Democratic legislator hopes scandal won't curb pork barreling
The Blytheville Courier provides the baldest admission of the essential corruption of Arkansas legislative pork barreling spending that I've seen. It came in a report on a civic club speech by...
View ArticleWorker Killed in Accident at Nucor Steel Mill in Blytheville
BLYTHEVILLE - A locomotive operator at Nucor-Yamato Steel in Blytheville has died following at accident at the mill.
View ArticleBlytheville PD investigating burglary
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - Authorities are looking for the person who took nearly $1,600 worth of cigarettes from a Blytheville store earlier this month. According to Detective Scott Adams, police went to the...
View ArticleBlytheville council meeting to propose increase in train speed limit
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway is planning to meet with Blytheville mayor James Sanders and council members on Jan. 9, to discuss a project. The meeting will focus on future...
View ArticleBlytheville teacher turns her class closet into a prom boutique for students...
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - A history teacher at Blytheville High School made it her mission to give back to her students by turning her class closet into a small prom dress boutique. Kristy Brasfield said she...
View ArticleMan arrested after pointing gun at officers
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - Police say a man who was carrying two guns was arrested after he pointed one at officers. Harold Richardson, 60, was arrested on Jan. 13, according to Captain Scott Adams of the...
View ArticleFormer A-State football player makes contributions to school
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - An Arkansas State University alum decided to give back to his community by contributing to one Region 8 program. Former A-State football player Demario Davis made an undisclosed...
View ArticleBlytheville student attending inauguration seminar
CONWAY, AR - A Blytheville student is one of ten from the University of Central Arkansas attending the Presidential Inauguration 2017 Academic Seminar. The seminar is hosted by the Washington Center,...
View ArticleWoman arrested after chasing, stabbing man with knife
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - Blytheville police arrested a woman after she chased a man with a knife and stabbed him in the back. According to a police report, it happened Jan. 23 around 10:05 p.m. in the...
View ArticleBlytheville officer remains a mentor
Blytheville offensive lineman Larry Clark, one of the state's top junior prospects, is slowly getting noticed on a more regional and national level thanks, to police officer Dustin LaCotts. Clark, 6-3,...
View ArticleASP: Two dead in head-on collision
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - Two men from Mississippi County were killed Saturday, after a two-vehicle accident south of Blytheville. According to a preliminary fatality report from the Arkansas State Police,...
View ArticleArkansas man shot with Taser awarded $35,000
A man who filed a lawsuit against the city of Blytheville, the police chief and a patrol officer after the officer shot him with a Taser during a July 4 arrest has settled the legal action. Chardrick...
View ArticleBlytheville pair arrested in Mena
Staff Report A Blytheville, Arkansas man and woman were arrested following a traffic stop in the early morning of Dec. 28. Jonathan Matthew Harris, 36, and Dawn Marie Williams, 46, face misdemeanor...
View ArticleBlytheville, 10 schools in shape to exit distress
The Blytheville School District and 10 schools statewide -- including Little Rock's J.A. Fair and McClellan high schools -- have met criteria to be removed from academic distress, the Arkansas...
View ArticleGirl held in fatal stabbing
A 14-year-old Blytheville girl fatally stabbed a 38-year-old man with a broken piece of glass and now faces a second-degree murder charge, according to Capt. Scott Adams, commander of the Blytheville...
View ArticleMan charged with negligent homicide
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - Prosecutors have charged a Blytheville man with negligent homicide after he crossed the center line and struck another vehicle head-on, killing one woman. According to court...
View ArticleRitter Communications to Open First LR Office at Tech Park
The Little Rock Technology Park announced Thursday that Ritter Communications of Jonesboro has signed a five-year lease for its new facility, set to open in downtown Little Rock in March.
View ArticleMississippi County man faces at least 40 charges in burglary case
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - A Mississippi County man reportedly told authorities he committed at least 18 burglaries over a four-week period, taking items from several businesses and homes. Cordell Askew of...
View ArticleBlytheville police investigate weekend robbery
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - Police in one Region 8 town are investigating a robbery that left one business damaged. According to a police report, an officer with Blytheville police spoke to an employee at TH...
View ArticleBlytheville police investigate Sunday armed robbery
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - Blytheville police are investigating an armed robbery of a local store Sunday. According to Captain Scott Adams, two black men seen wearing masks and hoodies robbed Dollar General on...
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