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Convicted Movie Magic murderer back in jail
(Local News ~ 07/24/20)
The man convicted in the 1999 Movie Magic murder is back behind bars following an incident Sunday. Facing charges of felon in possession of a firearm, obstructing governmental operations, refusal to submit to arrest and failure to turn on headlights is 35-year-old Derrick Shields, who along with two others was convicted in the Nov. 18, 1999 shooting death of 26-year-old video store clerk Laurie Troup during an attempted robbery but released after a US Supreme Court ruling...
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Hattie B. Coleman
(Obituary ~ 07/24/20)
Hattie B. Coleman of Blytheville was born Dec. 8, 1946, in Promiseland to Doretta Love Williams of Blytheville and the late John D. Williams. She was a retired apartment manager of Maco Management in Missouri and was a member of Gospel Tabernacle in Blytheville under Pastor Ivory Diamond. ...
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Ethel Jean Whitfield Fowler
(Obituary ~ 07/24/20)
Ethel Jean Whitfield Fowler of Blytheville was born July 9, 1953, in Greenwood, Miss., to the late Charlie Whitfield and late Ella B. Hudson Whitfield. She was a homemaker and a member of Southside Church of Christ Church in Blytheville. Mrs. Fowler passed away July 18, 2020, at her residence in Blytheville at the age of 67. ...
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David Sylvester Fowler, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/24/20)
David Sylvester Fowler, Sr. of Blytheville was born Sept. 26, 1975, to Quincy Fowler of Blytheville and the late Ethel Jean Whitfield Fowler. He was a farmer and was a member of Morning Star M.B. Church in Blytheville. Mr. Fowler passed away July 22, 2020, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 44. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ethel Jean Whitfield Fowler...
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David Lee Ford
(Obituary ~ 07/24/20)
David Lee Ford, 63, of Blytheville, passed from this life on July 21, 2020 on his way to St. Bernard Medical Center, in Jonesboro. He was born April 12, 1957, the son of Mamie Lee (Ford) Horton and AJ Ford Sr. in Osceola. David was raised in Blytheville...
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Armorel hires principal
(Local News ~ 07/24/20)
Following an executive session, Armorel School Board filled the vacant high school principal position at a special called meeting on Thursday evening. Principal Teresa Lawrence recently resigned. Board members voted unanimously, on the recommendation of Superintendent Tiffany Morgan, to hire Tony Crowell as high school principal for the 2020-2021 school year...
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Hospital CEO offers COVID recommendations
(Local News ~ 07/24/20)
At Blytheville Mayor James Sanders’ Wednesday COVID-19 press conference, Mississippi County Hospital System CEO Chris Raymer discussed testing, new CDC recommendations, and other general safety principles. Raymer said, “The test is a nasal swab that they place in each nostril. ...
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Man arrested after scary incident at grocery store
(Local News ~ 07/24/20)
A man is in custody after an apparent incident Friday night at Hays Supermarket on Moultrie in Blytheville. "He came running in the store and said, 'lock the door, something bad is about to happen,'" Blytheville Police Department Capt. Teri Looney said. "It scared everyone, and then he hid."...
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Dorothy Turner
(Obituary ~ 07/24/20)
Dorothy Turner, 89, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Manila, passed away July 18, 2020, at Health Central Hospital, Ocee, Fla. She was born Feb. 17, 1931, in Rogers Springs, Tenn., to James and Effie Sasser Antwine Brady. She enjoyed reading and working crossword puzzles and visiting family, especially great-grandchildren...
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