Stories from Saturday, March 18, 2023

By Marcus McClain NEA Town Courier The Blytheville Police and Fire Committee continued to discuss a solution to false burglar alarms throughout the city in their Tuesday meeting. This is a discussion that has spanned the past two years. Police chief Ross Thompson reported in last month’s meeting that of the 2,397 alarm calls received in 2022, only .4% were true. ...

By Marcus McClain NEA Town Courier The Blytheville Code Enforcement Committee heard a request to remove a property from the condemnation list during their March 13 meeting. Degrick Evans presented the request on the basis that a misinformation caused his residential property, at the intersection of Kentucky and 1st Streets, to be placed on the list...