Stories from Sunday, November 19, 2017

“The basic purpose of FOIA is to ensure an informed citizenry, vital to the functioning of a democratic society, needed to check against corruption and to hold the governors accountable to the governed.” United States Supreme Court in NLRB v. Robbins Tire Co., 437 U.S. 214, 242 (1978)...

Mayor James Sanders’ proposed 2018 budget has quite a few large changes from last year’s budget, including the new justice center, the elimination of the city’s past excise tax payments, the elimination of the Parks and Recreation director position, the new Public Safety Tax and the reorganization of city mowing...

The following is the Blytheville Public Works sanitation schedule for Thanksgiving week. — Monday, Nov. 20: Pick up Monday’s and Tuesday’s route — Tuesday, Nov. 21: Pick up Wednesday route — Wednesday, Nov. 22: Pick up Thursday’s route — Thursday, Nov. 23 and Friday, Nov. 24: Closed...