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Letters of reprimand issued for past mayoral election (5/31/23)Letters of reprimand were issued to the Mississippi County election commission on May 25 regarding the 2022 General Election in November.
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Blytheville to host Mayfest (5/12/23)The nonprofit, Main Street Blytheville, plans to bring another edition of the Mayfest celebration on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Wells found guilty in Williams Park murder of Vincent Stone (4/19/17)A Chickasawba District Circuit Court jury found 27-year old Anfernee Wells guilty of first degree murder Wednesday in connection with the shooting death of Vincent Stone, which occurred immediately following a basketball game at Williams Park on June 22, 2015...
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Is Blytheville a county seat? (12/23/16)Blytheville residents have had a courthouse to see, visit, touch and do business in since around 1901. In fact there has been two over the years and the "three-and-a half story, cut-sandstone and brick structure designed in the colonial revival style" that we currently see at 200 West Walnut was built in 1919 by the Pine Bluff architectural firm of Selligman and Ellesvard...
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Mayor comes under fire during council meeting (5/20/15)The Blytheville City Council's meeting ended in less than 30 minutes Tuesday night, as Tony Hollis and a group of citizens attempted to get Mayor James Sanders to let them address the room.
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Full agenda for city council (5/18/15)On its agenda for Tuesday night's regular meeting, the Blytheville City Council has ordinances for structure condemnations and budget amendments, as well as a resolution to hire new wastewater plant director Richard DePriest and make new appointments to the golf facilities board and airport commission.
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Blytheville PD might move to Armory building (5/15/15)Blytheville Mayor James Sanders told the city council's finance committee Thursday night that the city has been offered ownership of the National Guard Armory on Division Street, free of charge.
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Company says it could reduce losses at golf course (5/8/15)Blytheville leaders are considering new options for the Thunder Bayou golf course, which has been a financial drain on the city for several years now.
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Parks and rec committee to hear presentation (5/4/15)Members of the Blytheville City Council's parks and recreation committee will hear presentations Thursday from Wayne Davis of Davis Playgrounds in Maumelle.
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Mayor has plans for wastewater funding (4/24/15)With the city of Blytheville's new wastewater rate now in effect, Mayor James Sanders says he has specific plans for those additional funds, and that they will be needed for improvements to the wastewater system.
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Council OKs wastewater rate hike (4/21/15)The wastewater rate increase which has been in discussion among Blytheville City Council members for several months was passed at Tuesday night's council meeting, with exception taken only by Councilman Tommy Abbott.
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City taking close look at Fairview School property (4/20/15)Discussions are ongoing within Blytheville city government about the possibility of purchasing the old Fairview Elementary School property from the Blytheville School District.
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Citizens take crime concerns to city committee (4/13/15)A group of concerned citizens gathered Monday evening to address the Blytheville City Council's police and fire committee regarding a recent upswing in crime in their neighborhood.
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City looks to use parks CD for Sportsplex work (4/9/15)The Blytheville City Council's finance committee approved a motion Thursday evening to recommend that the council withdraw $41,690 from the parks and recreation CD to cover work at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex.
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Council gives final OK to new pumper truck (4/6/15)The Blytheville City Council gave its approval to the purchase of a new pumper truck for the fire department during a specially called meeting Monday evening.
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Brown pushing forward with Williams Park project (4/2/15)Blytheville parks director Elroy Brown told the city council's parks and recreation committee Thursday afternoon that by its next meeting he would have all the specs necessary for them to approve funding out of the parks CD to help with a matching grant for improvements at Williams Park.
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Committee OKs purchase of new pumper truck (3/31/15)The Blytheville City Council's police and fire committee gave Fire Chief Mike Carney the OK to purchase of a new pumper truck Tuesday afternoon and recommended that the finance committee approve the purchase for a vote by the full council.
