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Code Enforcement meets
(Local News ~ 09/08/18)
The Blytheville Code Enforcement Committee met Wednesday and got an update from Assistant Police Chief Ricky Jefferson. For the current month, Jefferson stated that 216 cases were generated and 139 cases have been cleared. They had 105 phone call generated cases, 62 certified letters, and 40 work orders. The postage fee was $413 with 20 citations issued, 22 notices issued, two leins have been placed on properties, five houses torn down and eight properties condemned...
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I couldn't be more excited to be in BLI
(Column ~ 09/08/18)
For the most part, the subject of my weekly column tends to be about some issue that our community is facing at the moment. This week, I would like to do something a little different and talk about a personal experience that I recently had. This past Wednesday and Thursday marked the beginning of the Blytheville Leadership Institute with their annual retreat...
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A lot of activity in local parks
(Local News ~ 09/08/18)
The Blytheville Parks and Recreation Committee met Wednesday in the district courtroom, getting an update of activities in the local parks. Blytheville Mayor James Sanders’ assistant Cody Wyatt handed the committee a list of recent activities that have happened over the last two months in the and also listed some things that will be coming up in the months of September and October...
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Gosnell councilman accused of ethics violation
(Local News ~ 09/08/18)
On August 30, Gosnell City Councilman Eric Blount filed a notarized disclosure with the Gosnell City Clerk’s Office for misuse of public equipment for personal benefit against Gosnell City Councilman and mayoral candidate John Pate. The disclosure specifically refers to Pate allegedly using the city excavator to demo a condemned house on property adjacent to his own house after he acquired ownership of said property. ...
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Watson disputes claims in article
(Local News ~ 09/08/18)
James “Crab” Watson adamantly denied claims that he sold nearly $1 million worth of dirt and slag to the county and that he charged for dirt and slag that he didn’t dump at the county landfill. As part of the Courier News’ 10-month investigation into activities at the landfill, former county employee Terry Eudy told the CN earlier this year and the newspaper reported in Wednesday’s edition that “Crab” had “sold a million dollars of dirt to the landfill that disappeared and it wasn’t there.”...
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