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Don't keep your dog on a tether
(Column ~ 04/30/11)
Does the sight of a chained dog break your heart? I can tell you anyone with love in their heart for an animal will be disgusted and hurt for the animal.
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Youth leagues get a break from the rain
(Community Sports ~ 04/30/11)
The Cal Ripken and Junior Babe Ruth leagues took advantage of a second straight night with no rain. Here's a wrap up of Friday night's action. ROOKIE LEAGUE Farm Bureau 6, Miss. Co. EMS 0 Farm Bureau broke a scoreless tie with three runs in the top of the fourth and went on to defeat Miss. Co. EMS, 6-0...
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Tigers win fourth straight district title
(High School Sports ~ 04/30/11)
ARMOREL -- The Armorel Tigers continued their dominance of the 1A-3 East by winning their fourth consecutive district title with more than convincing wins on Friday night and Saturday afternoon. Friday night, it took the Tigers just two and a half innings to dispose of the Weiner Cardinals in the semifinals of the tournament with an 18-2 win...
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Community Cleanup Day held
(Local News ~ 04/30/11)
Residents of the Blytheville area were out in full force Saturday morning for the Annual Community Cleanup Day. Members of the Delta Sigma Theata Sorority clean up a section of Sawyer Rd. while the Cub Scouts clean up an area near the interstate.
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Abilities Unlimited not the conventional 'thrift store'
(Local News ~ 04/30/11)
The word "thrift store" just isn't the right word for the Abilities Unlimited store. Located at 317 E. Main, just as the street divides into four lanes heading east, the store provides more than gently used clothes. The store receives regular donations of clothing, shoes, accessories, toys, furniture, housewares and appliances...
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ANC receives $100K gift
(Local News ~ 04/30/11)
Arkansas Northeastern College was recently notified of a bequest of $100,000 establishing the Jim M. Grimes Scholarship at ANC. This endowed scholarship fund will be available to ANC students with preferential consideration going to those living within the city limits of Blytheville. The scholarship is named in memory of former Blytheville resident Jim Grimes...
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Chamber to hold 'Burger Bash'
(Local News ~ 04/30/11)
The Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a "Burger Bash" event from 5:30-7 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of the Chamber office. The event is designed to welcome new members of the Chamber. The Chamber recently held a membership event, in which 187 new members were recruited to join the local organization...
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City hires attorney for IRS issue
(Local News ~ 04/30/11)
Friday, the Blytheville City Council gave Blytheville Mayor James Sanders the green light to hire Memphis-based Baker-Donelson law firm to represent the city on its delinquent payroll taxes issue. With the city facing allegations of being in arrears to the Internal Revenue Service for payroll taxes from 2007 through 2010, Sanders also looked at tax attorneys from Little Rock and Jonesboro before choosing Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC...
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