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Lake City Council approves purchase and residence variance request
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
Lake City Mayor Jon Milligan presented several price quotes on lawn mowers at the July 15 meeting. Mayor Milligan requested the council approve the purchase of a lawn mower of the council's choice when needed...
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Personnel hired at BIC School Board meeting
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
Buffalo Island School Board members accepted resignations, hired personnel, approved transfer, purchased bus, and selected a technology committee at the July 16 meeting. The board voted 5-0 to accept several resignations including: Jamie Hicks-elementary special...
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Brody Charles Wilson born June 21
(Births ~ 07/23/13)
Brody Charles Wilson, son of Carrie Schoolfield and Brian Wilson of Caraway, was born Sunday, June 21, 2013, at UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock. He weighed 5.9 pounds and measured 19 inches. Grandparents are Murl and Cheryl Schoolfield of Caraway, Ray and Sharon Wilson of Leachville and Linda and Randy Foutch of Leachville...
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Senior citizens welcomed at Caraway Sr. Life Center
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
Caraway Senior Life Center has been serving the community since 1995 when it opened in the city hall complex. It did not take long to outgrow the building and thanks to the city of Caraway, a new home was provided in 1997. The senior citizen center moved into the former Murphy/Kincannon building located on the corner of Kentucky and New York Streets...
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Final preparations being made for Poinsett County History Book Volume II
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
The members of the Poinsett County Historical Society are busy preparing and proofing the histories and photos of The Poinsett County History Book Volume II for submission to the publisher. Final preparations for the book are expected to go to the publisher by the end of the month. ...
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Museum talk -- Iron grinder on display
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
While browsing at the Buffalo Island Museum, I spotted an old cast iron grinder that said "Enterprise Fruit Press, Lard Press, and Sausage Stuffer". It had a date of April 13, 1875 and was made by the Enterprise Manufacturing Co. ...
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Jason Wallace and Maggie Vaughn to wed July 28
(Engagement ~ 07/23/13)
Maggie Vaughn and Jason Wallace are announcing their upcoming wedding plans. The bride-elect is the daughter of Robert Vaughn of Gibsonville, N.C., and Andrew and Cindy Finnerty of Greensboro, N.C. She is a 2001 graduate of Southwest Guilford High School, High Point, N.C. She attends Arkansas State University, majoring in psychology. She works at Iberia Bank in Jonesboro...
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Lake City May and June Yards of the Month
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
May The Lake City home of Danny and Debbie Dunigan was chosen as the "Yard of the Month" for May. The Dunigans built their home in 2007. Danny retired from teaching this year after 40 years. He still works with his brother, Eddie, in the crop consulting business. Debbie is also a teacher and will begin her 25th year in the fall...
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Manila nurse given a second chance at life
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
Judy James McCain of Manila has been given a second chance at life. One would never know how very sick she was less than a year ago before she underwent a liver transplant. First in her adult life Judy chose to be a wife and mother. ...
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Mosquito control topic at Manila Council meeting
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
Mosquito control, trash can ordinance, swimming pool, and employee bonuses were among the topics at the Manila City Council meeting held July 15. Councilman Tony Hawkins introduced Tim Nelson, supervisor of Vector Disease Control International...
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TFC Michael Tompkins named Law officer of the Year
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
Trooper First Class Michael Tompkins of Manila was honored on Friday at the American Legion Dud Cason Post 24 in Blytheville for being named Law Officer of the Year. Tompkins is with Troop C of the Arkansas State Police Department...
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Blytheville Police reports -- 7-23-13
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:
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Robert Nolen Wilson
(Obituary ~ 07/23/13)
Mr. Robert Nolen Wilson, 58, of Manila, died Monday, July 22, 2013, at his home.
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Bonnie Kendrick
(Obituary ~ 07/23/13)
Mrs. Bonnie Jean Kendrick, 97, passed away peacefully Monday, July 22, 2013, at hospice.
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Joyce Marie Patterson
(Obituary ~ 07/23/13)
Joyce Marie Patterson, 51, of Manila, passed from this life, Sunday July 21, 2013, at the UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock.
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Dorothy Boone Halsell
(Obituary ~ 07/23/13)
Mrs. Dorothy Boone Halsell, 66, of Conway passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013.
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The bittersweet story of Little Bird
(Column ~ 07/23/13)
It is strange how some of God's tiniest creatures can make the biggest impact on our lives. This is the tale of one of them.
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Sanders appointed to council post
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
Blytheville Mayor James Sanders has been appointed to chairman of the Public Safety Advisory Council by Pea Ridge Mayor Jackie Crabtree, the newly elected president of the Arkansas Municipal League.
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Ward meeting set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
A Blytheville ward meeting, sponsored by Councilman R.L. Jones, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Blytheville Public Library.
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Local pageants well-represented at Miss Arkansas
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
The NEA Association, which sponsors the River Delta, Lights of the Delta and Northeast Arkansas Scholarship Pageants was well represented and recognized at the 2013 Miss Arkansas Pageant.
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Morning storm rolls through town
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
Skies started to clear up Tuesday morning after a brief rain storm that left several Entergy customers without power in Blytheville and roughly half a dozen more out in the southern part of the county.
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City panel OKs Knight's contract
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
The city of Blytheville is one step closer to getting out of the commercial sanitation business.
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City looks to get trash pickup on track
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
There is no estimated delivery time for the two ordered trash trucks, but Blytheville Public Works Director Marvin Crawford said the city has borrowed a truck from the city of Jonesboro to catch up on trash pickup.
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Blytheville district ending fiscal year with upswing
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
The Blytheville School District is ending its fiscal year on a positive note, a major upswing from where the district thought it would be back in November.
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The Monette city council met on Monday, July 15, and discussed road improvements, the recycling program and state highway maintenance contracts.
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
"I talked to BIC Superintendent Gaylon Taylor about the school using a portion of our old city dump for their animal project," Monette Mayor Chub Qualls said at the city council meeting held July 15. ...
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Kennett new library chairman of the board
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
Sandra Kennett, of Leachville, recently became chairman of the Mississippi County Library System Board of Trustees but she has been on the board for many years. "I was appointed by Judge Joe Gurley," Kennett said. ...
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Casons punch state tournament ticket
(High School Sports ~ 07/23/13)
The Blytheville ANC Casons will begin play in the AAA Legion State Tournament at 5 p.m. tonight. Tuesday night against Rogers in Mountain Home. The Casons qualified for the tournament with an 8-5 win Saturday night against Paragould. Ty Wagganer went the distance striking out 10 while allowing five runs on eight hits over nine innings pitched...
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June death being investigated as homicide
(Local News ~ 07/23/13)
Detectives are looking for information related to a homicide that took place on Chickasawba Street in late June.
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Mitchel Fryer
(Obituary ~ 07/23/13)
Master Sgt. (retired) Mitchel Fryer, 65, of Blytheville, died Saturday, July 20, 2013, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Memphis.
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