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Wagner to run for old seat under new party
(Local News ~ 09/16/15)
This week, former State Representative Wes Wagner of Manila announced his candidacy to the District 54 State Representative position once again, but this time as a Republican. The district encompasses the northern and western portions of Mississippi County and the Northeast portion of Poinsett County (including portions of Blytheville and Osceola as well as all of Gosnell, Dell, Manila, Leachville, Etowah, Dyess, Lepanto and Trumann). He previously held that position for one term (2013-2014)...
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(Video) Blytheville-West Memphis game
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/15)
The Blytheville Chickasaws knocked off West Memphis, 23-14 Friday night. Here is the video of the game.
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4H elected officers
(Community News ~ 09/16/15)
The Triple A (Armorel Awesome Achievers) 4H Club elected officers for the new year at its September meeting. Pictured are (top, from left) president Ali Carter, vice president Barrett Crocker, secretary Cody Andrews, (front, left) game/song leader Addie Burns and flag bearer Miah Flippen. Not pictured are club photographer Kat Davis and pledge leader Ashley Fosburg...
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Johnson arraigned in Stone murder
(Local News ~ 09/16/15)
After playing a game of basketball in Williams Park on June 22, 23-year-old Vincent Stone walked to his vehicle. Two men ran towards him, firing fatal shots. One of the suspects was arraigned in Blytheville District Court on Wednesday. After being extradited from Jefferson City, Missouri, Daniel "Da'Nasty" Johnson was arraigned on charges of Murder 1st and Possession of Firearms by Certain Persons...
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Christene Butler
(Obituary ~ 09/16/15)
Christene Harris Butler, 52, of Luxora passed away September 12, 2015 of cancer. Born May, 18, 1963 to Scipio Harris Sr and Dorothy Gordon in Turrell, she worked at American Greetings, was veteran of the Army Reserves and member Zion Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Luxora...
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Lillian Davis
(Obituary ~ 09/16/15)
Lillian Davis, 95, of Chicago, Ill., passed away September 4, 2015 of pneumonia. Born September 22, 1923 in Oxford, Miss. to the late Elbert Brown and Elizabeth Brown, she was a homemaker and member of Big Zion M.B. Church in Chicago, Ill. She is survived by her husband L.D. Bradford, of Chicago, Ill.;...
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Ossie Love
(Obituary ~ 09/16/15)
Ossie Lee Love, 72, of Blytheville, passed away September 13, 2015 of a heart attack. Born to the late Austin Love and Cora Lee Lockart on December 21, 1942 in Joiner, he was a tire repair man and of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, Mr. Love is preceded in death by brother Roosevelt Love...
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Tilda Kinnel
(Obituary ~ 09/16/15)
Tilda Ann Streeter Kinnel, 93 years of age, departed this life on September 14, 2015 at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Ray and Pauline Hastings in Doniphan, Mo., where she had been living for the past year. Prior to that, she lived in Blytheville for 63 years...
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Aldridge pleads guilty
(Local News ~ 09/16/15)
Monday in Mississippi County Circuit Court Calvin Aldridge, 29, of Blytheville, plead guilty to conspiracy to commit murder. Aldridge was sentenced to 48 months, 60 months SIS. He was arrested in March when it was suspected that he was part of a murder plot. As previously reported in the Courier News, Mississippi County inmate Tylon Calvin King allegedly contacted Aldridge to be a part of a plan to murder King's ex-girlfriend, Tiffany Harris, who was refusing to drop charges against him...
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Council changes franchise fees
(Local News ~ 09/16/15)
At their September meeting Tuesday night, the Blytheville City Council unanimously passed an ordinance changing the telephone franchise fee rate charged to AT&T for doing business in the city, an ordinance authorizing the sale of specific excess city property, a resolution authorizing Mayor Sanders to apply for a GIF Fire Protection Grant to be used to repair the Blytheville Library's roof and a resolution supporting Career Readiness Certification...
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Update: Kidnappers arrested
(Local News ~ 09/16/15)
Osceola Times Two Steele men have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of an Osceola teenager. Hank Crawford, 25, and Mickey Young, 63, were taken into custody by the Osceola Police Department. A probable cause hearing was held Monday with both men being bound over to the next term of circuit court...
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Great Fitzini's prep football picks
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/15)
By AARON FITZPATRICK Blytheville Courier News Once again, it is I, the Great Fitzini, Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, back to for another week of picking prep football games. I went 3-1 last week but that "1" turned out to be a big "1" as Blytheville knocked off 7A West Memphis at Haley Field. It was one of the biggest wins at Haley Field since the Chicks defeated Batesville in 2006 to keep their undefeated season alive...
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Blytheville vs. Marion Preview
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/15)
By AARON FITZPATRICK Blytheville Courier News The Blytheville Chickasaws look to start the 2015 season with three straight wins as they head to Marion Friday night to take on the Patriots. Blytheville (2-0) is coming in on the heals of a spirited, 23-14 win against West Memphis at Haley Field. ...
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Gosnell vs. Rivercrest Preview
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/15)
By AARON FITZPATRICK Blytheville Courier News The Gosnell Pirates look to open the season with a seconds straight win as the head to the Cotton Patch in Wilson to take on south county rival, Rivercrest Friday night. Gosnell (1-0) opened the season with a 49-7 win over the Osceola Seminoles last week. They'll look to make it two in a row over south county rivals this week against the Colts...
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