Jury sentences Wells to 40 years, Ellington says
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - According to Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington, a Blytheville man was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder. Anfernee Wells of Blytheville was...
View ArticleMother charged with leaving children to live among maggots, trash
A mother of five children is behind bars after investigators found her children living among maggots, overflowing toilets, and trash. Neighbors said they had their suspicions about the living...
View ArticleStatewide traffic hub in works
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department is establishing a statewide traffic management center, which agency officials see as the next step in using technology to help manage and ease...
View ArticleSeveral customers without power
David Burnette, a customer service manager with Entergy, said the hardest hit areas were Blytheville, Cherry Valley, Etowah, Lepanto, Trumann, and Wynne. Burnette said they have already started...
View ArticleSchool hopes project will create opportunity
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - The students at one area college will have a chance to get to classes this fall by riding the "Opportunity Bus." The board of trustees at Arkansas Northeastern College approved the...
View ArticleSales tax increase for salaries on Blytheville ballot
Seeking a way to retain police officers and firefighters longer, Blytheville aldermen have set a special election Tuesday on a half-percent sales tax. Blytheville's sales tax rate is 10 percent, with 1...
View ArticleStorms leave damage in their wake in Blytheville
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - Severe storms early Sunday morning tore a path of damage through Mississippi County. In Blytheville, high winds and heavy rains left behind uprooted trees and blown off roofs.
View ArticleBlytheville voters OK sales tax, bond
Blytheville police officers and firefighters will receive better pay for longevity and the Police Department will move to a new location after voters approved a one-half percent citywide sales tax last...
View ArticleBlytheville adds new officers to the force
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - There will be two new officers on duty in Blytheville. Assistant Police Chief Ricky Jefferson says the two men completed their training at Black River Technical College.
View ArticleMan sentenced in Blytheville murder case
JONESBORO, AR - According to Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington, a Blytheville man was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison in connection with a June 2016 murder. Michael...
View ArticleTwo men injured in Blytheville shooting
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - An argument ended in gunfire in Blytheville Sunday afternoon. According to Blytheville Assistant Police Chief Ricky Jefferson, two men got into an argument and later shot at each other.
View ArticleCrews take wait and see approach on possible Mississippi River flooding
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - Emergency officials in Mississippi County do not expect major problems from flooding along the Mississippi River. However, one of the officials said Tuesday that residents should...
View ArticleSpring on the Spring
It's breakfast time at the Olde Stonehouse Bed & Breakfast Inn on Main Street in Hardy, and innkeeper Vickie Rice is talking about the town she fell in love with after moving to Arkansas from Ohio....
View ArticleBlytheville police investigate string of burglaries
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - Blytheville authorities are wanting to know who is responsible for over two dozen burglaries in the last month or so, returning to the scene of the proverbial crime several times....
View ArticleWoman pleads guilty in connection to man's stabbing death
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - A Blytheville woman will spend years in jail in connection to the death of Blytheville man. According to court documents, Veronica Hodges pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Monday, May...
View ArticleBlytheville officer terminated after handicapped parking, and other issues
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - A Blytheville police officer has been dismissed for what the chief says is a pattern of poor decision making. According to personnel records obtained by Region 8 News through a...
View ArticleBlytheville to settle millage issue
A proposed 7.11-mill increase in the Blytheville School District would raise funds to increase teacher salaries, build a new gymnasium and improve athletic venues, school officials said. Voters will...
View ArticlePatents Awarded
Patent 9,662,712 B2. Adherent Coating on Carbide and Ceramic Substrates. Issued to Wenping Jiang and Brett McAfee, both of Fayetteville; Mike Kimmel of Rogers; and Ajay P. Malshe of Springdale.
View ArticleMan gets 15 years for girlfriend's fatal burns
A Mississippi County Circuit Court jury found a man who police said killed a Blytheville woman by pouring gasoline on her and setting her on fire in 2016 guilty of first-degree murder, Prosecuting...
View ArticleRestaurant robbed, police search for suspects
BLYTHEVILLE, AR - Blytheville police are investigating an armed robbery that happened early Wednesday morning. The theft happened at the Sonic on 6th Street shortly after midnight.
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