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Blytheville Council lifts city's hiring freeze (3/18/15)The city of Blytheville's hiring freeze has been removed, as of Tuesday night's council meeting, and Mayor James Sanders is again authorized to make hires and fill empty positions as needed.
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Carney says Blytheville using stall tactics on jail fees (3/13/15)Negotiations continue between the city of Blytheville and Mississippi County over the jail fees issue.
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City again eyeing grant for William Park improvements (3/12/15)The Blytheville City Council's finance committee is being asked to find $50,000 that can be used in a matching grant that, if awarded, would allow the Parks and Recreation Department to make some major upgrades to Williams Park.
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City crews work to get city up and running again (3/6/15)Despite the massive snowfall and that covered much of the area beginning late Wednesday night, the city of Blytheville cleared a number of highly traveled roadways Thursday and Friday, and crews were working their way to residential streets.
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Sanders: "The state of our city is still good" (2/17/15)The city of Blytheville is looking strong in the face of adversities, according to Mayor James Sanders, who said during his "state of the city" address that for the city to continue forward, community members and leaders alike must continue to foster unity, cooperation and a persevering spirit in order to spur growth and change.
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City to weigh deal on excise tax debt (2/17/15)Tuesday night, the Blytheville City Council is expected to consider an agreement with the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration regarding the excise tax debt.
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Frigid temps could keep local roads messy (2/16/15)Despite a covering of snow and sleet on the roadways, the wintery mix that fell Sunday night and into Monday morning hasn't caused many issues in the Blytheville community.
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Committee wants to lift city hiring freeze (2/13/15)Thursday night, the Blytheville Finance and Purchasing Committee recommended that the city council remove the hiring freeze and raise the dollar figure for items that must go before the committee.
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Councilman calls for creative solution to golf course problem (2/13/15)Blytheville City Councilman John Musgraves says the city's Thunder Bayou Golf Links "is killing the city," and is challenging the staff at the golf course to get creative in improving its bottom line.
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City closer to resurfacing Sportsplex lots (2/13/15)The Parks and Recreation Committee approved a request to open bids to resurface the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex parking lot Thursday night.
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Tax season might stall Waterworks probe (2/9/15)Tax season may stall the Arkansas State Police's investigation into Blytheville Waterworks.
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City eyeing options for garbage cans (2/9/15)During a brief Blytheville Health and Sanitation Committee meeting Monday night, the board discussed issues with the green garbage cans.
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Parks and Rec CD pulled out of city budget (1/28/15)Approving several adjustments to the proposed 2015 budget Tuesday night, the Blytheville City Council's Finance and Purchasing Committee recommended a version for the full council's consideration.
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City operating with $4.7M fewer funds than in '08 (1/28/15)The city of Blytheville is operating with $4,733,000 fewer funds than it did in 2008, according to Finance Director John Callens.
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Golf course at center of city budget talks (1/23/15)As the new-look city of Blytheville Finance and Purchasing Committee began 2015 budget discussions Wednesday night, Thunder Bayou Golf Links found itself in the crosshairs.
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Council members earn certifications (1/21/15)Mayor James Sanders and four members of the Blytheville City Council have been recognized as Certified Municipal Officials by the Arkansas Municipal League.
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Abbott out, Parks in as city finance chair (1/9/15)Blytheville Mayor James Sanders appointed the Blytheville City Council committees on Thursday, with the one of the most notable changes coming on the Finance and Purchasing Committee.
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City strikes deal to get penalties erased (1/9/15)The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration has agreed to eliminate $588,429.88 in penalties and interest on the city of Blytheville's excise tax debt.
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Slate set for 2015 ward meetings (12/26/14)The city of Blytheville's quarterly ward meetings will continue in 2015.
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City getting creative with use of infrastructure funds (12/23/14)The city of Blytheville will have a couple of big financial hurdles to clear in 2015 and the proposed game plan is a creative use of Infrastructure funds.
