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Looking out for the animals
(Column ~ 11/26/11)
By the time you read this article, Thanksgiving will be over and time to look to planning a new year. Better still, look to planning our next endeavor.
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Chickasaws have tough test right off the bat
(High School Sports ~ 11/26/11)
The inexperienced Chickasaws will be thrown into the fire early -- as in the season-opener, Tuesday night. Blytheville travels to defending state champion Sikeston, which went 30-0 a season ago. The Chicks had a pretty good season themselves, winning the 5A-East championship...
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Local sales tax revenue rises in October
(Local News ~ 11/26/11)
Tax collection revenues for Mississippi County are up this month, according to reports generated by the County Treasurer's office. Collections from the half-cent economic development tax totaled $272,018.85 in October of 2011, up from $266,334.20 in September and $265,293.61 in October of 2010...
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Good local turnout on Black Friday
(Local News ~ 11/26/11)
Local retailers report high shopper turnout for Black Friday, kicking off this year's holiday shopping season. Several stores reported higher attendance this year as compared to last year's Black Friday sales, and many followed the national trend of opening late Thanksgiving night and remaining open all day Friday...
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Buttone reflects on African trip
(Local News ~ 11/26/11)
Gosnell graduate LeRoy Buttone recently had the opportunity to spend a few weeks in Africa where something more than just sightseeing was on the agenda. "David's whole dream is to see Africans relying on Africans, helping them learn to live better off of the resources they have as opposed to relying on American help which is often resented because they don't really know the culture," said Buttone...
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Mary Alice Chandler
(Obituary ~ 11/26/11)
Mrs. Mary Alice Chandler, 96, of Marked Tree, died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, at the Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree. Born Oct. 1, 1915, in Clinton, Miss., to the late Joe and Martha Washington, she was a homemaker of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Chandler Sr.; one daughter, Vivian Chandler; and one brother, William Terry...
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Gertie Lee Crocker
(Obituary ~ 11/26/11)
Funeral services for Gertie Lee Crocker will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Pentecostal Church of God in Holland, Mo., with the Rev. Glyn Davis and the Rev. Danny Lacer officiating. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of the funeral at the church in Holland...
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Lillie Mae Dunn Nelson Bunch Hurst
(Obituary ~ 11/26/11)
Lillie Mae Dunn Nelson Bunch Hurst, 96, Blytheville, died Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, in Blytheville at her home. She was born July 9, 1915, in Samantha, Ala., to William "Shug" Dunn and Maggie Jones Dunn (who died shortly after). She was a longtime resident of Blytheville and a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and was a past member of Homemakers Extension Club...
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