Stories from Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Georgia Ruth Beach, 79, of Manila, widow of Charles William “Bill” Beach, passed from this life Sunday, May 5, 2024, at Monette Manor Nursing Center. Born in Manila to the late Ike and Olive Jones Minirth, she was raised near Leachville and was a 1963 graduate of Leachville High School. ...

Main Street Blytheville will present the 2024 Mayfest on Saturday, May 11. The festival will be held in historic downtown Blytheville from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. There are more than 80 vendors signed up for this year’s festival. Food trucks, live music, karaoke and petting zoo will be on hand...

By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team BLYTHEVILLE - Saturday night the lights will illuminate Historic Hailey Field in Blytheville as TNR Championship Wrestling will present the Battle for the Chickasaws. The wrestling event is being presented to benefit the Blytheville Chickasaws Baseball program...

Mississippi County, Arkansas, Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc. (MCAEOC) hosted their second annual Blytheville High School Leadership Conference on May 2, 2024. Guest speaker, George Purnell, owner of Geofastfit, gave a warm speech on persevering through tough times in life...

Small business owners and those who are interested in starting their own small business in Mississippi County will have an opportunity to attend a free consulting session through the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University...

The Acts of Hope Pregnancy Resource Center, 525 N. 10th St., Blytheville will hold a grand reopening Monday, May 13. The event will be held from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Participants will be able to meet the new director Nicole Eskin. The center is now accepting new baby clothes and diapers size zero-3T...

American Bankers Association has selected Randy Scott, President and CEO of Farmers Bank and Trust to serve on ABA’s Community Bankers Council. ABA’s Community Bankers Council, which meets twice a year, is made up of approximately 100 bankers from across the country from institutions with generally less than $5 billion in assets. Members are appointed by the ABA chair...