City tears down 16th house since August

The City of Blytheville continued to tear down dilapidated houses, demolishing 1309 Kingwood on Monday afternoon. Since late August, the city has torn down 16 structures as part of a cleanup effort aimed out beautifying the city and making neighborhoods safer. Blytheville has invested about $300,000 in the cleanup effort, including purchasing a $153,000 excavator. Public Works employee Shannon Harris is shown operating the excavator...