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Blytheville Police reports -- 9-19-11
(Local News ~ 09/20/11)
Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:
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Odell Shields Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/20/11)
Mr. Odell Shields Jr., 53, of Blytheville, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011.
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Jesse Mae Ransom
(Obituary ~ 09/20/11)
Mrs. Jesse Mae Ransom, 77, of Osceola, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at Heritage Square in Blytheville.
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Author Kelley
(Obituary ~ 09/20/11)
Mr. Author Kelley, 53 of Dyersburg, Tenn., formerly of southeast Missouri, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, in Dyersburg.
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Jodie Hood Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/20/11)
Mr. Jodie Hood Jr., affectionately known as "Cool Cat" to his friends, died recently.
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Santibia Fowler
(Obituary ~ 09/20/11)
Santibia Fowler, 39, of Blytheville, died Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville.
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Mary Clay Crawford
(Obituary ~ 09/20/11)
Mrs. Mary Clay Crawford of Little Rock died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011.
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Doris Mae Corter
(Obituary ~ 09/20/11)
Mrs. Doris Mae Corter, 80, of Monette, the widow of Ray Corter, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at the Lakeside Nursing Center in Lake City.
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Chris Brown
(Obituary ~ 09/20/11)
Mr. Chris Brown, 53, of Bowling Green , Ky., passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011, at the Medical Center at 8:05 p.m.
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Fleming birth announced
(Births ~ 09/20/11)
Erika K. Payne and Shaun M. Fleming of Paragould announce the birth of Isabella Grayse Fleming, born Aug. 17, 2011, in Jonesboro.
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Thank your lucky stars and open your wallets
(Column ~ 09/20/11)
We are so lucky as a community to still have a local chapter of the American Red Cross.
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Pumpkin Hollow set for 19th season
(Local News ~ 09/20/11)
Darrell and Ellen Dalton, owners of Pumpkin Hollow, have announced the grand opening date for their 19th season.
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No new taxes until answers are revealed
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/20/11)
It's hard to believe! Can't be possible! The former mayor and finance director had to know where the missing millions are. Are all the monies that were dedicated to be used for remodeling the Kress Building accounted for? How ridiculous was it that the city failed to miss possibly well over $100,000 that was lost because of the Northeast Water Association debacle?...
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Chamber members hear about 24-hour news media
(Local News ~ 09/20/11)
With news happening around the clock, your Twitter feed could be a source of breaking news -- but there is a level of responsibility that comes with that.
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Fire department trying to get hydrants repaired
(Local News ~ 09/20/11)
The Blytheville Fire Department has had issues with several fire hydrants this year.
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Hospital board hoping new doctors bring in revenue
(Local News ~ 09/20/11)
Members of the Mississippi County Health System's board of governors gladly discussed during their Monday meeting the arrival of Dr. Gerald Stipanuk, whose hospitalist practice at Great River Medical Center has been long awaited.
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$180,000 worth of cocaine nabbed in local drug bust
(Local News ~ 09/20/11)
More than 8 pounds of cocaine, with a street value of $180,000, was recently found and confiscated during an operation of the Second Judicial Drug Task Force.
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Waterworks seeking new software system
(Local News ~ 09/20/11)
Blytheville Waterworks customers could soon be able to pay their bills online.
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Burdette fighting to keep post officeB
(Local News ~ 09/20/11)
Emotions ran high in Burdette Monday evening, as residents met with a representative from the United States Postal Service to discuss the possible closure of the Burdette post office.
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County looking for ways to cut budgets
(Local News ~ 09/20/11)
In Monday's meeting of the Mississippi County Quorum Court's Finance Committee, the heads of county departments were asked to find ways to cut their budgets by 45 percent for the 2012 fiscal year, if they do not wish to lay off employees.
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City readying offer to IRS
(Local News ~ 09/20/11)
Members of the Blytheville City Council's Finance Committee met Monday afternoon to discuss plans for preparing an official offer to the IRS for the city's debt of $3.8 million in delinquent taxes.
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Cherry wins CN contest
(College Sports ~ 09/20/11)
Clint Cherry of Blytheville missed just two high school/college football picks over the weekend to win the weekly Blytheville Courier News Pigskin Payoff contest. Cherry edged several who had three and four misses. He wins $50 and a spot in the $150 grand prize drawing at the end of the college football season...
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3-4A conference play begins this Friday night
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/11)
The 3-4A conference schedule gets under way this Friday night. For the second year in a row, Gosnell head coach Brian Sims opted not to take the "bye" week and scheduled a game against Poplar Bluff, Mo. Friday night. The extra game didn't appear to hurt the Pirates last season on their way to a conference championship...
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Former candidate accused of threatening officials
(Local News ~ 09/20/11)
Blytheville resident James Gregory, of 510 S. Lilly St., was arrested by Blytheville police Monday on a warrant from the Arkansas State Police after allegedly making threats against numerous local officials.
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