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EOC offers utility assistance
(Local News ~ 06/24/15)
The Mississippi County Arkansas Economic Opportunity Commission is offering two energy assistance programs this summer as well as their Housing Counseling Program. MCAEOC will begin taking applications and walk-ins July 7 for its Low Income Home Energy Assistance program...
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Local ministry to sponsor gun buyback
(Local News ~ 06/24/15)
Greater Dimensions World Outreach Ministries, pastored by Apostle C. A. Turner, Sr., will be hosting an event whereby the ministry team is calling on Blytheville area residents to "stop the violence and put the guns down". They promise to pay $100 for every gun turned in, no questions asked...
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Hodges visits basketball camp
(Community News ~ 06/24/15)
State Representative Monte Hodges spoke with students participating in a basketball camp at Arkansas Northeastern College on Tuesday, June 23. The camp was held by Coach John Diamond at the ANC Wellness Center. "There is so much violence in the city right now," says Diamond. "It is important to have activities like this to keep our kids safe and off the streets."...
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The Great American Melting Pot and the right to offend
(Column ~ 06/24/15)
Current political climate and public behavior teaches that he/she who shouts loudest will eventually win. The art of compromise and community is an antiquated concept, only found in high-brow fiction and fairy tales of days gone by. We as a society have become so polarized that there seems to be no middle ground. But it really is alright to disagree and to challenge each other in the marketplace of ideas...
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Nathaniel Nolan, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 06/24/15)
Mr. Nathaniel Nolan, Sr., 49, of Blytheville, died Friday, June 19, 2015, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Born September 4, 1965, in Osceola to the late Benjamin Nolan, Sr. and the late Gladys Nolan, he worked at American Greetings and was a member of Zion Chapel in Luxora...
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Ethel Mae Davis Ross
(Obituary ~ 06/24/15)
Mrs. Ethel Mae Davis Ross, 76, formerly of Blytheville, died Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in Memphis, Tenn. Born March 8, 1939, in Tyronza to the former Mary Washington Davis, she was an evangelist and a member of Bountiful Blessings in Memphis, Tenn. In addition to her mother, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Britt Ross; two daughters, Rosie Davis and Cheryl Ross; one son, Willie Davis; and three brothers, Sammie Davis, Eddie Davis and Tommie Lee Davis...
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North/South County tensions rise over new courthouse
(Local News ~ 06/24/15)
Tensions between north and south Mississippi County were brought to the forefront during Tuesday night's meeting of the Quorum Court, as justices from the south expressed frustration at being left out of the move other court members made to purchase land for the county's new prospective courthouse...
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Wanda Stutts
(Obituary ~ 06/24/15)
Wanda Lee Stutts, age 85 of Manila, died Tuesday June 23, 2015 at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro. She was a lifelong Manila area resident. Wanda was a member of Little River Baptist Church and was a former VBS teacher and Sunday school teacher. She graduated from Manila High School in 1946 where she valedictorian. Wanda loved farming and spending time with her family. She and her family were the State Farm Family of 1976 and a former member of the FHA board...
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Community members must take action to stop violence
(Column ~ 06/24/15)
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter." -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With a sad heart, troubled mind, shaken soul and humble spirit I'm dealing with the death of a friend's son and another young gun-shot victim from our community, who is currently recuperating...
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Carl Scott
(Obituary ~ 06/24/15)
Mr. Carl Scott, 53, of Blytheville, died June 22, 2015 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was born April 14, 1962, in Osceola, to the late Jake Scott and the late Mae Dorothy Williams Daniels. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by four sisters, Ella Mae Jones, Linda Hampton, Dorothy Stringer and Donna Scott, and one brother, Melvin Daniels...
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Glenda Russell
(Obituary ~ 06/24/15)
Mrs. Glenda Fay Russell, 46, of Blytheville, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Born January 29, 1969, in Osceola to Luke Perry, Sr. and Bernice Woodard, she was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Blytheville...
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Annual July 4th fireworks show set
(Local News ~ 06/24/15)
The Blytheville Youth Sportsplex will once again play host to the City of Blytheville's Annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration in celebration of the nation's 239th birthday. The event will kick off at dusk on Saturday, July 4th. Each year the City Advertising Tourist Promotion Commission (CATPC) sponsors the event. ...
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