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Manila cheerleader signs with Ouachita Baptist College (4/27/24)Manila senior Emily Pryor signed a letter of intent to continue cheerleading at the collegiate level at Ouachita Baptist University on Friday at the Manila High School auditorium. Emily, the daughter of Dr. Matt and Amy Pryor, has been a cheerleader for the Manila Lions for five years...
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Three men sought in Cherry Tree Mart Robbery (4/30/24)By STEVE KNOX Osceola Times BLYTHEVILLE - The Blytheville Police Department is seeking three back males in connection with the Sunday evening robbery of the Cherry Tree Mart. BPD officers responded to a call about an aggravated robbery at approximately 6:30 p.m. and spoke with the store clerk...
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Blytheville School Board draws standing room only crowd (5/4/24)By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier The Blytheville School Board of education meeting on Tuesday night drew a large, standing room only, crowd. All board members, Barbara Wells, Ricky Jefferson, Tobye Johnson, Billy Fair, Desmond Hamlett, Judy Beaugard, Venita Nichols and Erin Carrington, were present...
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Malik Dority found guilty (5/1/24)By SANDRA BRAND NEA Town Courier Editor In what could be called a very emotional trial, a jury of his peers found Maleke (aka Malik) Dority, 27, of Blytheville guilty of first degree murder in connection with the Jan. 17, 2023 shooting death of his cousin, Dandre Whitfield, 25, also of Blytheville...
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Farmers Bank announces new community program (5/3/24)Randy Scott, President and CEO of Farmers Bank, recently announced a new initiative aimed at fostering community involvement and philanthropy among its employees. With a commitment to supporting the local community, Farmers Bank launched a donation matching program, empowering employees to contribute to the Mississippi County nonprofit organizations of their choice...
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Dority found guilty (4/26/24)A jury of his peers has just found Malik Dority, 27, of Blytheville, guilty of first degree murder in connection with the Jan. 17, 2023 shooting death of his cousin, Dandre Whitfield, 25, also of Blytheville. There is a co-defendant in this case and the jury did not find that Dority was in possession of or used a firearm during the incident...
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Terry Hall to stand trial for murder of Dandre Whitfield (4/30/24)By SANDRA BRAND NEA Town Courier Editor Terry Lamont Hall, Jr., 29, of Blytheville, was set to stand trial for the Jan. 17, 2023 murder of Dandre Whitfield this past week, but he received a continuance until July. Hall is now scheduled for a motion and plea day on July 1 and a jury trial July 22-26...
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June 3 trial date set in Hammett case (5/4/24)By SANDRA BRAND - NEA Town Courier Editor Blytheville School Board President Desmond Fredric Hammett is facing a misdemeanor criminal trespass charge in Crittenden County. He appeared in West Memphis District Court on April 16 with District Judge Fred Thorne presiding. The judge set Hammett’s trial for June 3 at 1:30 p.m. in the same court...
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Author comes to Blytheville (5/1/24)There will be a meet and greet the author Frank Thurmond at Blytheville Book Company on Saturday, May 4, starting at 10 a.m. Thurmond’s books include Before I Sleep: A Memoir of Travel; Reconciliation; Ring of Five; A Novella and Four Stories; and Remember and Other Poems...
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OEM works to improve radio communications (5/4/24)By Joseph Fondren NEA Town Courier Contributor BLYTHEVILLE— John Willard, Director of the Mississippi County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and E911, was the guest speaker Tuesday at the Blytheville Lions Club weekly meeting at the Blytheville Country Club. Willard gave an update on the department since he took the position last October. ...
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