Man fights police, paramedics after high-speed chase
- A man suspected of leading police on a high-speed chase is in the hospital recovering after his vehicle crashed. According to the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department, the chase happened early...
View ArticleMan critical after found shot on porch
- Police are investigating after a man was found shot multiple times. Wednesday officers were called to the 200-block of East Davis Street to a report of someone being shot. Officers found 39-year-old...
View ArticleDistrict requests to allow transfers
One of those standards requires districts that have not been declared unitary or desegregated by a federal court to submit a report to the Education Department by Sept. In her letter to Atwill this...
View ArticleNew car, home on wish list for lottery winner
- A local woman eying some big items for Christmas just got some help from a winning lottery ticket. Robin Pugh of Blytheville bought a "Jumbo Bucks Crossword" lottery ticket for $3 from Town &...
View ArticleMan dies after getting trapped in grain bin
- A man was killed Friday while loading beans into a grain bin in Mississippi County. According to Major Larry Robinson with the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department, 52-year-old Jeffery Brown of...
View ArticleMt. Zion News
Zion Bible School on Wednesday, December 16 th . Those receiving the testaments were Charity Bagley, Jesse Bruffett and Jackson Fleming. Was on Thursday afternoon, December 17 th in the gym. Pastor Bob...
View ArticleGuard plans to close three armories in state
Lynch said the National Guard's size and scope is hazy at present, and the Guard will continue to downsize to save money and operate more efficiently. The seven armories closed in 2015 were in...
View ArticleBlytheville police investigating 2 aggravated robberies
Officers talked to a man and a juvenile who said they had just left Family Dollar on East Main Street when two, tall black men wearing masks robbed them at gunpoint behind the store, according to...
View ArticleSinkhole found in Blytheville road, traffic detoured
- Blytheville drivers are being detoured after a sinkhole was found early Sunday morning at the intersection of 21st and Henley Streets. The road is blocked on 21st Street between Main and Chickasawba,...
View ArticleArkansas Game and Fish Commission Extends Agreement to Bayou Meto Irrigation...
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission authorized the Director to execute a 90-day extension to the current Memorandum of Agreement between the AGFC and the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission to...
View ArticleMan arrested for domestic battery
- A Region 8 man was arrested by Blytheville police for domestic battery of his ex-girlfriend, according to the Blytheville Police Department. Police spoke with the victim who said former boyfriend,...
View ArticleBlytheville man charged with stealing from employer
- A Blytheville was in court Monday facing charges of stealing almost $8,000 from a local store. 17 in reference to an ongoing internal investigation at Lowe's Home Improvement, located at 3790 East...
View ArticleSchool bus stolen over holiday break
- A KIPP Blytheville College Preparatory School bus went missing during Christmas break but was returned before anyone noticed. School officials contacted Blytheville police when they noticed something...
View ArticleCrews searching Miss. River for person who fell from barge
- Crews are searching the Mississippi River near Blytheville after a man fell from a barge at Kinder Morgan, according to police. Mississippi County Sheriff Dale Cook told Region 8 News that the man,...
View ArticleDistrict gets student-transfers waiver
Kendra Clay, the Education Department's attorney, said in a letter to Atwill late last year that based on the review of the Blytheville district information, "it appears that the Blytheville School...
View ArticleMan shot by homeowner during alleged robbery in Blytheville
- A Blytheville homeowner has shot an apparent burglar as the two exchanged gunfire. Assistant police chief Ricky Jefferson says police received a call about a burglary and shots fired at a residence....
View ArticleSome Blytheville residents without water since Sunday, crews working to fix...
- UPDATE: As crews prepare to restore water service, the Arkansas Department of Health has issued a mandatory boil water order for those affected by the water outage. Citizens in a Region 8 community...
View ArticleRoads in Blytheville 'mostly' clear after overnight storm
Assistant Police Chief Ricky Jefferson encourages drivers to still be cautious while driving because roads could get slick again Friday night. Jefferson said that some residential streets are still...
View ArticleBody found in Mississippi River near Blytheville
- Mississippi County Sheriff Dale Cook says a body was found in the Mississippi River near Blytheville Saturday night. He said they believe the body is that of a missing Kinder Morgan employee who fell...
View ArticleJim Sell: A by-the-book cop who emphasized safety first
Jim Sell was a by-the-book police captain who preached safety and never went anywhere without his beloved German shepherd, friends said. "He always talked safety and watching your back because you can...
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