Stories from Wednesday, March 30, 2016

The City of Gosnell will hold a special election to decide the issue of the council's proposed new one cent sales tax. The tax is meant to be dedicated to funding the city's police and fire departments. Election time and location was set Wednesday by the Mississippi County Election Commission - election day will be Tuesday, May 10, with early voting held May 3-9 (Saturday excluded)...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Officers investigated a burglary in the 1700 block of Chickasawba. A television was reported missing. -- Police investigated a battery in the 500 block of Northwest Parkway. The victim said she's had problems with the offender, who grabbed her as she was coming out of house with her children. During the fight, the victim sustained a scratch on her neck...