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Chicks host Paragould on Senior Night
(High School Sports ~ 10/26/16)
In the week eight showdown against the 5-East rival Batesville Pioneers, the Blytheville Chickasaws lost, 33-30, after a successful onside kick by the Pioneers. "There's all kinds of things that happened, you've got to play perfect at Batesville, and we were far from it and still had a chance to win the game," said Coach Ben Fisher. " It was more than just the kick. Therew were a lot of things that went on and it had to bounce the right way for Batesville and it did."...
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Firm applauds landfill progress
(Local News ~ 10/26/16)
A letter was given to the members of the Mississippi County Quorum Court Finance Committee Monday afternoon from FTN Associates, the engineering firm hired by the county to advise in the operations and construction at the county landfill. The letter, written by Senior Project Manager Paul Crawford (at the request of Mississippi County Judge Randy Carney), is said to be a written copy of the compliments he had verbally stated regarding progress at the landfill...
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Prosecutor: Landfill investigation active
(Local News ~ 10/26/16)
Despite Judge Randy Carney's assurances on Wednesday, Oct. 19, during a CN Debate for County Judge, that all investigations at the Mississippi County Landfill and/or the County Judge's office were closed and that no wrongdoing had been found, the CN has confirmed those assurances were not correct...
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County judge debate gets heated
(Local News ~ 10/26/16)
Editor's note: This piece is part of a series of debates involving candidates for local office. The full video of the 2016 CN Debate for County Judge may be found at the bottom of this article. The CN held its second debate of the election cycle on Wednesday, Oct. ...
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Council hopefuls make case to voters
(Local News ~ 10/26/16)
Editor's Note: This piece is part of a series of debates involving candidates for local office. The full video of both Blytheville City Council Ward 1 and Ward 2 debates may be found at the end of this article. Candidates for Ward 1, Position 1 and Ward 2, Position 1 on the Blytheville City Council recently participated in a debate hosted by the Blytheville Courier News...
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Police probe two separate shootings Tuesday
(Local News ~ 10/26/16)
Blytheville police are investigating two separate shootings Tuesday. According to reports, police responded to shootings in the 1700 block of West McHaney and the 300 block of Holland. The victim of the McHaney shooting told officers that he and several others were sitting in the yard when a newer model grayish blue sedan drove by and opened fire on the group. ...
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Police: Knife-wielding suspect chases woman, her infant child
(Local News ~ 10/26/16)
A woman told police that a suspect chased her with a knife, as she was carrying her four month old child Tuesday in the 300 block of North Hollywood. According to the police report, the victim said she was outside her residence with her infant son when the female offender exited her car and began chasing her with the knife...
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2016 Ballott issues and voters guide
(Local News ~ 10/26/16)
A document showing all of the ballot issues that will be available on the Election Day ballot, including their complete language, can be found at the Arkansas Secretary Of State's website at: http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Do......
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