Stories from Saturday, June 1, 2024

By DAVID PIERCE NEA Town Courier With five of six justices absent from the Tuesday, May 28 meeting, the Mississippi County Quorum Court was unable to take action on either of the two ordinances listed on the agenda. In order to proceed to vote, a minimum of eight justices is required...

By Joseph Fondren NEA Town Courier Contributor  BLYTHEVILLE— The Mississippi County Quorum Court held a brief 10-minute meeting Thursday afternoon at the Annex Building to adopt two ordinances.  The first ordinance, adopted unanimously, was an emergency ordinance to renumber ordinance approved in 2024 to reflect the correct order of their passage. ...

Blytheville - EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), a leading renewable energy developer and a top five renewable energy owner and operator in the United States, announced this week the launching of its Crooked Lake Solar Park near Blytheville. The 175-megawatt (MW) project will generate enough energy to power the equivalent of 30,000 Arkansas homes each year...

Blytheville – On Wednesday May 29 Jaquavion Edwards, 19, of Hayti, Mo. was arrested in connection with the April 21, 2024 shooting death of Kohnali Hunt, 18, of Caruthersville, Mo. Edwards was taken into custody in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Edwards will remain in custody awaiting extradition back to the State of Arkansas...

The Manila Waterpark/pool will open the 2024 season, weather permitting, on Saturday, June 1 at 1 p.m. Hours for the public will be from 1-5 p.m., seven days a week. To book a private party, call Manila City Hall at 870-561-4437 during office hours. ...

By NAN SNIDER Special to the NEA Town Courier Monette Council had a full agenda Tuesday evening, covering issues dealing with changes in police officer duties, ATVs on city streets, and animals in storm shelters. The council and Police Chief Brian Carmichael discussed changes in duties for two policemen. A decision was made to move officer Daniel Haynes to full-time sergeant position and to move officer Anthony Petty to a part-time, non-benefited position effective June 2...

By Joseph Fondren NEA Sports Connection Team BLYTHEVILLE - Mckenzie Pierce is coming “home.” Last Thursday night, the Blytheville School Board approved the hiring of the former Chickasaw head basketball coach to that position. In addition to those duties, Pierce will also serve as athletic director...

By Joseph Fondren NEA Town Courier Contributor  GOSNELL— Thursday afternoon, the Gosnell School District, along with the baseball program, celebrated their Class 3A State Championship victory at the Pirates on campus stadium. They celebrated with hot dogs, hamburgers, autographs and a citation from the Arkansas House of Representatives. ...