Community Corner
🌱 What Blytheville’s new residency and EMS programs mean for your healthcare
Be sure to catch Wine Dinner on the Blytheville Patch calendar
Morning Blytheville! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Blytheville's new residency and EMS programs mean for your healthcare
- How Blytheville's mayor is shaping rules for future AI data centers
- Blytheville man killed in late-night crash on U.S. 61
Also on today's calendar: 5K Color Run for Cancer and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Hot; breezy in the morning, with a high of 93 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 74, low: 60.
- Saturday: Some sun with a stray t-storm, with a high of 72 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• NYITCOM at A-State Receives Two Grants Totaling $3.7M For New Residency Program, EMS Training Initiative (jonesbororightnow.com) — Blytheville is set to gain a new rural-track family medicine residency and expanded EMT and paramedic training through Arkansas Northeastern College, funded by $3.7 million in state grants to NYITCOM at A-State. These programs aim to address doctor and ambulance shortages in Mississippi County and across Arkansas, potentially improving everyday access to care for Blytheville residents. 
• Mississippi River mayors, including three in Arkansas, propose AI data center guardrails (arktimes.com) — Blytheville Mayor Melisa Logan is helping lead a Mississippi River coalition pushing for clear guardrails on AI data centers, as more companies eye river communities for new facilities. Her work with the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative aims to ensure towns like Blytheville can weigh water use, utility impacts, and fiscal benefits before saying yes to any project.
• 2 killed in crashes on Arkansas roads (arkansasonline.com) — A 59-year-old Blytheville man was killed late Friday in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 61 in Mississippi County after his SUV crossed the center line, hit a guardrail, and overturned. Another fatal motorcycle wreck in Crawford County the same day underscores a deadly stretch on Arkansas roads that may concern local drivers and families.
📸 Around Blytheville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Blytheville
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★ Featured events ★
- Wine Dinner →
Blytheville Book Company, 429 W Main Street, Blytheville
6:00 pm
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- 5K Color Run for Cancer →
Blytheville AR
9:00 am - Esosa Gabrielle's Hometown Harmony →
312 North 6th Street, Blytheville
7:00 pm - The Biggest Bonfire and Trailride (Camo Edition) →
4547 Mississippi Avenue, Blytheville - 6th Annual Broken Yet Beautifully Made Mental Health Luncheon →
Wellspring Church, 600 North Division Street, Blytheville
11:00 am - Engaging Women 2026 →
Holiday Inn Blytheville, 1121 East Main Street, Blytheville
11:30 am
Saturday October 3
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Thursday October 22
📣 Blytheville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Bully Prevention Week
Blytheville School District Blytheville, AR 72316
8:00 am - Osceola Seminoles vs Manila Lions →
Osceola High School, 2800 W Semmes Ave, Osceola
7:00 pm - Fire Safety Week
Blytheville School District Blytheville, AR 72316
8:00 am - World Teacher Day
Blytheville School District Blytheville, AR 72316
8:00 am - Apple & Butter: A Harvest-to-Home Experience →
The Grange at Wilson Gardens Event Center Open by Reservation, 15 S Jefferson St, Wilson
3:00 pm - Bread & Butter: A Farm-to-Table Baking Experience →
The Grange at Wilson Gardens Event Center Open by Reservation, 15 S Jefferson St, Wilson
3:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Sunday October 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Team Member in Blytheville. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Meat/Produce Team Supervisor in Blytheville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blytheville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Osceola
- Critical Survey: DXC Technology (NYSE:DXC) & Envirotech Vehicles (NASDAQ:AZIO) (defenseworld.net)
- State News – Page 208 (deltaplexnews.com)
Paragould
- Man Arrested After Paragould Home Search Leads to Child's Removal (neareport.com)
- West Side Greers Ferry 2nd, Viola 3rd, Shirley 4th & Concord 6th At 1A Girls Golf State Championship (arkansasradio.com)
Jonesboro
- More Than 200 Cyclists to Begin Arkansas Graveler in Jonesboro; Brief Traffic Delays Expected (neareport.com)
- The Austrian Entrepreneur Investing Millions in Jonesboro (arkansasbusiness.com)
Ok Blytheville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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