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Tax-free weekend should help local stores
(Column ~ 07/21/11)
A new law will put more cash in local registers next month. Arkansas finally joined neighboring states Missouri, Tennessee and others in offering a tax-free weekend.
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Jessie Lee Williams
(Obituary ~ 07/21/11)
Jessie Lee Williams, 88, of Osceola, died of heart failure at home Thursday, July 14, 2011.
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Betty Lynn Gist Stephens
(Obituary ~ 07/21/11)
Mrs. Betty Lynn Gist Stephens, 82, of St. James, Mo., formerly of Cardwell, Mo., and Cuba, Mo., died Monday, July 18, 2011, at the Hospice Care Center of Cox South Hospital in Springfield.
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Leon T. 'Tom' Malone
(Obituary ~ 07/21/11)
Mr. Leon T. "Tom" Malone, 89, of Blytheville, passed from this life Monday, July 18, 2011, at Heritage Square Nursing Center.
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George Brents
(Obituary ~ 07/21/11)
George Brents, 56, of Blytheville, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.
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Patricia L. Bratton
(Obituary ~ 07/21/11)
Mrs. Patricia L. Bratton, 61, of West Memphis, passed from this life Monday, July 18, 2011, at Crittenden Regional Hospital in West Memphis.
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Walter F. 'Buddy' Benton
(Obituary ~ 07/21/11)
Walter F. "Buddy" Benton, 67, of Armorel, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis.
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State sales tax holiday set for Aug. 6-7
(Local News ~ 07/21/11)
A new act passed by Arkansas lawmakers this year provides for something to help families prepare their children to go back to school -- a sales tax holiday weekend
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New state law prohibits smoking in cars with kids under 14
(Local News ~ 07/21/11)
Starting Wednesday, smoking will be illegal in any vehicle carrying children under age 14, according to Arkansas state law.
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Post office potholes need to be fixed
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/21/11)
In a recent letter to the editor, I read that a post office in our area might be closing. I have been by hundreds of post offices in Arkansas and many other states in recent years, and many of them are either new or refurbished. I also understand that in many cases, the buildings are owned by private citizens...
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Kudos to new city cleanup initiative
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/21/11)
I wish to thank both Mayor Sanders and the City Council for the "Clean and Safe Blytheville" meeting at the Boys and Girls club this past Saturday morning. Also, thanks to Councilmen Musgraves and Langston for their personal invitation to this meeting...
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