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City to apply for Parks and Rec grant
(Local News ~ 08/27/16)
During a special meeting Thursday evening, the Blytheville City Council approved a 50/50 matching grant application that would fund several parks and recreation projects. If the city is awarded the 2017 Arkansas Department of Tourism grant, the state would reimburse half of the $83,000 to be spent on items at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex soccer fields, Walker Park, Williams Park and Nelson Park...
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Election Commission sets ballot positions
(Local News ~ 08/27/16)
The Mississippi County Election Commission set ballot positions for candidates in the November General Election on Friday morning. At her request, the board removed Leachville Ward 2, Position 2 candidate Paula Bowen from the ballot, leaving the seat uncontested with Lisa Baldridge vying for the spot...
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Who's the best to ever play in the NBA?
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/16)
Since my last column, "What Happened to playing for love of the game?," some have asked me who I think is the best player of all time in the NBA or who's on my "Mount Rushmore." To answer that question, it gets really complicated for me. If we went by decades, I'd probably go with in the 60s, the best players were Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlin, Oscar " The Big O" Robertson, Jerry West, and Elgin Baylor...
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Barbaree evaluates scrimmage
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/16)
The Gosnell Pirates hosted Marion and Paragould at J.W. Rea Field on Tuesday evening for the AAA Benefit Game. "Philips suffered a knee injury and we will not know more until later on," said Gosnell head coach Brandon Barbaree. Neither Gosnell or Paragould scored in the first 30-minute half, though there were opportunities at the end for both teams...
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Jeri-Lin celebrates 47 years in business
(Local News ~ 08/27/16)
Southern Bancorp employees helped Jeri-Lin Donuts celebrate 47 years in business on Thursday. The local staple donut shop was Southern Bancorp's Business of the Month for August. Pictured are Brandy Foster, Jennifer Stallings, Alice Walker, Linda Musser, Melissa Grant, LaRay Cloud, Kanecha Echols and Jennifer Williams...