Stories from Thursday, July 9, 2020

On Wednesday, in the Governor's update at 1:30 p.m it was reported that Mississippi County was one of the top 10 counties who reported a high single number report of positive cases in one day. The number of cases reported was 39. Blytheville Mayor James Sanders said after hearing this information, he called the Mississippi County Health officer to get a better understanding because the Health Department website did not reflect this increase. ...

Blytheville police are investigating an apparent homicide Thursday afternoon in the 900 block of South 21st Street. According to Blytheville assistant police chief Ricky Jefferson, officers responded to the scene around 12:26 p.m., Thursday, to investigate the shooting...