Stories from Friday, April 23, 2021

Patricia Ann Caudle, 78, of Blytheville, passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Gosnell Therapy and Living Center. Pat was born in Independence, Mo., to Nels and Dorothy Sickels Anderson. She was a former employee of Blytheville Country Club, ACCO, Magnatek, Paco and Gosnell School District. ...

Leachville Fire Chief Drake Brown was chosen to fill the vacant Leachville Ward 1, Position 2, city council seat at the April meeting held Monday evening. The vacancy was recently declared after council member Mitchell Lasater resigned due to moving out of the area. Brown was one of three residents of Ward 1 submitting letters of interest. Following an executive session, the council agreed to appoint Brown...

A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 5 at New Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 515 E. Sawyer St., in Blytheville.  The clinic is available to pre-registered patients only. No onsite registration will be allowed. There is no out-of-pocket cost to the patient. UAMS will administer the first dose of the two-dose Pfizer vaccine...

After a two-hour public meeting in the gymnasium, the Buffalo Island Central school board convened to vote 5-1 to begin a four-day school week in August 2021. Board of directors voting for the four-day week included Stacey Thomas, Todd Edwards, Darrin McFall, Justin Hawkins and Eric Lyerly. Jason Stewart voted against the decision. Scott Colbert was not in attendance...