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Gosnell considers offering vaccine to students
(Local News ~ 05/05/21)
The Gosnell School District is looking to possibly provide COVID-19 vaccinations to the students ages 16 and above. In their May 3 board meeting, the district discussed providing vaccine opportunities in collaboration with Gosnell Drugs, who worked alongside the district in vaccinating the school’s staff in January...
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Blytheville Schools report basically no cases of Covid-19
(Local News ~ 05/05/21)
The Blytheville School District is reporting basically no cases of Covid-19 in the district. On May 3, Blytheville superintendent Bobby Ashley reported 0 positive cases on any campus. At Blytheville Primary School, however, there are two students out with close contact and there is one person out at Blytheville Elementary with Covid complications...
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Local leaders mourn loss of McGuire
(Local News ~ 05/05/21)
Former Mississippi County Judge Steve McGuire was known to say at the numerous events he attended, “It’s a great day in Mississippi County.” For local leaders, today is a sad day in Mississippi County as they mourn the loss of the beloved former county judge who died Sunday in Little Rock at the age of 80...
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Jimmy Wayne Avery
(Obituary ~ 05/05/21)
Jimmy Wayne Avery, 74, of Blytheville passed away at St. Bernards in Jonesboro on May 3, 2021. He was born in Lepanto on Nov. 16, 1946, to Charley and Bertie Holmes Avery. He was an electrician by trade and retired from American Greetings after 47 years. He was a member of Grace Life Church of Blytheville...
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Jimmy Joe Jackson
(Obituary ~ 05/05/21)
Jimmy Joe Jackson, 85, of North Little Rock, former Blytheville resident, passed from this life Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at St. Vincent Health Systems Infirmary in Little Rock. Born at Portia, he was the son of the late Hershel and Mary Moore Jackson and had been a longtime Blytheville area resident before making his home in North Little Rock in 2017. ...
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