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Blytheville Police reports -- 3-30-11
(Local News ~ 03/31/11)
Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:
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Dorothy Newman
(Obituary ~ 03/31/11)
Mrs. Dorothy Newman, 87, of Blytheville passed away Thursday, March 31, 2011, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville.
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J. Mell Brooks Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/31/11)
Mr. J. Mell Brooks, Jr., formerly of Blytheville, died at the age of 93 Tuesday, March 22, 2011, in Atlanta where he had lived for the past 26 years.
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Foster inks with Crowley's Ridge College
(High School Sports ~ 03/31/11)
Gosnell's Kortney Foster will be taking her softball talents to Crowley's Ridge College next year to play for the Pioneers. Foster signed a letter of intent to attend the school Wednesday morning in the Gosnell High School Library.
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No timetable for local redistricting
(Local News ~ 03/31/11)
A time frame has yet to be set for the redistricting process in Mississippi County to begin, according to George Hale of the county Election Commission.
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Coalter formally charged with murder
(Local News ~ 03/31/11)
An official charge of first-degree murder was filed Tuesday in Mississippi County Circuit Court-Chickasawba District in Blytheville against Kelly E. Coalter, 65, of 4915 E. County Road 186, Blytheville.
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Health Department gets new administrator
(Local News ~ 03/31/11)
A familiar face has returned to the local health department. Walter Holloway has returned to Mississippi County as the administrator of the Arkansas Department of Health in Osceola and Blytheville.
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Sheriff taking on farm thieves
(Local News ~ 03/31/11)
Sheriff Dale Cook and his staff are reaching out to the farming community in an effort to stop copper thieves.
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Hospital CEO still appealing DWI
(Local News ~ 03/31/11)
No court date has been set yet for the CEO of the Mississippi County Hospital System, who pled no contest to DWI in Blytheville District Court, but appealed his conviction to Circuit Court.
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Genester 'Mrs. Bea' Jones
(Obituary ~ 03/31/11)
Mrs. Genester "Mrs. Bea"Jones, 83, of Blytheville, died Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at Methodist Hospital in Memphis.