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Good news for Gosnell
(Local News ~ 10/26/10)
GOSNELL -- The Gosnell School Board received the good news Monday night that Gosnell Elementary students met Annual Yearly Progress on their state-mandated test scores for the 2009-10 school year. This means that for the combined population of the school, 86.6 percent of students tested proficient in math, and 80.2 percent tested proficient in literature...
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Blytheville test scores up
(Local News ~ 10/26/10)
Members of the Blytheville School Board and patrons of the district learned that test scores of students in the district have increased significantly Monday night. Assistant Superintendent Sandy Hughey presented the district's Report to the Public during the board's meeting. ...
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Questions with the candidates
(Local News ~ 10/26/10)
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the last in a series of interview questions with the three candidates for Blytheville mayor: Tommy Abbott, James Sanders and Carol White. Candidates were given 10 questions, and asked to respond in 350 words or less. The responses here are the candidates' own words...
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County looking for ways to squeeze budget
(Local News ~ 10/26/10)
County officials and residents may have to make do with less next year if another source of revenue cannot be found. Members of the Quorum Court's Finance Committee have been meeting weekly to discuss and formulate next year's county budget. On Monday, members of the committee asked elected county officials to trim their budget requests by 10 percent in an effort to present a balanced budget...
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County looking for ways to squeeze budget
(Local News ~ 10/26/10)
County officials and residents may have to make do with less next year if another source of revenue cannot be found. Members of the Quorum Court's Finance Committee have been meeting weekly to discuss and formulate next year's county budget. On Monday, members of the committee asked elected county officials to trim their budget requests by 10 percent in an effort to present a balanced budget...
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Dean Baumgardner
(Obituary ~ 10/26/10)
Dean Baumgardner, daughter of the late Guy Hemby and Daisy (Becker) Hemby, was born Jan. 30, 1921, in Neelyville, Mo., and departed this life on Oct. 19, 2010, at the age of 89 years, 8 months and 19 days. She was of Jonesboro and formerly of Senath, Mo., and passed away at St. Elizabeth's Place in Jonesboro...
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More charges in Love murder
(Local News ~ 10/26/10)
A Blytheville man has been arrested in connection with the Aug. 28 murder of Montez Love, according to Capt. Tim Bentley of the Blytheville Police Department. Jammie Gale Jr., 18, of Blytheville, was arrested Friday and arraigned Monday in Blytheville District Court, Bentley said...
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