Stories from Saturday, September 11, 2021

Steve Calvert turned 98 years old on Friday, Aug. 27. Born in 1923 in Blytheville he grew up working on the farm. America entered World War II in December of 1941 and it was not long after that  Calvert was drafted to serve in the U.S. Army. At the age of 19 Calvert, like so many young men during the World War II era, left their homes to serve their country...

A constant trend continued over the three-day weekend concerning active covid cases in Mississippi County. Blytheville Mayor James Sanders and Mississippi County health officer Dr. Valencia Andrews-Pirtle reported a spike in cases after holidays and long weekends, and this Labor Day weekend was no different...

A new effort to develop pride in the city of Blytheville is on the horizon, sparked by the Blytheville Code Enforcement office. The “Adopt a Block Program” would incentivize members of the community to help keep the city clean. Code enforcement officer Janice Smith created the idea seeing some Blytheville citizens already committed to cleaning the town, but also noticing more effort is needed...