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Pirates try to keep league record unblemished
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/17)
The Gosnell Pirates (3-3, 3-0 3-4A) are coming off of a big road win against the previously unbeaten Trumann Wildcats, as they prepare to play the Highland Rebels (2-4, 2-1 3-4A) at home this Friday. Gosnell is the only remaining team without a conference loss and enters the game with a 12-game league winning streak, which includes the perfect 4A-3 season a year ago...
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Project Launch assists parents, school districts
(Local News ~ 10/11/17)
Child wellness can impact the future. In fact, Nelson Mandela once said, “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” Parenting can be extremely difficult at times and child wellness has always been about more than just parenting. Therefore, Project Launch (PL) is a program that dedicates itself to aiding parents, schools, doctors and anyone else who could potentially impact a child’s life...
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City boards get updates from leaders
(Local News ~ 10/11/17)
The Public Works and the Airport and Utilities Committee of the Blytheville City Council met briefly on Monday, essentially receiving monthly updates from their department heads. The Public Works meeting was held first and Director Mark Key gave his report to the committee, detailing some of the projects the department finished during September. Street work, including 37 yards of new concrete being poured, was completed on Palm Circle at Westminster Village...
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County expects $1.5M bump in revenue
(Local News ~ 10/11/17)
The Mississippi County Quorum Court continued its annual budgetary process Monday and in an effort to accurately project 2018 revenues, it followed up with County Assessor Harley Bradley regarding his earlier comments that large industries, including Nucor and Nucor-Yamato, have yet to pay all the taxes they owe the county...
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Blytheville man murdered in Jonesboro; arrest made
(Local News ~ 10/11/17)
At 7:20 Tuesday night, Jonesboro police officers responded to a call concerning shots fired in the area of Patrick Street and Logan Avenue. When they arrived they found a body of a deceased male, who was later identified as Dewayne Turner of Blytheville...
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Rhul Keller
(Obituary ~ 10/11/17)
Mr. Rhul Keller, 70, of Blytheville, passed away Monday, October 9, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Rhul was born to Rhul Wesley and Mable Beatrice (Turner) Keller in Eastman, Oklahoma. He was a retired truck driver and called Eastman Baptist Church his church home. ...
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Our voice must be heard
(Editorial ~ 10/11/17)
Let me start by saying this, I know a lot of readers heavily disagreed with my opinion in my last column. People have the right to disagree with me and they also have the right to publicly voice their opinion on Facebook or any other forms of social media. I was told when I took this job, and I’m paraphrasing here, that column writing is a different entity...
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Arrest made in death of Ken Jackson
(Local News ~ 10/11/17)
John Ridge, 33, of Lake City was arrested Wednesday by the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office on a felony bench warrant in connection with the fatal accident that occurred on June 24 and took the life of Ken Jackson, Assistant Director of the Arts Council of Mississippi County and co-owner of Arkham Comics on Main Street in Blytheville. Ridge has been charged with negligent homicide while intoxicated...
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14-year old arrested for "making a terrorist threat" regarding graduation
(Local News ~ 10/11/17)
According to Blytheville Chief of Police Ross Thompson, a 14-year old high school student was arrested Wednesday and charged as a juvenile for allegedly “making a terrorist threat” as allegedly shown in a Facebook video recorded while the student was attending a powder puff football game on campus...
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