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Off to the races
(Local News ~ 09/07/05)
A group of Manila "cowboys" left Friday to join the annual chuck wagon races and trail rides held at Clinton. Making the trip were Garrett Hamilton, Shane Flannigan, Kelly Fields, Sammy Williams, Zack Williams, Jessie Flannigan and Ernie Malloy. It will be Malloy's 10th trip to the chuck wagon races and Jessie and Garrett's first year...
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Area schools may be classified
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/05)
The Arkansas Activities Association board of directors recently recommended the reclassification of a number of area schools, effecting Region 4, which includes the 3AA North and 3AA South Conferences. Long considered one of the toughest regions in the state of Arkansas in Class AA, these two conferences would now be combined to produce a stronger league, making it even more difficult to advance to the Class AA State Tournament...
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R.D. Kee - Jonesboro
(Obituary ~ 09/07/05)
R.D. Kee, 91, of Jonesboro, died Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born at Buena Vista, Tenn., he was a longtime member of Monette First Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, Sunday school teacher, and chairman of the building committee for the new facility. More recently he transferred his church membership to First Baptist Church of Jonesboro...
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Wilodean McWilliams - Blytheville
(Obituary ~ 09/07/05)
Wilodean McWilliams, 77, of Blytheville died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005, at her home. Born at Manila, she was a retired meat cutter at Kroger and of the Catholic faith. Survivors include her husband, Odell McWilliams; a son, Danny McWilliams of Jonesboro; two sisters, Marlene J. True and Delores Carney, both of Blytheville; three grandchildren, Stephen McWilliams of Georgia and Gwendolyn Platz and James McWilliams, both of Jonesboro; and seven great-grandchildren...
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James Freeman Helton - Trumann
(Obituary ~ 09/07/05)
James Freeman Helton, 79, of Trumann, died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, in Craighead Nursing Center in Jonesboro. Born in Tennessee, he had lived in Trumann since 1959, moving from Marked Tree. He was a retired mechanics teacher at Delta Technical Institute in Marked Tree and was a member of Parkview Missionary Baptist Church...
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James Robert "Bob Hutchison - Leachville
(Obituary ~ 09/07/05)
James Robert "Bob" Hutchison, 78, of Leachville, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, near Leachville. Born at Bloomfield, Mo., he was the son of the late James David and Roxie Owen Hutchison, and had been a Leachville area resident since 1965. He was retired from the sales and distribution division of MAPCO Natural Gas Company and was a longtime member of the Milligan Ridge Baptist Church...
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Maple Dees Jones - Osceola
(Obituary ~ 09/07/05)
Maple Dees Jones, 87, of Osceola died Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, at South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center in Osceola. Born at Parsons, Tenn., she was a Baptist and a cook at South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center in Osceola. Survivors include a son, David Jones, Jr. ...
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Novelle Reed Childress - Manila
(Obituary ~ 09/07/05)
Novelle Reed Childress, 97, of Manila, the widow of C.B. Childress, died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, at Craighead Nursing Center in Jonesboro. Born at Memphis, Tenn., she was the daughter of A.C. and Roxie Reed and had lived most of her life in Manila...
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Former Manila residents victim of Katrina
(Local News ~ 09/07/05)
John and Pat Ellis of Waveland, Miss., had no idea on Friday, Aug. 26, they were leaving their home for the last time. The two grew up in Manila leaving their home state for a career in the U.S. Navy. John retired from the Navy in 1986. Pat is the daughter of Elvina Bollinger and the late M.L. Bollinger and John is the son of Elizabeth Ellis and the late John Ellis, all of Manila...
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Riverside boys win tennis opener at Nettleton
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/05)
Riverside rode the momentum gained by Tyler Timms' thrilling 7-6 (7-4) comeback victory in number one singles as the Rebels rolled over Nettleton 7-3 in boy's tennis Thursday afternoon at Nettleton in their season opener. Timms trailed Andrew Nadzam 3-1 and 5-3 before pulling even at 5-5 when Nadzam took a 6-5 lead and had a chance to win the match. Timms, however, fought off two match points to send the battle into a tiebreaker where he jumped to a 5-1 lead en rout to a 7-4 victory...
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