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Bradford Young Billings
(Obituary ~ 09/08/17)
Mr. Bradford Young Billings, age 54, died at the Blytheville Hospital on September 6 after a brief illness. Brad was preceded in death by his brother, B. Welby Alexander Billings and is survived by his parents, Karen Young Billings and Paul Barrett Billings; his brother, Paul Barrett (Lee) Billings Jr.; sister in law, Laura Beth Calvert; nephews and nieces, Paul Barrett (Stephanie) Billings III, Lane Torrence Billings, Sarah Caroline Billings and Benjamin Lawrence Billings; as well as great nieces, Emma and Ainsley Billings; a host of friends; and his close companion Melinda Gonzalez.. ...
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Donald Walter, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/08/17)
Mr. Donald Walter, Jr., 64, of Blytheville, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Donald was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Donald Sr. and Joan (Bombolaski) Walter. He was a dog breeder and of the Catholic faith...
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Lillie Gee Martin
(Obituary ~ 09/08/17)
Mrs. Lillie Gee Martin, 91, of College Station, Texas and formerly of Blytheville, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at her son‘s home in College Station, Texas. Lille was born in Ripley, Tennessee to Jordan and Elizabeth (Bell) Presnell. Lillie served her family all her life. ...
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Jerry J. Hudson
(Obituary ~ 09/08/17)
Mr. Jerry J. Hudson, 76, of Blytheville, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced when completed. Cobb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Please check our website at www.cobbfuneralhome.com for updates...
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Local gym plans big Veterans Day event
(Local News ~ 09/08/17)
Ironworx Fitness is planning several activities for Veterans Day on Saturday, Nov. 11. The local gym plans a sanctioned powerlifting event that day, as well as food, live music and more. There will be a tug-of-war, pie-eating contest, fast pitch baseball contest and even a car dead lift contest...
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Blytheville Police Reports
(Local News ~ 09/08/17)
The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. — Police took a harassment report in the 1100 block of South Franklin. — Police investigated a battery report in the 2000 block of West Cherry. — Officers investigated a commercial burglary at Sharp’s Heating and Air on South 5th. Several tools were reported missing...
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Enjoy the picture show at the Ritz Civic Center!
(Local News ~ 09/08/17)
For the first time since the late 1970s, the Ritz Civic Center will be regularly showing movies. These showings started this past Thursday and will continue with a new movie every month. A theatre has existed at the Ritz’s location since the early 1920s. ...
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New hours for landfill scales
(Local News ~ 09/08/17)
Landfill Director Wil Allen has announced that landfill scales will now be open from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. in order to help accommodate county citizens and companies that are currently traveling to Mississippi County from as far as Southaven, Mississippi to serve county industries...
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Arkansas Prep Scores
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/17)
The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL Arkadelphia 56, Sheridan 0 Ashdown 46, Hope 7 Atkins 44, Bigelow 15 Barton 56, Cross County 16 Bauxite 23, Glen Rose 22 Beebe 34, Lonoke 13 Benton 39, LR Parkview 25 Bentonville 47, Bixby, Okla. 28 Bentonville West 48, LR Central 14...
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Chicks fall to West Memphis
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/17)
WEST MEMPHIS — It was just too many numbers and too much firepower. Blytheville's offense compiled just 32 positive yards while rushing for a minus 16 overall as the West Memphis defense dominated all phases in a 40-0 Chickasaw loss. "We're essentially playing the biggest 6A school and we're the smallest 5A school," said Blytheville fourth-year head coach Ben Fisher. ...
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