10 schools, 1 district removed from Arkansas distress list
The Arkansas Board of Education has removed the Blytheville School District and 10 individual schools from its academic-distress list after they made gains in their students' performance. The Arkansas...
View ArticleKream Kastle continues to make burgers, barbecue and history
The Kream Kastle, one of Blytheville's culinary landmarks and mandatory stops on the Delta Barbecue Trail, has been honored as a finalist in the Department of Arkansas Food Hall of Fame. According to...
View Article2 LR highs exit distress; 10 in all
Blytheville Superintendent Richard Atwill gives a thumbs-up Thursday after the state Board of Education removed his school district from the academic-distress list. The Arkansas Board of Education on...
View ArticleCity of Leachville expanding sewer system to Highway 18
LEACHVILLE, AR - Leachville Mayor Ralph Wells said his city is growing and they are seeing more construction along Highway 18. However, Wells said one concern is getting their sewer system down to the...
View ArticleTeen killer of boy gets 20-year term
A Blytheville man will spend 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy in May 2015, authorities said. Javender Williams, 19, entered the plea Monday in Mississippi...
View ArticleFood Hall of Fame finalists named
Twelve restaurants, four proprietors and six food events have been chosen from nearly 300 nominations as finalists for the first Arkansas Food Hall of Fame Awards . Four awards will be presented, for...
View ArticleBlytheville water plant seeking upgrades
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - The Blytheville water plant is looking at upgrading their water system. According to Greg Hamlett, assistant manager for Blytheville's water plant, they are upgrading the city's water...
View ArticleBlytheville police and fire upgrading radios
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - Blytheville's Police and Fire Committee discussed updating their radio system. According to Police Chief Ross Thompson and Fire Chief Mike Carney, radio communications are the...
View ArticleBlytheville police arrest three in drug case
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - A search warrant on Wednesday netted marijuana, cocaine and Ecstasy, along with three people arrested, officials said Thursday. Ozell Davis, Amanda Ralls and Mary Ann Wells were...
View ArticleJustices back court's denial of tax election
The state Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Mississippi County Circuit Court's injunction of a March 14 sales-tax election to raise funds to build a new county courthouse, saying the proposed tax was...
View ArticleBlytheville Police Department waiting to renovate old Armory
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - Voters in Blytheville will decide the fate of a half-cent sales tax increase which would help fund first responders and possibly help the police department move into a new building....
View ArticleHigh court supports denial of tax election
The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's decision blocking a sales-tax election to raise funds to build a new courthouse in Mississippi County, calling the proposed tax an "illegal...
View ArticleChild uninjured in double shooting
JONESBORO, AR - According to Capt. Scott Adams of the Blytheville Police Department, an infant escaped injury while two other people were shot Saturday.
View ArticleMid-South storms lead to damage and school closings
MEMPHIS, TN - As heavy rain, hail, and wind made its way through the Mid-South early Wednesday morning, several counties experienced damage, some of which led to classes being canceled. SCHOOL CLOSINGS...
View ArticleMan arrested in burglary, kidnapping case
JONESBORO, AR - A Mississippi County man faces a multitude of charges after another person first pulled a fake gun on the victim, then the man pulled a real one, police said. Joshua H. Cherrith of...
View ArticleKitchen called site of Blytheville fire
A fire that killed a Blytheville woman appears to have started in the kitchen of her home, said Blytheville Fire Chief Mike Carney. Quanita Thomas, 26, died when her home at 805 Delmar St., north of...
View ArticleBill aims to revise 1901 law on taxes
A century-old law that regulates the way sales - tax revenue is disbursed in counties with dual seats has officials in seven Arkansas counties concerned about how hospitals, roads, industrial...
View ArticlePolice investigate robbery at nail salon
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - While several people were getting their nails done this weekend, a man tried to rob them of their money at gunpoint. According to a police report from the Blytheville Police...
View ArticleUp to 2 inches of snow forecast for part of Arkansas, National Weather...
Up to 2 inches of snow is now forecast this weekend for north Arkansas, with lesser amounts possible in the state's central region, according to the National Weather Service. In its latest outlook...
View ArticleHall of famers
The first three restaurants inducted into the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame--Lassis Inn at Little Rock, Jones Bar-B-Q Diner at Marianna, and Rhoda's Famous Hot Tamales at Lake Village--say a lot about the...
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