Stories from Saturday, October 5, 2024

The public is invited to attend a meeting with the Blytheville Parks and Recreation committee on Monday, Oct. 7, at 4 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Justice complex, 1700 S. Division. The topic will be upgrades on the Ritz Civic Center and application for a CDBG Block Grant...

The 43rd annual Blytheville Chili Cook-off will be held on Saturday, Oct. 12. The event will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in downtown Blytheville. There will be lots of chili to sample, vendors, train rides for the kids, a car and bike show, live music on every block and a pageant...

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Billy Curl of Blytheville was contacted by a friend who was talking about the devastation at Greenville, Tenn., left by Hurricane Helene. The area was cut off due to the hurricane and the only way to get supplies in was by air...

Sergeant First Class Kreshonda Smith will be the honoree of a promotion ceremony to the rank of Master Sergeant on Friday, Oct. 18, at the Dekalb Center-Drill Hall, in Odenton, Maryland. She is the daughter of Alexander and Rosalind Smith. Kreshonda is a native of Blytheville where she attended Blytheville Public Schools until moving to Decatur Alabama 2004. Her parents graduated from Blytheville Public school. She is also the bonus granddaughter of Barbara Wells of Blytheville...