19 years. Justice of the Peace District 4 incumbent Bill Nelson (R- Blytheville) was defeated by challenger Tobye McClanahan (R-Blytheville) 188 votes (54.34 percent) to 155 votes (45.66 votes), ending his long tenure on the Quorum Court...

With daylight saving time here, BFD would like to remind everyone that it is time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors. Although some people change the battery on a certain birthday or holiday the fire service recommends changing the battery twice a year. When you change the time on your clocks you should change the batteries in your smoke detectors...