Council members earn certifications

Mayor James Sanders and four members of the Blytheville City Council have been recognized as Certified Municipal Officials by the Arkansas Municipal League.

Councilman Tommy Abbott

Councilmen John Musgraves, Kevin Snow and Tommy Abbott recently earned the certification, while Sanders and Councilman Stan Parks have been recertified, receiving Continuing Education Certificates.

The Certified Municipal Official certificates are awarded for completing 21 hours of training on topics that included Municipal Finance, Municipal Personnel Management and Municipal Governmental Structure.

The Continuing Education certificates were in recognition of completing six hours of continuing education of Certified Municipal Officials training.