Stories from Friday, November 13, 2020

The Arkansas Aeroplex hosted a ceremony featuring guest speakers Anita Deason and Billy Curl to celebrate Veterans Day, and also opened the doors to the Blytheville Air Force Base Exhibition with a ribbon-cutting Wednesday. Mississippi County Judge John Alan Nelson and Mississippi County veteran service officer Jim Dixon also presented James D. Treadway with the Veteran of the Year award...

According to Blytheville Fire Marshal Daniel Holifield, the Blytheville Fire Department received a call of a structure fire at 3526 North State Highway 239 at 1:25 a.m., Friday. “The Fire Department arrived to a fully involved structure fire,” Holifield said. Firemen were on scene approximately 2 1/2 hous. This fire is currently under investigation...

The Blytheville Chickasaws and Lady Chickasaws opened the new Chickasaw Arena in style Friday evening, both crushing Marvell. The Lady Chicks won 49-7 in the first ever senior girls basketball game at the new arena, and the Chicks followed up with a 74-47 rout of the Mustangs...

Blytheville police are investigating a second robbery at Kream Kastle this week. Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson confirmed the local restaurant was robbed Friday evening. Details will be released as they become available. Kream Kastle was the victim of an armed robbery Wednesday night as well and was robbed on Oct. 22...

The Blytheville Chickasaws (5-4, 2-2) cruised to a 49-14 victory in the first round of the 4A playoffs over Clinton (2-9, 2-5) Nov.13 at Haley Field. Both offenses came out firing as the game's first three drives resulted in touchdowns. The Yellowjackets struck first in the game's first play with a 66 yard pass to senior receiver Blaine Emberton...