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Terry W. Franklin
(Obituary ~ 10/05/21)
Terry W. Franklin was born March 8, 1963, in Blytheville to the late Emanuel Franklin and Velma Campbell. He departed this life Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at the age of 58, at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro. He was preceded in death by his parents...
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Gerald O’Brien
(Obituary ~ 10/05/21)
Gerald O’Brien, 81, of Marked Tree departed this life Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born April 22, 1940, in Trumann to Mervin and Mildred Meeks O’Brien. He was a member of Marked Tree First Baptist Church, a National Guard veteran, and a retired body shop manager...
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Miller Ross Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/05/21)
Miller Ross Jr., 59, of Luxora, passed away Sept. 30, 2021, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was a sanitation worker for the city of Luxora and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Ross was born Jan. 5, 1962, in Osceola to Miller Ross Sr. and Willie Mae Buchanan. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Johnny Neal Cook...
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Essie Lee Smith
(Obituary ~ 10/05/21)
Essie lee Smith was born to the late Ben and Elnora Russell Woodard on Sept. 16, 1927, in Round Pond, Ark. She was a factory worker. Mrs. Smith passed away Sept. 30, 2021, at her home in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Dewitt Smith and to this union 10 daughters and four sons were born. ...
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Doris Jones
(Obituary ~ 10/05/21)
Doris Jones was born Aug. 29, 1956, in Clarksdale to the late Bennie Jones and Erma Lee Fields. She departed this life on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 65. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Michael Jones; a daughter, Tamiko Jones; and a brother, Leroy “Jack” Fields...
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Blytheville School Board picks Dr. Bowles with 4-3 vote
(Local News ~ 10/05/21)
In a surprise move Tuesday night, the Blytheville School Board appointed Dr. Zrano Bowles as the new Blytheville School District superintendent. A week after a 4-4 stalemate prevented the board from choosing between Dr. Bowles and Dr. Gabriel Jackson, the special meeting was called by interim superintendent Jennifer Blankenship to discuss the selection process...
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Chili Cook-off set for this weekend
(Local News ~ 10/05/21)
The 40th Annual Chili Cook-off will be held Saturday in downtown Blytheville. Chili teams will once again compete to see who has the best recipe. There will be lots of food, games, and fun. Live music will be performed by the Outland Outlaws, and there will be a special musical performance by Vivie Myrick - a student at The Delta School and a member of the Elite Diamonds Dance team...
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