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Justices question Pafford on response time
(Local News ~ 02/05/22)
Mississippi County Fire, Police and Safety committee received a breakdown of last year’s runs and services provided by Pafford Ambulance service at the Wednesday afternoon meeting. Justices welcomed the representatives of Pafford, Charles Stanton, manager; Jamie Pafford, CEO; Clay Hobbs, Operation Officer; and Jennifer Revels, Director of Communication...
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Armorel’s Carr running for state rep
(Local News ~ 02/05/22)
Armorel Elementary principal Joey Carr has announced his candidacy for the newly-formed District 34 state representative position. Carr is campaigning on education, stimulating the economy, supporting farmers and small businesses and industry. Carr will be on the Republican ballot in the May 24 Primary...
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Covid report
(Local News ~ 02/05/22)
Mississippi County saw another significant decrease in covid-19 active cases in the past week. In the Wednesday report, Blytheville mayor James Sanders reported 645 cases, compared to 969 in the previous week. Still, county health officer Valencia Andrews Pirtle noted that there could be additional cases that haven’t been reported after at-home testing...
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Hodges to stay in race for Congress
(Local News ~ 02/05/22)
State Rep. Monte Hodges (D-Blytheville) said he was exonerated from a child molestation allegation in 2003, and his Congressional campaign continues. Hodges told the NEA Town Courier that he was falsely accused of the “baseless allegations” in the recently resurfaced old police reports...
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