Stories from Saturday, November 23, 2024

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier “All gave some and some gave all…..” Sgt. Charles Edwin Beaty of Lake City is among those who gave all. On Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, 82 years to the day of his enlistment in the U.S. Army, Sgt. Beaty was laid to rest at the Lake City Cemetery with a large crowd of family members and friends paying their respect to a fallen soldier. Sgt. Beaty was 26 years old when he was listed as missing on Dec. 3, 1950, in North Korea...

The annual Manila Veterans Day ceremony was held on Veterans Day at 11 a.m. with veteran Roger Ferrell serving as guest speaker. Veterans and guests gathered at the Herman Davis Monument. The opening ceremony was conducted by the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Honor Guard presenting the Colors. Joe Chipman served as emcee and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance...

By DAVID PIERCE NEA Town Courier Describing the 2025 Mississippi County budget “friendly and usable”, Justice Michael White presented the financials to the quorum court Tuesday and it passed unanimously. The county projects $37 million in revenue next year and that coupled with a carryover of $33 million easily eclipses the estimated $47 million in expenses...

By JOSEPH FONDREN NEA Town Courier Contributor BLYTHEVILLE— Mayor Melisa Logan and members of the Blytheville City Council heard from local citizen Scott Edwards Tuesday night as he commended Blytheville Police officers Sgt. Cade Liles and Lt. Branton Hall, concerning a September wrecker call which nearly turned fatal due to fentanyl expo-sure...

By JOSEPH FONDREN NEA Town Courier Contributor BLYTHEVILLE— Mississippi County Union Mission Executive Director Lisa Willard and Board of Directors President Willie D. Williams addressed the Quorum Court’s Finance Committee last Thursday to help with upgrades to the Mission, where the council agreed to use the remainder of the American Rescue Plan Act money in the amount of $79,872.12...