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Sherriff Cook to run for fifth term
(Local News ~ 11/01/17)
Mississippi County Sheriff Dale Cook announced Monday that he will seek re-election for his fifth term. Cook, first elected in 2010, said he wants to continue working on the goals he has set forth - concentrating on illegal drugs and thefts. “Illegal drug and theft arrests remain my top priorities,” Cook said...
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Gosnell School Board discusses preparing for steel jobs
(Local News ~ 11/01/17)
The Gosnell School Board met Monday to receive academic reports from the building principal. The board also selected the month of May for their school board elections in 2018. Elementary Principal Tiffany Kennemore spoke about the E.A.S.T. Initiative projects that some of the students have been involved in. ...
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The most important thing is to be yourself
(Local News ~ 11/01/17)
Jacqueline Douvier Matthews believes that she can make a difference in this world and she has set out to make that goal a reality. “One morning I was coming home and I prayed and I asked God what can I do? I want to open a shelter for girls not to run from but to run to. ...
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Pirates attempt to go undefeated in conference
(High School Sports ~ 11/01/17)
Coming off a thrilling 26-24 victory Friday night against the Jonesboro Westside Warriors, the Gosnell Pirates (6-3, 6-0 4A-3) hope to go undefeated in their conference when they wrap up the regular season on Thursday as they entertain the Harrisburg Hornets (3-6, 1-5 4A-3)...
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Chicks and Mustangs, both suffer down season
(High School Sports ~ 11/01/17)
Blytheville Chickasaw head coach Ben Fisher wishes he had an answer for the 27-12 road loss to the previously winless Paragould Rams last week. However, the Chickasaws last game of the season will come in front of the Chickasaw faithful Friday night at home on Haley Field...
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Dexter Rhett Milligan
(Obituary ~ 11/01/17)
Dexter Rhett Milligan, 33, of Senath, Mo., formerly of Somonauk, Ill., passed from this life Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, at his home. Born in Blytheville, he had been a longtime Illinois resident and had worked as a Marine mechanic. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Ronnie and Beatrice Milligan, and his maternal grandfather, Neal Walls...
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Crawford named co-chair of Steel Caucus
(Local News ~ 11/01/17)
The bipartisan Congressional Steel Caucus announced this week that Representatives Rick Crawford (R-AR) and Mike Bost (R-IL) will lead the Congressional Steel Caucus as Co-Chairmen. The caucus was created in the early 1970s to promote the health of the domestic steel industry and its workforce...
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