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City panel eyes old Fairview School building (12/22/14)The Blytheville City Council's Finance and Purchasing Committee is looking into the feasibility of acquiring the old Fairview School from the Blytheville School District, rather than constructing a new wastewater office and lab building.
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City to weigh options on wastewater building (12/15/14)Tuesday night, the Blytheville City Council is expected to consider an ordinance that would waive competitive bidding for construction of a new wastewater office and lab building.
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Crawford retiring as city's Public Works director (12/11/14)For more than 30 years, Blytheville Public Works Director Marvin Crawford has been a public servant in the city of Blytheville, either in law enforcement or Public Works.
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Former councilwoman remembered fondly by local leaders (12/10/14)Community leaders fondly remember former Blytheville City Councilwoman Shirley Overman, who passed away Monday at the age of 79.
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Councilman wants city to get tough on code enforcement (12/10/14)Blytheville City Councilman John Musgraves would like to see more stringent code enforcement penalties next year.
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More rut problems at Walker Park (12/8/14)Blytheville Parks and Recreation Director Elroy Brown filed a police report Monday, after more ruts were made at Walker Park.
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City taking on Walker Park vandalism (12/6/14)The Blytheville Parks and Recreation Committee is considering ways to stop vandals from making ruts in Walker Park.
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Blytheville Waterworks probe continues (12/5/14)The Arkansas State Police investigation at Blytheville Waterworks continues, according to Finance Director John Callens, who has been overseeing the department since the resignation of former Waterworks General Manager Gary Phillips.
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2015 city budget projects $122K surplus (12/1/14)Blytheville Mayor James Sanders released his proposed 2015 budget on Monday.
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State Police kicking off Waterworks probe (11/21/14)Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson has confirmed that the Arkansas State Police arrived at Blytheville Waterworks Thursday to begin actively investigating discrepancies in water deposits.
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City equipment damaged in wreck (11/19/14)Tuesday night, Fire Chief Mike Carney told the Blytheville City Council that the city is protected even with both the 2012 Pierce Pumper truck and an equipment truck out of service, following a call to a fatal wreck early Monday, on icy Interstate 55.
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City to consider changes to 14-year-old zoning law (11/18/14)Tuesday night, the Blytheville City Council is expected to consider changes to the 14-year-old zoning ordinance.
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Deadlines extended in city/county jail fee lawsuit (11/13/14)Mississippi County Circuit Court Judge John Fogleman recently granted a joint motion for continuance and extension of deadlines in the jail fees lawsuit brought by the county against the city of Blytheville.
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New report shows amount of city's tax non-payment (11/12/14)The city of Blytheville failed to pay sales taxes of $147,632, collected in 2013 on sanitation fees and trash pickup, according to a new report from Arkansas Division of Legislative Audit.
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BPD may begin leaning more on technology (11/11/14)The Blytheville Police Department is making good use technology and could lean more on it with changes coming to the 911 system.
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Deja vu in Blytheville mayoral race (11/11/14)In the words of late baseball great Yogi Berra, it's deja-vu, all over again. Once more, the Blytheville mayoral race will be decided by a runoff.
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Council votes to keep millage at 4.0 (10/30/14)The Blytheville City Council voted unanimously to approve a 4.0-mill tax for the city during a special meeting on Thursday.
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Blytheville recognized for storm-readiness (10/25/14)The National Weather Service recognized the city of Blytheville for its efforts toward achieving StormReady recognition.
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City weighing lease program for garbage cans (10/20/14)The Blytheville City Council's Health and Sanitation Committee is considering a lease program for garbage cans.
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City committee OKs money for Chamber (10/20/14)The Blytheville City Council's Finance and Purchasing Committee approved several requests Monday night, including a $10,000 payment to the Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce.
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Blytheville Council to consider millage increase (10/20/14)Tuesday night, the Blytheville City Council will consider a 1 mill increase in property taxes.
