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Bobby Prince
(Obituary ~ 02/17/17)
Bobby Ray Prince, 72, of Manila passed from this life Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at the Mountain View Health and Rehab Center in Mountain View. Born in the Little River Community, he was the son of the late Raymond and Ruby Mae Martin Prince, was a retired farmer and a longtime resident of Northeast Arkansas...
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Shelby Tice
(Obituary ~ 02/17/17)
Mrs. Shelby Tice, 75, of Blytheville, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 at her home. She was born in Wilstacy, Kentucky to Nick and Faye (Southers) Dunaway. Shelby was a retired civil service secretary and the secretary and sales representative for Hubbard and Hoke Furniture, and was a member of Fairview Baptist Church. She loved to travel and shop, and was an avid reader. Shelby was a devoted mother, grandmother and a very giving person...
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Charles Allen Bunn
(Obituary ~ 02/17/17)
Mr. Charles Allen Bunn, 66, of Blytheville, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He was born in Blytheville to Charles and Roberta (Rodgers) Bunn. He served his country with honor as a medic in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Charles was proud of America and proud to serve his country. He recently attended an Army unit reunion and was surprised and honored that everyone he served with still remembered him...
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Virginia Loretta Parish
(Obituary ~ 02/17/17)
Mrs. Virginia Loretta Parish also known as Granny, Aunt Pete and Murr was born on March 12, 1925 in Blytheville, Arkansas to Claude Duncan and Vela Lucille Tomlinson Duncan and went to be with the Lord on February 15, 2017. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Hugh Gerald Parish; parents, Claude and Vela Duncan; brother, Carl (Tootsie) Duncan; sister, Bernice Walters and two sons, Jerry and Terry Parish...
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Mary Evelyn Rogers
(Obituary ~ 02/17/17)
Mrs. Mary Evelyn Rogers, 86, of Memphis, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Grace Healthcare in Cordova, Tennessee. She was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Ernest and Ruby (Simmons) Martin. Mary attended Luxora schools. She was a homemaker and lived in the Lost Cane community during the 1930s and 1940s. Mary moved extensively around the country with her husband during his career as a Postal Inspector. They later settled in Bartlett, Tennessee after his retirement...
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Gosnell raises sanitation rates
(Local News ~ 02/17/17)
Tuesday evening, the Gosnell City Council adopted two city ordinances to raise rates for all residential trash and household garbage pick up and to modify procedures regarding notifications regarding the condemnations of structures. Due to the fact that the county landfill's tipping fees has increased from $34.50 to $40.00 a ton, Gosnell city Mayor Don Marshall presented an ordinance which increases garbage pick up rates to $16.50...
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Planning Commission approves projects
(Local News ~ 02/17/17)
The Blytheville Planning Commission met Tuesday and approved plans for two new structures. One structure will house Higginbotham Family Dental and the other will house Las Brisas. The Planning Commission unanimously approved plans for 3920 East Main Street in Blytheville (just east of Tractor Supply) that will be a structure of approximately 8,000 square feet and will house at least two businesses. ...
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Chicks' Clark signs with Garden City
(High School Sports ~ 02/17/17)
After flirting with a 2,000-yard season in his junior campaign, Blytheville Chickasaw senior DeMekko Clark hit the ground running in his senior year to surpass the 2,000-yard mark by 111 yards and led the whole state in rushing yards with 2,111. On Thursday afternoon, Clark signed a letter of intent to play with the 2016 National Junior College Athletic Association's national champion, the Garden City Community College Broncbusters from Garden City, Kansas. ...
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Pirates end season with loss in District tourney opener
(High School Sports ~ 02/17/17)
POCAHONTAS -- The Gosnell Pirates' season came to an end on Tuesday night with a, 60-58, loss to the Trumann Wildcats in the first round of the 3-4A District tournament. The Wildcats led, 33-24, at the midway point. The Pirates had the ball with 5.9 seconds left to go to win or tie the ball game. Instead senior Tramaine Anderson lost the ball out of bounds and the Widcats came away with a, 60-58, win...
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BFD respond to report of fire at hospital
(Local News ~ 02/17/17)
The Blytheville Fire Department (BFD) received a report of a structure fire at the Great River Medical Center, 1520 North Division, at 5:50 p.m. Friday evening. The first truck on the scene, upon arrival, reported a great deal of black "smoke showing" and coming from somewhere on top of the building...
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State Medical Board suspends local doctor's license
(Local News ~ 02/17/17)
The Arkansas State Medical Board announced Wednesday that it has issued an Emergency Order of Suspension and Notice of hearing Dr. David Arthur Diffine for "violation of the Medical Practices Act." That order effectively revokes, at least until the hearing takes place, all medical practicing privileges that Diffine has in the state of Arkansas...
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