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CN Sermon of the Week - Actions and Reactions
(Column ~ 05/06/16)
Paul has accepted Lydia's invitation to stay a while. He is not just sitting around, in fact he and Silas are apparently teaching daily. They hear a young woman with the ability to tell fortunes keeps shouting: These men are servants of the Most-High God, who proclaim to you a way of salvation!...
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City receives award for water fluoridation program
(Local News ~ 05/06/16)
On behalf of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) notified the City of Blytheville that it was being recognized for its efforts in meeting the requirement for the 2014 Water Fluoridation Quality Award. Fluoridation is one of a number of water treatment activities the department does. This is particularly timely and relevant in the wake of the Flint, Michigan water problems and the increase in concern of water systems around the county...
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School Menus - May 9-13
(Local News ~ 05/06/16)
School menus Monday, May 9 - Fri May 13, 2016 Armorel BREAKFAST Monday: Cereal, toast, banana, juice and milk Tuesday: Pancake bites, applesauce, juice and milk Wednesday: Muffin, yogurt, fruit cocktail, juice and milk Thursday: Mini french toast, sausage link, peaches, juice and milk...
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Flying Wallendas perform for local students (video included)
(Local News ~ 05/06/16)
The Flying Wallendas performed for local elementary students on Friday afternoon at Dixie Line Park. Students ranging from grades 2-4 from Blytheville, KIPP, Gosnell and Armorel watched intently as the group entertained on the ground and in the air...
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Surprise: Again, the lesser of two evils
(Column ~ 05/06/16)
Samuel Adams once said, "If ever time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin." Perception is reality. It might not be fact, but it IS reality. ...
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Stonebridge honors local firefighters
(Local News ~ 05/06/16)
In honor of International Firefighters' Day on May 4, the staff at Stonebridge Assisted Living Facility in Blytheville, 1401 East Moultrie, invited members of the Blytheville Fire Department to their facility for a fish dinner, complete with cole slaw, french fries and homemade peach cobbler. Approximately six firefighters, Fire Chief Mike Carney, Fire Marshall Randall Woolsey and Mayor James Sanders attended...
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UPDATE: MCSD and Luxora police arrest robbery suspect
(Local News ~ 05/06/16)
According to the Blytheville Police Department CID Captain Scott Adams, Mailboxes and Beyond located at 103 West Main Street, was robbed Thursday evening. When police arrived, they met with store employees who advised that a black male entered the store wanting to cash a check. When employees opened the cash drawer the suspect indicated that he had a gun, threatened to kill everyone in the store and demanded all the money...
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Pirates advance to Regional Championship
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/16)
Blytheville Courier News LONOKE-The Gosnell Pirates broke a scoreless tie with 4A East Region host Lonoke with three runs in the bottom of the sixth on their way to a 3-0 win and advance to the regional championship Satuday. Sophmore southpaw, Andy Roberts, tossed a two-hit shutout and drove in the game winning RBI in the victory. Roberts allowed just two hits and fanned eight over seven complete innings of work for the Pirates...
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Because we're crazy enough to try...
(Column ~ 05/06/16)
Today I have done something I absolutely never do, and tried four or five times to get a first sentence on the screen for this column - but I just can't do it the right way. My trusty words are failing me, because you guys...my friends, my readers, my tribe...have blown my mind over the past few weeks...
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Tommy Watson, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 05/06/16)
Tommy Watson, Sr. 72, of Blytheville, died April 26, 2016 at NEA Baptist in Jonesboro. Born Oct. 20, 1943, he was a retired factory worker and a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Otis Watson and Pinky Newmy Watson, son Tommy Watson, Jr., sister Martha Mary Watson, and brothers James Watson and Warren Watson...
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Jeanette Williamson
(Obituary ~ 05/06/16)
Jeanette Williamson, 73, of Osceola, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Born to Idus and Zula Walker, Jeanette was a home care aide and a member of First Assembly of God Church. She was a lifelong resident of Osceola, having lived there for 45 years. Jeanette loved her family and grandchildren...
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Connie Bisett
(Obituary ~ 05/06/16)
Connie Sharon Bisett, 60, of Hot Springs, former Leachville resident, passed from this life May 1, 2016 at CHI St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs. Born in the Buckeye community, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Mildred Rodgers Barks and was a 1973 graduate of Leachville High School. After making her home in Hot Springs, she worked as an accountant for a commercial real estate firm and later retired from the Arlington Hotel...
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Tolitha Adams
(Obituary ~ 05/06/16)
Tolitha Kaye Adams, 74, of Hernando, Miss., former Manila resident and widow of Dr. George Adams, passed from this life Sunday May 1, 2016 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto in Southaven, Mississippi. Born in Manila, she was the daughter of the late W. ...
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Helena Quinn
(Obituary ~ 05/06/16)
Ms. Helena Quinn, 34, of Blytheville died Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at her residence. Born March 11, 1982 in Ypsilanti, Mich., she was a daycare worker. Ms. Quinn leaves her companion Louie Stephens of Blytheville; Her parents, Yvette and Troy Quinn of Detroit, Mich.;...
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Douglas Dewayne "Wayne" Freeman
(Obituary ~ 05/06/16)
Mr. Douglas Dewayne "Wayne" Freeman, 69, of Osceola died Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in Memphis, Tennessee. Born June 3, 1946 in Arkansas to the late Carl and Pauline Howard Freeman, he was a mechanic and of the Pentecostal faith. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his son Richard Lee Freeman, his sister Marie Freeman and two brothers, Carl Junior Freeman and Edward Glenn Freeman...
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Danita Webb
(Obituary ~ 05/06/16)
Mrs. Danita Webb, 52, of Fort Mill, South Carolina and formerly of Luxora, died Tuesday, May 3 in Newnan, Georgia. Born October 26, 1962 in Osceola to the late Lula Booth, she was a procurement manager for the American Red Cross and a member of the Restoration Place of Charlotte, N.C. as well as a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority...
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Robinson Farms tops Rotary
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/16)
Here's a wrap up of Thursday night's action at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex. Davis Lawn Care scored eight runs over their first two at bats and cruised to a 12-1 decision over Lions Club in four innings Thursday night. Brice Davis, Jason Shepard, Steven Henley, Kalob Beltran, Jackson Coppedge and Hastings scored runs for Davis Lawn Care...
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Raymer named new hospital C.E.O.
(Local News ~ 05/06/16)
Chris Raymer was recruited to Blytheville by the hospital administration staff to fulfill the role of Chief Nursing Officer in 2008. He currently resides in Armorel. Chris has been a dominant force in Mississippi County in the healthcare field. He brings a bolster of experience, expertise and vision to the Mississippi County Hospital System. ...
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