Stories from Friday, April 12, 2024

Sylvia Elias Prewitt, 87, of Osceola, died Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Born Dec. 24, 1936 in Luxora, she was a lifetime member of Calvary Episcopal Church in Osceola. She graduated from Osceola High School and the University of Mississippi. She was a retired school teacher of 32 years...

“The light bulb has come on that we need housing in Mississippi County,” Randy Scott recently told a room of industrial leaders. Scott, who serves on the board of the Great River Economic Development Foundation, explained there have been 72 new home owners take advantage of the county’s new “Work Here, Live Here” program in its first 18 months...

BLYTHEVILLE— The Mississippi County Quorum Court’s Energy and Property Committee met Wednesday afternoon at the Annex Building where a variety of topics were discussed including an increase of 100 beds at the ADC Work Release Center. Nine justices— Chairwoman Molly Jackson, Rick Ash, Michael White, Betty Hepler, Cecil McDonald, Neil Burge, Tobeye McClanahan, Drake Brown, and Harbans Mangat— were present and all but one committee member, Melinda Martin, were absent. ...

Desmond Fredric Hammett, 43, of Blytheville, is scheduled to go to trial in West Memphis on Tuesday on charges of criminal trespass. Hammett serves on the Blytheville School Board and is a registered candidate on the democrat ticket for the District 34 seat on the State House of Representatives...