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Chickens roam the streets of Blytheville
(Local News ~ 09/02/23)
On Saturday, Aug. 26 Blytheville police officers, along with animal control officers, responded to the area of 21st Street. The officers were answering a call due to reports of chickens roaming the streets and hiding in the bushes nearby. A total of eight chickens were counted, and two chickens were apprehended. Mended Paws took the two chickens that were caught. Residents that may be missing chickens are encouraged to call 870-763-4411 for more information...
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ANC President hosts reception
(Local News ~ 09/02/23)
Dr. Christopher Heigle, the fifth president at Arkansas Northeastern College, hosted a community reception on Thursday afternoon at the Main Concourse at the Sullins Administration Building. Members of the community, faculty, staff and students all gathered to welcome the newly installed president...
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Sharecroppers’ granddaughter works on Cotton Dreams
(Local News ~ 09/02/23)
Author Denisa Nickell Hanania of Indiana has returned to her family’s roots in Manila as she is working on an expanded telling of her 2013 book, The Sharecroppers. The Sharecroppers is a story of her great-grandparents Charlie and Mary Crouse as they made a living for their family raising cotton in Mississippi County...
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Antique organ donated to Manila museum
(Local News ~ 09/02/23)
An antique pump organ was gifted to the Manila Museum by the family of Mattie Pearl Brown Scott. Mattie Pearl Brown was born in Eastern, Tenn., in 1891. At a young age, her family relocated to Arkansas settling in Cushman. It was a long trip, by wagon and all of the extended family made the journey with all of their belongings...
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BIC School Board kicks off new year
(Local News ~ 09/02/23)
Buffalo Island Central board of directors met Thurs-day evening, Aug. 24, in short session to kick off the new school year. Drake Brown of Leachville attended the meeting as a special guest. Brown is running unopposed for the school board position held by school board member Todd Edwards...
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Record Sealing Clinic held
(Local News ~ 09/02/23)
On Aug. 26, Chickasaws Arena hosted the Mississippi County Record Sealing Clinic in Blytheville. The participants of this event were Legal Aid of Arkansas, 2nd Judicial Circuit, Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Mississippi County District Court and Mississippi County Juvenile Probation. ...
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New pastors elected
(Local News ~ 09/02/23)
Joe and Polly Wheeler, of Dyess, were recently elected as the new pastors of Etowah Pentecostal Church of God.
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Quiet Hutchinson did what he needed to do at debate
(Column ~ 09/02/23)
Quiet Hutchinson did what he needed to do at debate © 2023 by Steve Brawner Communications, Inc. There’s a saying in sports that “Father Time is undefeated,” which is why Michael Jordan no longer plays basketball and Tom Brady no longer plays football. The same is true in politics, as is becoming increasingly obvious...
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Revis' Ramblings: A day to recognize grandparents
(Column ~ 09/02/23)
September has arrived and we are in the middle of Labor Day weekend. The Sunday following Labor Day is the day grandparents are honored with a day set aside just for them. Grandparents’ Day will arrive on Sunday, Sept. 10. The day officially started in 1978 when President Jimmy Carter signed a declaration that the first Sunday after Labor Day would be observed as Grandparents' Day. Grandparents play a major role in the lives of their grandchildren...
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Editor’s Corner: Take a break
(Column ~ 09/02/23)
“Observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America’s strength, prosperity, and well-being.”...
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Blytheville races past Osceola, 38-12
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/23)
OSCEOLA - In a game that featured a little bit of everything, visiting Blytheville built a 32-point third-quarter lead and went on to defeat the Osceola Seminoles 38-12 in a battle of the Mississippi County rivals at Seminole Stadium. The game featured more than 30 penalties, nearly 10 turnovers, and bizarre sequences of events for both teams. ...
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Jr. Seminoles win defensive battle with Chicks
(Community Sports ~ 09/02/23)
The Osceola Junior High Seminoles secured a triumphant start to the 2023 season by defeating the Blytheville Junior High Chickasaws 12-2. In what proved to be a thrilling defensive matchup, Osceola had several standout performances including those by Charles Davis and Detrick Coleman. The junior Seminoles defense kept disrupting the Blytheville offense with Davis and Coleman registering tackles for losses...
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