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Burnett to seek re-election
(Local News ~ 08/28/15)
Sen. David Burnett-D, of Osceola, will be seeking re-election as the District 22 State Senator. The district covers all of Mississippi County, all of Poinsett County and the Southeast portion of Craighead County. Burnett defeated former Blytheville Mayor Barrett Harrison in a 2010 Democratic Party primary and ran unopposed in the 2012 election for his first full term as senator...
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More arrests made in Operation Blynd Justus
(Local News ~ 08/28/15)
Only two fugitives remain at large from the recent Blynd Justus sweep. Blytheville Police arrested Jessie Andrews III, Thursday, leaving only Bradley Gann, a.k.a "Batman, and Xavier Canada, a.k.a. "a/k/a "Seville," as those who haven't been taken into custody, according to Capt. Scott Adams, Blytheville Police Department Criminal Investigations Division Commander...
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Blytheville Police Reports, Aug. 28
(Local News ~ 08/28/15)
The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. Wednesday, Aug. 26 -- Police investigated a domestic assault in the 1900 block of Hearn. -- Officers took a criminal mischief report in the 500 block of Northwest Parkway. The victim's hood was scratched up...
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Clarence A. Holt
(Obituary ~ 08/28/15)
Clarence A. Holt, age 89, of Walnut Ridge, former Manila area resident, died Thursday August 27, 2015 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born January 5, 1926 in Swifton, Arkansas to the late Clifford and Pearl Barnes Holt and moved to Manila with his family as a young boy. A 1944 graduate of Manila High School, he was a U. S. Army Veteran of World War II and had lived in Doniphan, Missouri before settling in Walnut Ridge 21 years ago...
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Jimmie D. Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 08/28/15)
Jimmie D. Bollinger,83, of Ravenden, former longtime Manila resident, passed from this life Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge. Born in Manila to the late Samuel A. and Lera Belle Baker Bollinger, he was a 1951 graduate of Manila High School and later served in the U.S. Army. He had been a Ravenden resident since 1981 and was a lifelong farmer and rancher. Jimmie was an avid outdoorsman with a passion for hunting and fishing. He was of the Methodist faith...
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Wayne Lloyd MIfflin
(Obituary ~ 08/28/15)
Wayne Lloyd Mifflin, 85, of Manila, died Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Manila, he was the son of the late Alfred and Esther Moore Mifflin and was a graduate of Childress High School. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War and had worked as a young man on the family farm. ...
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Coy B. Crihfield
(Obituary ~ 08/28/15)
Coy B. Crihfield, 83, of Blytheville passed away August 24, 2015 at Gosnell Therapy and Living Center. He was born on October 4, 1931 to Sammy and Alice Cummings Crihfield in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. He briefly served with the National Guard and he was a member of Gosnell Baptist Church...
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Novel Westbrook
(Obituary ~ 08/28/15)
Novel V. Westbrook, 67, of Gosnell, passed away on August 26, 2015 at Great River Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carney Funeral Home. www.carneyfuneralhome.com.
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