Blytheville News

With the temperature a chilling 23 degrees and dropping, the ones we saw were making a dash to their cars.

BLYTHEVILLE, AR Blytheville Mayor Barrett Harrison has announced his is forming an exploratory committee for the Democratic nomination in Senate District 15.

The murder trial of a Blytheville man for the death of a pregnant woman has been set to begin Jan.

BLYTHEVILLE, AR A Region 8 man charged with the murder of a pregnant woman appeared in a Mississippi County courtroom Monday.

There was a time that Pamela Hobbs believed justice had been served for her young son's murder.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a one vehicle crash on Monday, which involved a vehicle hitting a culvert on NN Highway.

The gap between the haves and have-nots among Arkansas schoolteachers has widened.

Well, it seems that winter has really set in. It has been really cold, hasn't it? We are fortunate to live in one of those more moderate climates.

Mississippi County is finally on the receiving end of good economic news. Region 8 News is told Tenaris Hickman is adding almost 450 jobs - some already filled and some yet to be opened.

Special elf Paul Wince tries on his Santa outfit in preparations for Thursday's Trumann Christmas parade.

Gary Perkins of Manila is the new director of nursing at Monette Manor. Perkins has been in nursing since 1999.

Cheryl Hines helps Martha prepare a holiday meal of ham and buttermilk biscuits; crafter Kirsten Earl sews a quilted silk-tie pillow; gardener David Haskell gives a lesson in trimming trees and shrubs.

A former Blytheville police officer has pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge for stealing a handgun while he was investigating a burglary.

Here are some of the stories we're tracking at Region 8 News: Prosecutors needing money Prosecutor's officers throughout Region 8 are requesting additional funding for 2010 because they are handling more criminal cases.

A serious traffic accident leads to the discovery of a man who was shot and killed.

A three car accident including a police car and school bus provides for an early morning scare for some parents.

President Obama and his education secretary, Arne Duncan, nontraditional liberals on education policy, want states to approve more charter schools.

Health care reform and the war in Afghanistan. Just a couple of the hot topics former governor Mike Huckabee addressed during his visit to Region Eight today.

JONESBORO/PARAGOULD, AR Over the last week, several shootings have been reported by various media outlets across the country.

The state Board of Education yesterday approved a new KIPP charter school in Blytheville, but turned down other charter applications.