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Column: 3-4A co-leading Pirates try for 14th straight over WHS
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/13)
Next week's Gosnell-Valley View game will determine the 3-4A conference championship. But before the two teams square off at J.W. Rea Stadium in Week 10, they will try to take care of business Friday night and avoid a slip up in the proverbial trap game...
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Ossie Lee Richardson
(Obituary ~ 10/29/13)
Ossie Lee Richardson, 74, of Blytheville, died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, at Northeast Arkansas Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro.
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Sarah Gray Bernhard Pittman
(Obituary ~ 10/29/13)
Mrs. Sarah Gray Bernhard Pittman, 80, of Wills Point, Texas, formerly of Greenwood, Miss., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013.
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Barbara Anne Baker
(Obituary ~ 10/29/13)
Mrs. Barbara Anne Baker, 53 of Manila, passed from this life, Monday Oct. 28, 2013, at the NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro.
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Stay aware of breast cancer
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/29/13)
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to an end, breast cancer does not. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, and 1 in 8 will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. With research and new treatment options today, there are more than 2.9 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S...
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Annual Squad fundraiser set for Saturday
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/29/13)
The Blytheville Emergency Squad Annual Auction Fundraiser is set for Nov. 2. Every year the Emergency Squad has an auction in an attempt to raise funding to be able to keep the group available to the community for all types of emergencies. This group is made up of volunteers that live and work in our community every day but just go the extra mile to lend a helping hand in our times of need. ...
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Parenting: Not the hardest job, after all
(Column ~ 10/29/13)
"Being a parent is the hardest job in the world." We've all heard this said before, but am I the only one a little irked by it?
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Book review: "After Visiting Friends"
(Column ~ 10/29/13)
"All along, I have told myself, 'So long as you are in pursuit of the truth, you can be doing no wrong. ... It's quite another (thing) to be the truth bearer. There's a reason people don't like revisionist historians.'"
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Gosnell district preparing for standards visit
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
The Gosnell School District is preparing for an upcoming standards and assurances visit, according to a report given by Assistant Superintendent Kevin Evans to the district's board Monday night.
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City cracking down on park vandals
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
The city of Blytheville is cracking down on vandalism in the local parks, according to Parks and Recreation Director Elroy Brown.
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Officials urge safety during Halloween celebrations
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
With Halloween just two days away, many are carving pumpkins, stocking up on candy and readying their most ghoulish faces as they prepare to celebrate the holiday.
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Mustangs win season opener 54-51 over Bay
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/13)
Bill Taylor made a triumphant return as head coach of Buffalo Island Central, as his Mustangs held off the defending Class A State Champion Bay Yellowjackets 54-51 in senior boys basketball action at the Mustang Athletic Complex Tuesday night in Monette...
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Colts race past Lions 44-6
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/13)
Rivercrest jumped to a 30-0 lead after the first quarter and coasted to a 44-6 victory over Manila in 3A-3 conference football action Friday night at Wilson. Cecil Langston got the Colts on the board with 6:44 left in the opening quarter with a five yard touchdown run. Coy Chipman added the extra point for a 7-0 Rivercrest lead...
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Riverside tennis reigns supreme
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/13)
REBEL BOYS BRING HOME 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Riverside continued its domination in the Class 2A state tennis ranks, winning the boys team title Tuesday afternoon at Allen Park in Jonesboro. For the Rebel tennis program, it marks an incredible 21 state titles under head coach Terry Conner, but the first for the boys in team competition...
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BIC Jr. High Homecoming Royalty Announced
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
Buffalo Island Central Junior High Homecoming will be held Friday, Nov. 1, starting at 6 p.m. It will be held in the Leachville gymnasium. BIC junior and senior boys basketball will play Armorel for the 2013-14 Homecoming event...
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Riverside tennis reigns supreme
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/13)
REBEL BOYS BRING HOME 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP By TRENT FLETCHER Town Crier Sports Staff Riverside continued its domination in the Class 2A state tennis ranks, winning the boys team title Tuesday afternoon at Allen Park in Jonesboro. For the Rebel tennis program, it marks an incredible 21 state titles under head coach Terry Conner, but the first for the boys in team competition...
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New Shelter agent welcomed to Lake City
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
Shelter Insurance in Lake City hosted an open house Thursday, Oct. 24, welcoming residents from the community and customers to come by and meet Brett Stobbe, agent. The Lake City Shelter Insurance office is located at 200 A. Cobean Boulevard and is open five days a week from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m...
