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Sylvester Eugene "Gene" Brandon
(Obituary ~ 05/05/10)
Sylvester Eugene "Gene" Brandon, 84, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2010, at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born June 23, 1925, in Leachville to William and Eva Brandon. He was a master electrician and a member of Brown's Chapel Baptist Church...
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Peggy Glen Stallings Fowler
(Obituary ~ 05/05/10)
Manila Peggy Glen Stallings Fowler, 50 of Manila, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at her home. Born at Monette, she was a 1978 graduate of Trenton High School in Trenton, Fla., and had been a longtime resident of the Louisville, Ky., area before returning to Manila in 1998, where she worked as a secretary at Harold's Discount Furniture which is a longtime family-owned business in Osceola and Manila...
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LADY MUSTANGS SWEEP CROSS COUNTY
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/10)
Buffalo Island Central capped off a perfect run through the 2A-3 conference with a doubleheader sweep of Cross County Monday afternoon, April 26, at Monette...
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Kindergarten roundup begins
(Local News ~ 05/05/10)
Kindergarten registration began Monday at several school districts in Mississippi County, including Blytheville and Gosnell. According to Tiffany Kennemore, assistant principal at Gosnell Elementary, kindergarten registration is one of the first school activities parents get to be involved in with their child...
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Mustangs blast Bay, lose to Westside
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/10)
Buffalo Island Central broke out the bats in a big way Monday afternoon, April 26, at Bay, rolling to a 12-6 victory over the host Yellowjackets in non-conference baseball action. Brent Ray led the way at the plate for the Mustangs, going 3-4 with a pair of RBIs. Ben Cole, Heath Hawkins, Josh McCormick and Wes Colbert all added a pair of hits for BIC, who picked up its 13th win of the season...
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Master Gardeners plan plant sale
(Local News ~ 05/05/10)
The Mississippi County Master Gardeners will hold their first-ever plant sale at this year's Main Street MayFest, being held Saturday. Joe Evans, Master Gardener, explained that there will be two types of plants for sale. The first will be a daylily called Happy Returns...
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Blytheville touts success of prom
(Local News ~ 05/05/10)
Blytheville School District and Blytheville High School leaders thought they had a plan that would help make the annual BHS Prom a special event that provided lasting, positive memories for the students long after the final song had been played. Now that those leaders have had some time to judge the results of this plan, they confidently say that the new measures will be as much a part of future proms as stunning dresses and jaw-dropping tuxedos...
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Wheeler's Big Day Propels Lions Past Hornets
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/10)
Manila's Blake Wheeler hit and pitched the Lions to a 13-3 victory over Harrisburg Monday afternoon, April 26, helping Manila clinch the 3A-3 conference overall baseball championship...
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Riverside sees baseball and softball seasons end
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/10)
Rector upset Riverside in the first round of the 2A-3 District Tournament, ending the Rebel's season Thursday afternoon at Marked Tree. The Cougars broke open a close game, scoring eight runs in the top of the seventh inning to claim a 15-6 victory over the Rebels. ...
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Pelicans spotted at Big Lake
(Local News ~ 05/05/10)
A white pelican flies over Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge. There were four seen recently at Big Lake. American White Pelicans nest in colonies of several hundred pairs on islands in remote brackish and freshwater lakes of inland North America. They winter on the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico coasts from central California and Florida south to Panama, and along the Mississippi River at least as far north as St. Louis. In winter quarters, they are rarely found on...
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Manila Lion Blake Wheeler signs with CRC
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/10)
Manila Senior Lion Blake Wheeler signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Crowley's Ridge College next season. Coaches, family, friends, and teammates were on hand for the signing on Tuesday, April 27...
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Candidate Q&A
(Local News ~ 05/05/10)
In an effort to help readers get informed for the upcoming primary election, the Courier News recently submitted questions to candidates in several of the major races. Today's spotlight is on the race for Mississippi County sheriff, featuring candidates Tommy Bennett Jr., Dale Cook and Ed Guthrie...
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Sewer put on hold
(Local News ~ 05/05/10)
The Monette City Council met Monday, April 26, and worked through a lengthy agenda consisting of sewer plan improvements and Monette Youth Association regulations. City Engineer Wayne Menley reviewed rough estimates to make improvements or replace the city sewer plant...
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Chief Hill expresses appreciation
(Local News ~ 05/05/10)
Manila Chief of Police Jackie Hill expressed appreciation to members of the police department, the Manila Fire Department and First Responders for working during the storms Friday and Saturday evenings...
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Fifth graders tour Depot Museum
(Local News ~ 05/05/10)
The second phase of "Tales from the Cemetery" concluded Thursday, April 29, with a tour of the Depot Center and Manila Depot Museum. Eighty-five Manila fifth grade students gathered at the Eena Grieshammer and Roxie Cates Memorial Depot Center to hear Donna Jackson tell the "History of Manila" and to see characterizations of four historical Manila citizens...
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Farmers Maket razed
(Local News ~ 05/05/10)
Monette Fire Department responded to a fire at Farmers Market Monday evening, May 3, shortly after 8 p.m. The fire was first discovered in the office space above the meat department and quickly burned through the northwest section of the roof...
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