Divine intervention
The Divine Liturgy, as the main service is known, is highly liturgical, filled with singing, prayers and Scripture readings. "As I stood directly before the icons of Christ and the Virgin Mary during...
View ArticleRegion 8 school investigates gang related threats
Friday morning one student struck another student in the arm, according to the school. KIPP Blytheville called police about the issue as well and are investigating the incident separately. KIPP...
View ArticleBerryville's veterans say goodbye to 1959 armory
It's a win for the National Guard, and a win for the community of Berryville. At its peak, approximately 95 soldiers were assigned to the Berryville location, said Doyle Lynch, a manager of the...
View ArticleAppeals panel sides with Arkansas school district
A lower court was correct to toss a lawsuit filed by parents who claimed the Blytheville School District improperly opted out of an act that allowed them to send their children to neighboring...
View ArticleCourt Rules There's No Right To Transfer Schools
The case decided Monday revolves around a group of parents in Blytheville, Ark., who in 2013 sought to transfer their children to neighboring school districts with better student performance records....
View Article3 juveniles arrested in Blytheville armed robbery
- Three people under the age of 18 were arrested in connection to a robbery in Blytheville. The incident happened in the 1900-block of Westgate Street on Sept. A Blytheville woman told police two armed...
View ArticleMurder victim's family speaks out about set back for justice
Justin Harrison was killed in 2014 from a gun shot wound to the back. Harrison was found on the corner of Chickasawba and 9th Street ion Blytheville. "I mean the moment I knew Justin was gone I knew...
View ArticleBond set at $1 million for Blytheville murder suspect
- A Mississippi County District Court judge found probable cause Wednesday to charge a Blytheville man with first-degree murder. Judge Shannon Langston set bond at $1 million cash-only for Daniel...
View ArticleHollywood actress signing books today in Malvern
Included in her visits to Malvern will be a book reading today at College of the Ouachitas and several book signings and movie screenings. For the final book-signing opportunity. "Tickle Me" with Elvis...
View ArticleOld armory building could turn into new police department
- The old national guard armory could be a new facility for the Blytheville Police Department. Wednesday the National Guard turned over the building and keys to the city of Blytheville. The Mayor and...
View ArticleDeveloping: Burdette School destroyed in fire early Sunday
- An old school in Burdette burned to the ground early Sunday morning. Blytheville Fire Department assisted in putting out the fire. When Blytheville firemen arrived on scene the building was...
View ArticleArson suspected in fire that destroyed Burdette School
- The fire that burnt an old school in Burdette to the ground early Sunday morning is being investigated as arson. Blytheville Fire Department assisted in putting out the fire, along with Burdette,...
View ArticleMan accused of forcing child to perform sex act
Scott Adams, Criminal Investigation Division commander for the Blytheville Police Department. Caruthers was arraigned in Osceola District Court Tuesday where a judge found probable cause and set bond...
View ArticleCourthouse consolidation process angers Osceola officials
Osceola officials are angry about the process in which justices are consolidating Mississippi County's two seats into a larger courthouse in Blytheville. Earlier this year County Judge Randy Carney and...
View ArticleBlytheville FD investigating cotton warehouse fire
- The cause of a warehouse fire is under investigation in Blytheville. No injuries were reported in the blaze and the cotton warehouse was empty, according to Captain Tony Emmert with Blytheville FD....
View ArticleBlytheville businesses and chamber oppose proposed sales tax
- Several businesses and the Blytheville Chamber of Commerce are speaking out against a one cent sales tax proposal. The city of Blytheville will have a special election on October 20 for the tax...
View ArticleBlytheville man wins big from ticket bought in western AR
- A Northeast Arkansas man is thousands richer after buying a ticket on the other side of the state. Dwight Zuehlsdorff of Blytheville won $25,000 in the "Natural State Jackpot," according to the...
View ArticleMan wanted in connection to Blytheville shooting, arrested in Iowa
Blytheville Police say officers were called out to an apartment complex off of South Ruddle Road in June in reference to shots fired, and found a 27-year-old man was found lying face down in the grass,...
View ArticleFor 18 state districts, school choice a no-go
Blytheville Superintendent Richard Atwill says he's not opposed to letting parents pick their children's schools, but that the law has tied his hands. Arkansas Education Commissioner Johnny Key, a...
View ArticleLook, edit, blend to improve decor
"I always go back and edit" after seasonal decorating, says Nashville-based entertaining expert Elizabeth Scokin, whose roots are in Blytheville. * As Thanksgiving approaches, add a cornucopia to your...
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