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Horses require proper care
(Column ~ 06/02/12)
Is there ever a more beautiful sight than a horse grazing in a pasture or galloping across grassy green acres?
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Early voting for runoffs starts Tuesday
(Local News ~ 06/02/12)
Voters in Mississippi County will return to the polls June 12 to vote in two runoff elections. For Arkansas state representative District 55, Monte Hodges and Mary Gay Shipley are squaring off. Meanwhile, Scott Ellington is facing Clark Hall in a race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Congress in the 1st District...
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Westminster Village turning 15
(Local News ~ 06/02/12)
This weekend, the Westminster Village retirement community will celebrate 15 years of operation in Blytheville, with a gala event featuring special speakers, music, and tours of several homes. Westminster residents are independent, and vary widely in their ages and walks of life. ...
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Graduating college at 60
(Local News ~ 06/02/12)
It's never too late to learn. Eddie White, 60, of Nashville, Tenn., and formerly of Blytheville, received his associates in applied science from the Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, Tenn. on May 5. He graduated cum laude with a grade point average of 3.35...
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Big weekend for Blytheville, Arkansas Aeroplex as Relay, car show, SCCA return
(Local News ~ 06/02/12)
The Arkansas Aeroplex will be buzzing this weekend with three big events. Relay for Life kicks off at 6 p.m. Friday, followed by the Cars and Cycles Against Cancer event on Saturday. A block away from Memorial Drive, an expected 300-400 racers will be vying for top class honors in the Sports Car Club of America's "2012 Blytheville National Tour; Southern States Championship," Friday through Sunday...
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Leaders get peek at project's potential
(Local News ~ 06/02/12)
A group of Blytheville community leaders traveled Thursday to Helena-West Helena to meet with representatives of Southern Bancorp's Delta Bridge Project and tour the project's progress in Phillips County. Also present were members of the board of the Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation, which plans to contribute to the funding of the project's efforts in Mississippi County...
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Jimmy Lee McLaurin
(Obituary ~ 06/02/12)
Jimmy Lee McLaurin, 49, of Luxora, died of heart failure on May 30, 2012 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. Born Dec. 22, 1962 in Osceola, he was a candy distributor and a Baptist. He was preceded in death by his father, Lemmie McLaurin, Jr. and his brother, Anthony McLaurin...
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Chris B. Randolph
(Obituary ~ 06/02/12)
Chris B. Randolph, 63, formerly of Blytheville, died Friday, June 1, 2012 in Enola, Ark. Born March 27, 1949 to the late Alma Randolph, he was retired from Hardy Sales Implement. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Ruth Randolph; and a brother, John Wayne Randolph...
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Sports Hall Thunder Bayou Blowout
(Community Sports ~ 06/02/12)
Here are the results of the Sports Hall Thunder Bayou Blowout.
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Jerry A. Musser
(Obituary ~ 06/02/12)
Jerry A. Musser, 75, of Blytheville died Thursday, May 31, 2012 at St. Vincent's Infirmary Medical Center in Little Rock, AR. Born in Bremen, Ind. to Paul Andrew and Venus Irene Ponader Musser, he proudly served his country in the United States Air Force, attended Valparaiso Technical Institute and was a member of the First United Methodist Church, where he was a member of the choir, played the base fiddle for the praise band and was a member of the Methodist Men and was a charter member of the St. ...
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Tourney turns somber with death
(Community Sports ~ 06/02/12)
The Sports Hall Thunder Bayou Blowout had a somber moment Saturday as players and fans mourned the shocking death of Blytheville 10-year-old All-Star coach Bryan Davis just hours before his team took the field to play the NEA All-Stars. Coach Joe Starks and the players decided to play the game, winning 7-4, in six innings...
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