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City getting $2 million from FEMA
(Local News ~ 06/19/09)
The city of Blytheville will receive $2,050,289 in federal funding for repairs and clean-up related to the Jan. 27 ice storm, U.S. Sens. Mark Pryor and Blanche Lincoln and U.S. Rep. Marion Berry announced today. The funding will come from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...
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More details emerge in local stabbing death
(Local News ~ 06/19/09)
More details have emerged in last weekend's murder of a Blytheville woman, according to police. Shawn Rainer, 36, was arrested at the scene for the murder of Takina Douglas, 27, of Blytheville, and is in the Mississippi County Jail awaiting a July 31 appearance in Circuit Court...
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(Local News ~ 06/19/09)
Plans are already under way for this year's United Way Chili Cookoff. The committee has begun monthly meetings to plan this year's event, which will be Oct. 15-16. In addition to chili cookers, the event will include games and fun for children and adults. Each agency of the United Way will have an information booth and games to play...
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Nine apply for OEM post
(Local News ~ 06/19/09)
The Mississippi County Quorum Court's personnel committee met recently and reviewed the list of applicants for a new coordinator of the county's Office of Emergency Management. In a meeting last month, justices decided to split the duties of the OEM coordinator and the 911 coordinator into two positions. David Lendennie has been doing both jobs for several years now, but the workload has increased to such a level that one person cannot adequately perform both jobs...
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First Tee geared up for retooled youth course
(Local News ~ 06/19/09)
First Tee of Northeast Arkansas director C.W. Cummings expects a "ground-breaking" summer. The local chapter's summer program begins next week in Osceola, Blytheville and Manila. Blytheville area First Tee participants will play on a revamped Oaks Course, which has been trimmed down from six holes to three...
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