Stories from Saturday, January 20, 2024

By JOSEPH FONDREN NEA Town Courier Contributor BLYTHEVILLE- The Mississippi County Quorum Court’s Personnel Committee met Tuesday afternoon in the Mississippi County Courthouse Annex Building where they discussed the next step of their catastrophic leave policy, since the county went to a short-term/ long-term disability program on January 1...

By JOSEPH FONDREN NEA Town Courier Contributor BLYTHEVILLE—- The Blytheville City Council held its first council meeting of the year Tuesday night at the Ritz Theater where the council approved waiving the bid process on repairs to the roof on the south side of the Justice Complex. ...

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Ann Pierre-Louis, known as Anny, a native of Haiti, has made her home in Mississippi County moving to Leachville in February of 2020. She has been in the United States almost four years, living for a short time in Florida...

December was a very busy month for the members of the O. C. Shivers Girls Club and Junior Achievers Boys Club. Members participated in the Blytheville Christmas Parade- “Have a Cowboy Christmas”. Club members presented a salute to U. S. Marshal Bass Reaves, who has a strong history in the Fort Smith, Ark. RE. At their regular meeting, they were presented with stickers from Operation Christmas Child – “I packed a Shoe Box”, decorated Christmas Cookies and discussed food safety...

Blytheville— January 2024 — Randy Scott, President and CEO of Farmers Bank, announced the recent promotion of two outstanding employees. “Farmers Bank strives to meet the needs of everyone in Mississippi County. One way that we do this is by hiring, training and retaining employees who are community focused and exemplify the highest level of knowledge and customer service. Today, we would like to congratulate two excellent bankers for reaching these career milestones” stated Scott...