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City lands grant for Wastewater building (10/17/14)The city of Blytheville has received a $25,000 Community Enhancement Grant from Arkansas Rural Services to help with construction of a new Wastewater building and laboratory.
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Mayor, council candidates take questions at forum (10/15/14)The Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce held its candidate forum Tuesday for Blytheville mayoral candidates and City Council candidates running in the November election.
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City plans for excise tax; IRS account frozen (10/10/14)Thursday night, Blytheville Finance Director John Callens updated the Finance and Purchasing Committee on the lingering excise tax issue
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Council members say Sanders keeping them in the dark (10/2/14)Three members of the Blytheville City Council say they aren't being kept in the loop when it comes to key city issues.
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Council OKs Phillips' resignation; ASP investigating missing funds (10/2/14)After a 30-minute executive session Wednesday night, the Blytheville City Council agreed to accept former Blytheville Waterworks General Manager Gary Phillips' resignation and learned that the Arkansas State Police and others are investigating discrepancies in water deposits.
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Phillips resigns from Blytheville Water Dept. post (9/30/14)Blytheville Waterworks General Manager Gary Phillips has resigned, though Blytheville Mayor James Sanders said he is unsure why.
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City may have been shorted revenue from AT&T (9/15/14)The city of Blytheville may have been shorted revenue from AT&T over the past three years.
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City failed to pay excise taxes since 2004 (9/15/14)The city of Blytheville has self-reported a failure to pay trash and sanitation excise taxes, an issue that has been ongoing since 2004, according to Mayor James Sanders.
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City to seek bids for street work in several areas (9/15/14)The Blytheville Streets and Drainage Committee agreed to solicit bids for work in several areas in town.
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Planning Commission OKs exceptions for new building on East Main (9/9/14)The Blytheville Planning Commission allowed a few exceptions to current code and approved plans for a new structure which will be built at 4500 E. Main during its meeting Tuesday night.
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Engineers to study Blytheville wasteater plants (9/5/14)The Blytheville Wastewater Department will work with an engineering firm to study issues at its West and South treatment facilities.
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BPD fighting crime with technology (8/30/14)In today's technological environment, it can often be hard to keep up with the times, but the Blytheville Police Department is making a concerted effort not only to keep the department up to speed on commonly used technologies, but to pave the way with new ideas and implementations.
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Former city vendor pleads guilty to theft (8/29/14)City of Blytheville vendor Leonard Woods pleaded guilty Monday to a Class A misdemeanor theft of property.
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Councilmen skeptical of Parks & Rec grant plan (8/25/14)Monday night, the Blytheville City Council's Finance and Purchasing Committee tabled a request to apply for a 50/50 matching grant from the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism's Outdoor Recreation Grant Program.
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City considering selling property (8/12/14)The city of Blytheville is in the process of putting up pieces of property up for bid.
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Thompson: Police force understaffed (8/11/14)According to Blytheville Police Department Chief Ross Thompson, the police department remains understaffed, which keeps the department under budget, but also has a negative effect on the morale and performance of the department.
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Extra pay period impacting Blytheville budget (8/6/14)It only happens every 11 years, but an extra pay period is impacting the salary lines in the city of Blytheville's budget.
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Mayoral candidates bring contrasting styles (7/31/14)For the first time this election cycle, Blytheville's three candidates for mayor appeared at the same forum last weekend.
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Orr joins race for Blytheville mayor (7/26/14)The campaign for Blytheville mayor is now a three-person race. Gwendolyn Orr (formerly Butler) became the latest candidate to enter the field, announcing her candidacy during Saturday's Blytheville ward meeting.
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Mitchell seeking Ward 3 spot on Blytheville council (7/26/14)Jessie Mitchell is seeking the Ward 3, Position 2 position on the Blytheville City Council.
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Council implements hiring freeze; agrees to spend Parks CD (7/24/14)During last week's regular Blytheville City Council meeting, two key measures failed to get enough votes to pass. However, the issues were given a second chance at Thursday night's special City Council meeting, and both passed unanimously.
