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B-52 flyover, reunion next week
(Local News ~ 07/19/17)
A B-52 Bomber will once again perform flyover at the Arkansas Aeroplex as part of the upcoming Eaker Reunion. During Thursday’s meeting of the Blytheville-Gosnell Regional Airport Authority, BGRAA president Barrett Harrison told the board that the reunion will begin Monday at the Holiday Inn and continue Tuesday with a special ceremony...
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ADE releases test scores
(Local News ~ 07/19/17)
The results of the 2017 statewide ACT Aspire testing were released last week and, according to the Arkansas Department of Education, the state’s students scored higher this year than last. More than 287,500 of the state’s students took the series of exams. Arkansas is in its second year using the assessments after the state decided to drop the Common Core-tied PARCC assessment in 2015...
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County looking to update website
(Local News ~ 07/19/17)
During its regular monthly meeting Monday, the Quorum Court’s Finance Committee discussed the need to update the county’s website. Committee Chairman Justice Michael White asked members of the committee if they had recently looked at the county website at http://www.mcagov.com, then explained that the county is looking at updating the website...
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The importance of education for athletes
(Column ~ 07/19/17)
Growing up in a poverty stricken environment, I always knew that basketball was my “ticket” to success. Although my siblings and I wanted for things, our needs were always met because both of my parents worked their hardest to assure that we always had the best that they could provide...
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19 marijuana plants found in Gosnell
(Local News ~ 07/19/17)
The Gosnell Police Department, along with the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department Street Crimes Unit, discovered and confiscated approximately 19 marijuana plants growing behind an abandoned house. These plants are being processed for DNA and fingerprints...
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Jackson found guilty of murder
(Local News ~ 07/19/17)
Michael Jackson, 25, was found guilty of murder in the first degree, Wednesday, for his part in the 2016 slaying of Yuri Mckeever. Jackson was sentenced to consecutive terms of 20 years for murder and 20 years for aggravated robbery. He will have to serve 70 percent of the 40 years before being eligible for parole...
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