By SANDRA BRAND Town Courier Editor The Blytheville Middle School was placed on perimeter lockdown on Thursday allegedly because of the actions of a substitute teacher. The school administration ...

Candace Chapman Scott, 37, of Little Rock, will serve a total of 15 years in federal prison for transporting stolen human body parts--including fetuses--out of Arkansas and conspiracy to commit mail ...

George B. Higley Jr., M.D., 92, passed away peacefully at his home on Jan. 15, 2025, after a long illness. He was born Sept. 9, 1932, in Grosse Pointe, Mich., to George and Thoma Higley. The family ...

Hays, located at 200 E Main Street in Blytheville is hosting a storewide FINAL markdown sale with 30% off all items starting . 16, 2025. The sale will mark the final days of operation for this ...

Mary Elizabeth Chamberlain Ellis, 107, of Laurel, Miss., made her peaceful journey from this life on Jan. 7, 2025, to claim her heavenly home. She was the fourth and youngest child of George and Iona ...

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier The Mississippi County Planning and Development Committee moved forward with several re-quests at the first meeting of the year on Thursday, Jan. 9. Justice Michael ...

Clara Wallace Davis was born Nov. 15, 1960, in Blytheville to Mel Wallace and Margaret Chatmon. Clara was a 1979 graduate of Blytheville High School and was employed by NIBCO, recently retiring after ...

Gena Lynn Watts, 63, of Blytheville, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Gena was born in Blytheville to James Ernest and Martha Lou Cole Askue. She was a ...

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Ammi Tucker, director of off campus centers for Arkansas Northeastern College, was the guest speaker for the Blytheville Rotary meeting held Thursday, Jan. 9. Tucker ...

Two Mississippi County residents have lost their lives following a three-vehicle accident on State Highway 18 at Big Lake. Keeley Wheeler, 72, of Blytheville, was traveling east on Highway 18 in his ...

To say I had a blast playing in the snow last week is to put it mildly. Every single time it snows, I am transported back to my childhood. I remember being that little girl living in the country, ...

BLYTHEVILLE - Hays, a trusted name in Blytheville for 90 years, has announced a storewide 20% off sale at its 200 E Main Street location in Blytheville, Arkansas, beginning Wednesday, Jan. 15.