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Jail fee dispute offers high stakes for city, councy (7/22/14)The city of Blytheville's legal fight with the county over jail fees will have a big financial impact for both sides once resolved.
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Ward meeting set for Saturday morning (7/21/14)The city of Blytheville's quarterly ward meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Mississippi County Library in Blytheville, located at the corner of Fifth and Chickasawba streets.
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City saving money with fuel card system (7/19/14)The city of Blytheville is showing significant savings with its new fleet fuel card system.
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Parks & Rec CD cashed before Council's non-action on proposal (7/16/14)A frozen Parks and Recreation certificate of deposit was cashed prior to the Blytheville City Council's vote Tuesday night that prevented the $55,756.40 from being spent.
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Proposed hiring freeze fails at council meeting (7/16/14)A proposed hiring freeze failed to receive the needed two-thirds majority to pass during Tuesday night's Blytheville City Council meeting, coming up one vote short.
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Hiring freeze, spending of Parks CD fail (7/15/14)Two key measures failed to receive the needed two-thirds majority to pass during Tuesday night's Blytheville City Council meeting.
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Hiring freeze on agenda for council meeting (7/15/14)A resolution reinstating a hiring freeze is on Tuesday night's Blytheville City Council agenda.
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Panel eyes business-friendly code for new buildings (7/14/14)The Blytheville City Council's Code Enforcement Committee is proposing making the overlay district code more business-friendly.
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Fire Department seeking generator (7/14/14)Blytheville Fire Chief Mike Carney provided an estimate for a generator to serve as backup power for Station 1 during Monday night's Police and Fire Committee meeting.
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Finance Committee agrees to unfreeze $55K of Parks CD (7/11/14)A reluctant Finance and Purchasing Committee agreed to unfreeze $55,000 of the Parks and Recreation CD, Thursday night, and recommended re-establishing the hiring freeze. Both moves would have to be approved by the Blytheville City Council.
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City looking to hike rates for wholesale water (7/10/14)After crunching the numbers, city leaders see a wholesale water rate increase as the best option to help pay for a costly water plant expansion.
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Board agrees to waive bids on Moultrie utility work (7/10/14)Thursday night, the Blytheville City Council's Streets and Drainage Committee approved a proposal to waive bids on utility work on Moultrie Street in preparation for an overlay.
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Langston won't seek second term on Council (7/7/14)Blytheville City Councilwoman Missy Langston says she won't seek re-election this fall.
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No charges for Councilman Musgraves (7/2/14)There will be no charges against Blytheville City Councilman John Musgraves, who was accused by Councilman R.L. Jones of threatening him.
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City councilman claims fellow councilman threatened him (6/30/14)A Blytheville City Councilman has filed an affidavit for arrest against a fellow council member, alleging he was threatened.
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Walker Park pool open (6/19/14)The Walker Park pool got the green light from the Arkansas Department of Health and will open at noon today (Thursday), according to Parks and Recreation Director Elroy Brown.
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Firm poised to develop area near interstate (6/13/14)An investment group out of Brooklyn, N.Y., has purchased Chickasaw Plaza and is working on renovating the structures and bringing in new retailers, according to their real estate representative.
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Public Works working to remove storm debris (6/13/14)It will take a little time to remove all the debris left by the recent severe weather.
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Pafford seeking franchise deal with city (6/10/14)Pafford EMS is asking the city of Blytheville for a franchise agreement, which would make it the city's exclusive ambulance service provider.
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City still pondering options on parks & rec money (6/6/14)As city leaders ponder how and when to spend the $550,000 Parks and Recreation CD, members of the Blytheville Parks and Recreation Committee have been presented with two matching grant opportunities.
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Rate hike planned for wholesale water (6/6/14)The Blytheville City Council's Airport and Utilities Committee gave its blessing to a wholesale water rate increase during Thursday night's regular monthly meeting.