Stories from Wednesday, November 10, 2010

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In a Tuesday morning meeting, the Mississippi County Election Commission performed a recount for the Osceola mayoral race and certified all votes for Mississippi County from the Nov. 2 election. Kennemore pulled through with a very narrow win on election day -- 1,150 votes were needed for a clear majority, and Kennemore received 1,161. The recount, however, did not uncover a change in those numbers, and Kennemore was officially named the winner...

A Veterans Day program will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Mississippi County Courthouse in Blytheville. Mississippi County Judge Steve McGuire and veterans service officer Mickey Littlejohn invite everyone to come out and honor veterans during this ceremony...

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be featured in the Chamber's "Stardust on Blytheville" series at 1 p.m. Thursday at The Ritz Civic Center, as she tours for her new book, "Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family." In the book, Rice notes her parents were prepared to try just about anything and to let her try just about anything that could be called an educational opportunity. ...

A Veterans Day program will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Mississippi County Courthouse in Blytheville. Mississippi County Judge Steve McGuire and veterans service officer Mickey Littlejohn invite everyone to come out and honor veterans during this ceremony...

Highway Dept. not to blame for holdup, commissioner says