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Annual county clean-up scheduled for Saturday
(Local News ~ 04/20/22)
Spring has arrived. It’s time once again to clean out those closets and sheds. Mississippi County Judge John Alan Nelson and members of the Quorum Court are hosting the annual Mississippi County Spring Countywide Clean-Up on Saturday, April 23. All county residents and cities are invited to participate...
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County Justice Aaron Fleeman submits resignation
(Local News ~ 04/20/22)
By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier The Mississippi County personnel committee was informed of the resignation of Justice Aaron Fleeman at a Monday afternoon meeting. Justice Fleeman served District 1. The second item of business was setting a deadline to be placed on the agenda for the full court meetings...
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Argument leads to son allegedly shooting his Blytheville father
(Local News ~ 04/20/22)
By Mark Baratelli - NEA Town Courier Missouri resident Roy Vanvickle, Jr. was taken in custody in Caruthersvile Sunday, April 17 for shooting his father, Blytheville resident Roy Vanvickle, Sr., as well as for his involvement in a second shooting the same day in Hayti...
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Town Hall meeting set
(Local News ~ 04/20/22)
R.L Jones, council member for the City of Blytheville, will host the monthly community meeting April 23 at the Blytheville Public Library at 10 a.m. “These meetings provide an opportunity for citizens to share comments and concerns to improve the city as a whole.”...
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Bank customer approached by masked man with gun
(Local News ~ 04/20/22)
By STEVE KNOX Osceola Times Blytheville police are searching for a man who committed aggravated robbery on a drive-thru customer at Southern Bancorp on Division Street Tuesday. Officers responding to a burglar alarm at the bank spoke with an employee who stated a male came up to the passenger-side of a customer’s vehicle and attempted to rob them...
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Wendy’s to build new restaurant
(Local News ~ 04/20/22)
By Mark Baratelli NEA Town Courier The Blytheville Planning Commission approved a lot split request for the property at 3783 Highway 18 at its last meeting. The split will enable the developer of a Wendy's Restaurant to move forward with its purchase of the property. ...
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James William Burrier
(Obituary ~ 04/20/22)
James William Burrier, 83, of Leachville, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at his home. Born in Brady, Texas, he was the son of the late Henry and Stella Brooks Burrier and was raised in the Temple, Texas, area. He had been a Leachville area resident since 1964 and had worked as a delivery driver for many years for the former Field Propane and L.P. ...
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Lee Arthur Hampton
(Obituary ~ 04/20/22)
Lee Arthur Hampton, 70, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022, at the Walker Hospice Facility in Fayetteville. Lee was born March 12, 1952, and was the son of Arthur and Georgia Wilson Hampton. He was preceded in death by his father, Arthur Hampton. Lee is survived by his mother, Georgia Hampton of Blytheville; two brothers, Eugene Hampton of Lancaster, Penn., and Elston Hampton of Memphis, Tenn.; one sister, Vera (Henry) Lucas of Blytheville; and many other relatives and friends...
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