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Leachville Receives Rural Community Grant
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe and Department of Rural Services Director John Andrews presented $166,000 to 34 rural communities selected for Fiscal Year 2014 Cycle 1 funding through the Arkansas Rural Community Grant Program at an awards ceremony on Oct. 8, held at the State Capitol in the Governor's Conference Room...
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Subway welcomed to Monette
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
Monette City officials and community members gathered Tuesday, Oct. 22, for a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony for Subway, which recently opened in the town. Barbra Suber (front left), chair of the city's Beautification Committee, presented one of the Subway owners Phillip Toombs with a certificate welcoming the business to the Monette community...
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Melanie Edens named Distinguished Alumnus
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
The faculty of the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences at Arkansas State University presented Melanie Edens with the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award. Mrs. Edens is a 1999 graduate with an Associate Degree in Radiography. ...
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Manila High School planing 1960s
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
Graduates and those who would have graduated with their class from 1960-1969 are invited to a Manila School Reunion scheduled for Saturday, May 31, 2014, at the Manila Airport Center. The reunion will begin at 10 a.m. for a visit with a barbecue lunch at noon. The dress is casual...
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Annual Harvest Fest draws huge crowd
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
The 13th Annual Caraway Harvest Festival, held Saturday, Oct. 26, was a huge success with more than 50 booths, live music and more. Caraway Mayor Barry Riley said the city's annual Harvest Festival keeps getting bigger and better thanks to organizer Mark Shasteen...
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Manila Council hears complaints about peacocks
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
Williams served as a spokesman for several of the residents in the Farmer Addition in Manila requesting assistance from the City of Manila in relocating peacocks. Five residents from the neighborhood accompanied Williams to the city council meeting Monday, Oct. 21, expressing their concern and desire to have the peacocks moved from the neighborhood...
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Monette Council amends ordinance
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
Monette City Council passed amendment to the city's animal ordinance during its regular meeting Oct. 21. At last month's meeting citizens Rusty and Beth Thomas asked the council if they could raise livestock on their 11 acres of land, which was annexed into the city last year. ...
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Leachville Council talks annexation
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
The Leachville City Council held a working meeting Monday, Oct. 21, to discuss annexation. Three city council members attended the meeting along with Leachville Mayor Shelia Spurlock and city clerk Ruth Keith. ...
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Lake City council approves audits
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
Audits were approved at the October Lake City Council meeting held Oct. 21. Council members voted unanimously to approve the legislative audit. They also accepted the 2012-2013 City Water and Sewer audit...
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Manila Career & Technical Education Adivsory Board meeting held
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
Manila Career and Technical Education (CTE) Advisory Board members and Manila High School instructors met on Thursday, Oct. 24, at the LaCascada Restaurant. Attending the meeting were Manila School District CTE instructors, Heath Hawkins Middle School Business Department, FBLA; Tonia Eubanks, High School Business Department, Yearbook Adviser, FBLA; Mary Smith, Family and Consumer Science, FCCLA; and Dwight Booth, Agriculture Program, FFA. ...
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Nashville Skyline to perform in Leachville
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
A series of concerts will be held at the Melody Theater in Leachville to help raise money to purchase items including curtains, projector and screen for the improvement of the theater to benefit community projects in the future...
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The Harvest Run 5K benefits The Butterfly House
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
The second Harvest Run 5K to benefit The Butterfly House, was held Saturday, Oct. 26, at Adam's Estate in Leachville with 84 participants. The Butterfly House will be a recovery home for women. In spite of the cool weather, runners and walkers started arriving before the sun came up with registration from 6:45-7:45 a.m. ...
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Coat Drive to benefit BIC students
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
Tommie Jo Kendrick is heading up a coat drive to benefit Buffalo Island Central students. Coats can be dropped off at Candie's Beauty shop in Leachville and McFarlin Pharmacy in Monette. "Anyone with donations can call me at (870) 219-4298," Kendrick said. "I will be happy to pick up coats to be donated. There is a need for coats of all sizes from 4-t through adults sizes."...
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Blytheville Council votes to keep millage the same
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
In a special meeting that took less than 3 minutes to complete, the Blytheville City Council voted 5-0 to keep the city's millage rate at 4 mills, Tuesday afternoon.
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Buck-N of the bulls event held in Caraway
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
Buck-N of the Bulls event was held at the Caraway's Equine Arena on Saturday, Oct. 26. Arena coordinator Roger Bell expressed his appreciation to the fans for supporting the event, the sponsors, riders and all that took a part in the Buck-N of the Bulls...
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