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Blytheville Chamber director discouraged by newspaper piece
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/03/19)
Dear Editor: Discouraging—that is one word that describes the recent piece written by Chris Wessel regarding Jonesboro moving forward or backward. Discouraging to the neighboring community of Blytheville, that is. Over the years, the Jonesboro Sun occasionally has published letters from citizens who are critical of Blytheville...
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Are you a Baby Boomer?
(Column ~ 08/03/19)
At one time we heard a lot about Baby Boomers, so I Googled it to find out exactly what age group makes up the group known as Baby Boomers. As I suspected, I am one of the 72 million. Evidently being born post World War II and growing up in the 1960s and 1970s make us part of the 76 million American children born between the years of 1945 and 1964 – Baby Boomers every one. Some of us are still working, many are retired and sadly, many are deceased...
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All change is good
(Column ~ 08/03/19)
I discussed last week how frustrating it is to be a writer. I must say it hasn’t gotten any easier. Along with having a plethora of topics to talk about, you have an even bigger amount of people giving you suggestions on what to talk about, what not to talk about, and why. I find it all very intriguing...
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Hodges to seek re-election to Arkansas House
(Local News ~ 08/03/19)
State Representative Monte Hodges (D-Blytheville) today announced his re-election campaign for the Arkansas House of Representatives in District 55. Representative Hodges was first elected to serve District 55 in 2013. During the 2019 Legislative session, Representative Hodges served on the Joint Budget Committee, the Joint Public Retirement & Social Security Committee, the Revenue & Taxation Committee, the City, County and Local Affairs Committee, and is a member of the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus.. ...
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Election officials learn about new voting equipment requirements
(Local News ~ 08/03/19)
LITTLE ROCK— Wednesday afternoon, Mississippi County County Clerk Janice Currie and Election Commissioners Tom Witorek and Melisa Logan traveled to Little Rock to meet with Secretary of State John Thurston, 20 other counties and the Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners concerning the new voting equipment and the attainment of funds for the voting equipment...
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Phillips case continued
(Local News ~ 08/03/19)
The felony theft case against former Blytheville Waterworks general manager Gary Phillips has been continued. On Tuesday, Mississippi County Circuit Court Judge Cindy Thyer rescheduled the motion and plea day for Oct. 28 and jury trial for Nov. 4-8...
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