Stories from Wednesday, April 21, 2021

The spring county-wide clean-up will be held Saturday giving Mississippi County residents the opportunity to discard unwanted items. Municipalities in the county receive a 50 percent discount at the landfill. Landfill hours will be from 7 a.m. until noon on Saturday. ...

Manila City officials worked through a lengthy agenda on Monday night. Among the topics discussed were variances, fall barbecue festival, potential grants, renovations, apartment construction, paving, pool openings, new rescue truck, a new pocket park, concession stand, clean-up and more...

Russel Simpson of Blytheville was charged with felony domestic battery and aggravated animal cruelty on April 18 when he allegedly kicked and killed a cat. Police were called to the 1700 block of West Main Sunday in reference to a domestic battery...

Eight justices were present for the Mississippi County Finance Committee meeting on Monday afternoon discussing software, finance, senior citizen part-time position, ANC/Workforce program, and other issues. The meeting was called to order by Justice Michael White, Finance Committee Chairman. ...

Arkansas Northeastern College will hold a free virtual Women’s Event on Tuesday, April 27, at 10 a.m. The event will feature three local professional women, Robin Angel, Blytheville Police Department Patrol Sergeant; Tamika Jenkins, Mississippi County Economic Development Project Coordinator, and Charissa Moore, Gosnell High School Welding Instructor...

Doug Stacy, 67, of Blytheville, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at his home. Doug was born in New Castle, Ind., to Kermit Stacy and Thelma Gaither. He was a retired air traffic controller at Eaker Air Force Base and Nucor-Yamato Steel, and was a school bus driver for Gosnell School District. ...

Phillip Lester Wade of Oakland, Tenn., left this earth and went to be with his Heavenly Father on April 20, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Mac and Neta Wade, his grandparents, John and Ora Richardson and William E. Wade and Sarah Catherine Coleman Wade...