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3-alarm fire destroys warehouse in Blytheville

BLYTHEVILLE — Blytheville Fire crews battled a warehouse fire Saturday morning.

According to Fire Chief Mike Carney, firefighters were called to the former Sanders Supply building on 6th Street and Hudson around 9 a.m.

Crews arrived and saw heavy smoke and flames coming from the roof.

Carney said they begin to fight the fire from the inside, but the roof collapsed shortly after crews arrived.

Firefighters spent just over an hour to contain the fire and crews stayed on scene monitoring hot spots until around 1 p.m.

The Armorel, Dell, and Gosnell Fire Departments helped fight the fire.

No injuries were reported.

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Mississippi health officials: ‘No tanning beds for under-18 crowd’

JACKSON, Miss. — The Central Mississippi office of the American Cancer Society is partnering with state health advocates in asking Mississippi lawmakers to ban people younger than 18 from using tanning beds.

They say teenagers put themselves at risk of cancer while tanning for proms or other events.

Several other states, including Louisiana and Texas, have already enacted such a ban. This will be the fourth year for the American Cancer Society’s lobbying group to push for one in Mississippi.

Katie Shepherd, a 39year-old Leakesville resident, says she started using tanning beds in college. The mother of three says she was diagnosed with melanoma in 2014 and thinks there was a direct link between the tanning beds and her condition. She is now cancer- free.

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48th Annual Spring Tennessee Craft Fair May 3-5

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Local and regional craft artisans are invited to submit their artwork for the 48th Annual Spring Tennessee Craft Fair by Feb, 15, 2019. This juried show presents around 200 of the region’s finest craft artists on the lawn in Centennial Park May 3-5 The Tennessee Craft Spring Fair is open to artists 18 years of age or older who are Tennessee residents, residents from neighboring states, as well as artists studying at Tennessee institutions.

Tennessee Craft Fairs are the premier outdoor events for artists to showcase and sell their work by connecting to the community and demonstrating their craft knowledge. One of two signature fairs, held each spring and fall, the Tennessee Craft Spring Fair is the largest craft fair of its caliber in the region, serving approximately 45,000 visitors in Nashville’s high-traffic midtown park.

Apply online at bit.ly/2019SpringFair.

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17-year-old stabbed multiple times by his own brother

JACKSON, Miss. — Jackson Police say a 17year-old boy was stabbed multiple times apparently by his brother.

Sgt. Roderick Holmes, in a news release, says it happened Friday shortly after 11:30 a.m.

Holmes says officers were called to a home in Jackson about a domestic assault and found the teenager with cuts to both his hand and leg.

Investigators say the stabbing occurred after an altercation between the victim and his 21-year-old brother.

Names of those involved have not been released.

Holmes says the teen was transported to an area hospital for treatment. His injuries don’t appear life-threatening.

The suspect has been taken into custody for questioning. No charges have been filed at this time.