Stories from Monday, March 16, 2020

The local school parking lots were empty Monday morning as schools were dismissed as a precaution to avoid a Coronavirus outbreak here. Blytheville, Armorel, Gosnell, Manila, Riverside, Osceola, Rivercrest and Buffalo Island Central will all remain closed until Monday, March 30; next week is spring break...

Mississippi County Judge John Alan Nelson and members of the Quorum Court met on Friday to take proactive action to safeguard the county employees as well as the community against the potential hazards of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The board was expected to meet again at 12:30 p.m., Monday, for more discussion...

Due to the closure of Blytheville Public Schools, its Child Nutrition Department will be serving "to go" style meals to all Blytheville Public Schools students (pre-K-12). Starting Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 20, the Child Nutrition Department will be serving breakfast and lunch items for our pre-K-12 students at the following sites:...

KIPP Delta Public Schools will provide a grab-and-go style meal service free for any student 18 and under during school closure. "You do not have to be a student of our schools to receive a meal," a press release reads. "Meals will be provided to students at distribution sites across our communities, including Helena-West Helena, Elaine, Marvell, Marianna, Forrest City, Osceola, and Blytheville."...

Gosnell city offices will be closed to the public for the next two weeks, but employees will be in the office and answering phones for those who need assistance.

With the increased number of COID-19 cases in Arkansas, Great River Medical Center has revised its entrance policy in efforts to prevent potential disease spread in northeast Arkansas. Beginning Monday, March 16, the hospital will limit the number of publically-available entrances to the Emergency Room entrance while allowing a maximum number of two patient visitors at a time. ...