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Herman Davis American Legion Open House
(Local News ~ 06/09/21)
Herman Davis American Legion Post 197 in Manila held their first annual Open House/Community Appreciation Day on Saturday, June 5. The day was also held in conjunction with the 77th anniversary of D-Day on June 6. Senator Dave Wallace was the keynote speaker. A flag retirement ceremony was also held during the afternoon. ...
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Justice Center open house held
(Local News ~ 06/09/21)
The Blytheville Police Department completed their move to the new Justice Center and hosted an open house for the public on June 5. Located at 1700 S. Division, the complex will be the new home for the department and district court. With new offices, interview and dispatch rooms, and SkyCop monitors anticipated to arrive soon, the Justice Center is expected to increase the city’s safety. ...
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Council discusses sewer issue
(Local News ~ 06/09/21)
The Blytheville City Council met with Brad Wingfield of Pollution Management Inc. and Bob Sommers of Horner and Shifrin Engineering June 7 to further discuss the city’s sanitary sewer system. To satisfy the Arkansas Department of Environment Quality, the city must improve its wastewater collection simply due to old-age of the system. ...
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Riverside board elects officers
(Local News ~ 06/09/21)
Riverside School Board elected officers, approved school choice applications, voted on fuel bids, purchased a tractor, accepted resignations, added a kindergarten class at West Elementary, and approved the purchase of a new science curriculum at the regular June meeting Monday night...
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Cullom questions rural response time
(Local News ~ 06/09/21)
The Mississippi County Police and Fire committee met with the Pafford Ambulance Service on June 4 to establish better ways to serve members of the community. Dr. Reggie Cullom sparked the conversation by seeking to improve response times on calls for service in more rural areas of the county. Detailing the experiences of those close to him, Cullom saw room for improvement...
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Good crowd for pool opening
(Local News ~ 06/09/21)
In spite of the cooler weather 225 people of all ages spent Friday, June 4, at the Manila Water Park/Swimming Pool for opening day. After being closed last year due to Covid-19, swimmers were excited to be back in the water. The new concession stand was open, along with the new 4' swimming pool addition which was filled with young people playing water basketball and other games...
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