Celebrating our community by remembering its past

The Sunday, April 27, edition of the Courier News includes a very special section. We call it "Snapshots." Essentially, it's a collection of stories and photographs intended to celebrate our community by remembering its past.

The idea was inspired by a presentation given by Mary Gay Shipley, of That Bookstore in Blytheville fame. In the presentation, Mary Gay makes the case that Blytheville, Arkansas, is truly a special place, with a distinctive history and a unique heritage. She calls her presentation, "We've a story to tell."

Indeed, we do. We have MANY stories to tell. But "Snapshots" is not intended to tell them all. If you're looking for a comprehensive account of the community's history, you'll have to look elsewhere. Instead, we've tried to provide a readers a collection of snapshots of our area's rich and storied past.

In addition to the printed edition, we've also created a multi-media presentation. The video is below. We you hope you like it, and we hope our readers come to understand, as we do, that our community, with its rich history and a promising future, is something worth celebrating.