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Armorel takes 3rd in regional tournament
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/16)
Blytheville Courier News VIOLA-The Armorel Lady Tigers finished the 1A Region 2 tournament in impressive fashion dismissing Izad County, 16-1, Saturday in four innings. A nine run third inning put the game well out of reach as Armorel started the inning with a 5-1 lead and ended it with a 14-1 lead...
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Colleen W. Boshell
(Obituary ~ 05/10/16)
Colleen W. Boshell, 86, of Lake City, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016, at her home. She was born May 20, 1929, in Williford to the late Adam Wilson and Dora Gipson Stroder. She worked for American Greetings for 32 years and was a homemaker later in life. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church...
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Riverside Board accepts resignation, new hire
(Local News ~ 05/10/16)
A resignation letter for the retirement of Brenda Wydell was accepted during the May 2 Riverside School Board meeting. The Board gave thanks, sharing their appreciation to Wydell for 27 years of dedication and service with the district...
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Lake City employee honored for 25 years of service
(Local News ~ 05/10/16)
Co-workers and family members were present for a luncheon honoring Richard Varner for 25 years of service to the City of Lake City. Lake City Mayor Jon Milligan presented Varner with a plaque and a watch, along with his appreciation for his dedicated service...
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BIC senior has 13 years perfect attendance
(Local News ~ 05/10/16)
Only a few graduates can claim the status of perfect attendance year after year all the way from kindergarten through high school graduation. Buffalo Island Central's Hunter Drury will graduate Thursday, May 12, with perfect attendance K-12...
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Rachel Ryan and Logan Dewitt announce August wedding plans
(Engagement ~ 05/10/16)
Rachel Nicole Ryan of Jonesboro and Logan Brown Dewitt of Monette announce their August wedding plans. The bride-elect is a 2012 graduate of Valley View High School. She will graduate from Arkansas State University on May 14 with a business degree and will work at Delta Finance, LLC in Jonesboro...
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Linda Vance
(Obituary ~ 05/10/16)
Linda Marie Bass Vance, 56, of Blytheville, died May 5, 2016 at NEA Baptist in Jonesboro. Born Sept. 22, 1959 in Earle, Ark., she was a homemaker and a member of New St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, L.C. Bass and Rosie Lee Childs, sister Patricia Bass Anderson and brother Freddie Bass...
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Vivian Hancock
(Obituary ~ 05/10/16)
Vivian Lucille Hancock, 86, of Houston, died May 3, 2016 at Heartland Healthcare in Houston. Born May 21, 1929 in Marianna, Ark., she was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Smith and Magnolia Webb Smith, first husband Sam McKinney, second husband Arthur Hancock, daughters Castella Dyer and Foreest McKinney-Stewart, and three grandsons...
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Willie Johnson
(Obituary ~ 05/10/16)
Willie Otis Johnson, 69, of Blytheville, died May 5, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Born April 15, 1947 in Blytheville, he was a retired factory worker and a member of Greater Jeremiah Spiritual Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roosevelt Johnson and Marjorie Anderson Ward, and son Larell Johnson...
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Ruth Samford
(Obituary ~ 05/10/16)
Ruth Elizabeth Samford, 92, of Steele, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti, Mo. Mrs. Samford was born May 5, 1923 in Cooter, Mo. She was the daughter of Printy and Dicey Hard Byrd. Ruth was a member of the Steele Church of Christ. She was the beloved wife of a businessman, Joe Edwards Samford. They married in 1940 and celebrated 65 wonderful years together until Joe preceded her in death in January of 2005...
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Shooters damage multiple homes, vehicles
(Local News ~ 05/10/16)
Blytheville police are investigating several shootings Monday night that damaged multiple homes. The first occurred around 10 p.m. Monday in the 500 block of East Rose. "When officers arrived they did not locate anyone to provide information regarding the shots," said Scott Adams, the BPD Criminal Investigations Division Commander...
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Accused burglar shot by homeowner arraigned
(Local News ~ 05/10/16)
After surrendering himself to police on Monday, Alma Cortez Brown, 26, faces multiple charges stemming from a Jan. 16 burglary on Henderson Street. Tuesday, Brown was arraigned in Blytheville District Court on charges of Aggravated Residential Burglary, Theft of Property (Attempted), Theft by receiving, and Possession of firearm by certain person. His bond was set at $50,000...
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Blytheville Police Reports (May 9)
(Local News ~ 05/10/16)
The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Police investigated a reported burglary in the 1000 block of North Second. -- Officers took a forgery report at Blytheville Waterworks. The victim told police that she sold her phone for $160 to pay her water bill, and the offender paid her with counterfeit $20 bills. The Waterworks employee informed her the bills were fake when she tried to make a payment...
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Where are we, and what's next?
(Column ~ 05/10/16)
Since 2002, not counting the investment Mississippi County made in the Big River Steel Project, the Great River Economic Development Foundation has participated in projects that have created 2,060 jobs. Of those jobs approximately 1,750 are still active. ...
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Elizabeth Shaneyfelt-Akin
(Obituary ~ 05/10/16)
Elizabeth Shaneyfelt-Akin, 83, longtime Manila resident, went to meet Jesus on Mother's Day, May 8, 2016 as she passed from this life at the NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. Born in Memphis, she was the daughter of the late A. T. and Sarah Minnie Holbert Bell and was raised in Lepanto. ...
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Charles Eugene Barrett
(Obituary ~ 05/10/16)
Mr. Charles Eugene Barrett, 87, of Leachville passed away May 8, 2016, at his home. He was born April 2, 1929, in Cardwell, Mo., to the late W.T. and Alma Greer Barrett. He was a member of the Church of Christ, enjoyed farming, yard work and flowers...
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Council committees talk water rates, lighting
(Local News ~ 05/10/16)
By SHANNON SPEARS Blytheville Courier News Work on the City of Blytheville's Moultrie Street project is likely to continue for a least a few more days, following Tuesday night's heavy rains. During a Tuesday afternoon meeting of the City Council's utilities committee, wastewater director Richard Dupriest said that it was his team's intention to finish up that day, but that the recent rains have caused groundwater issues...
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Incident causes courtroom security concerns
(Local News ~ 05/10/16)
An incident which occurred in Blytheville's circuit courtroom last week has spurred conversation among county officials regarding courtroom security, and the Mississippi County Quorum Court's police, fire, and safety committee met at the Sheriff's Department Tuesday afternoon to discuss upping measures...
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Gosnell voters defeat 1-cent tax measure
(Local News ~ 05/10/16)
GOSNELL -- With no business on the agenda, members of the Gosnell City Council had a brief open discussion before adjourning its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. The big news in town happened after the meeting, across the street at the Gosnell Community Center, where voters defeated a permanent 1-cent police and fire tax in a special election...
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