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Lineup set for Christmas parade
(Local News ~ 12/02/10)
More than 100 entries are signed up for the 61st Annual Blytheville Christmas Parade, to be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday on Main Street in downtown Blytheville. Sponsored by the Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce, the event will include floats, marching bands, walking groups, antique cars and other entries...
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ANC looks to expand industrial training
(Local News ~ 12/02/10)
Arkansas Northeastern College's industrial training program may be expanding to a region of five community colleges in the tri-state area, according to announcements made this morning by Tom Floria of The Solutions Group. Representatives from 10 industries in the Blytheville area, including Nucor and Tenaris, were present at the Crisp Center's Annual Industry Advisory Breakfast, presented by The Solutions Group, which is ANC's industrial training arm. ...
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McGuire honored at reception
(Local News ~ 12/02/10)
There was a crowd on hand Wednesday to wish a happy retirement to longtime Mississippi County Judge Steve McGuire. McGuire was elected county judge in 1994 and took office on Jan. 1, 1995. A native of Mississippi County, McGuire had retired from farming in 1990...
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Black Friday, without the crowds
(Column ~ 12/02/10)
I went "Black Friday" shopping, but I didn't have to stand in any long lines, bump into anyone with my cart or spend hours scoping out where items were before the sale began. I didn't have to freeze my rear off standing outside a locked door at 4 a.m. either...
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Helen A. Killett
(Obituary ~ 12/02/10)
Mrs. Helen A. Killett, 89, of Blytheville, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. She was born in Memphis to George T. and Helen Byrnes Acree. She attended the University of Memphis where she met the love of her life, Jim Killett. They were married for 66 wonderful years...
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Daniel "Danny" Franklin McGruder
(Obituary ~ 12/02/10)
Mr. Daniel "Danny" Franklin McGruder, 58, of Blytheville passed away Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Born in Blytheville to Frank and Sue Holmes McGruder, he was a veteran of the Army National Guard and a member of the Clear Lake Baptist Church. ...
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Milda Reed
(Obituary ~ 12/02/10)
Ms. Milda Reed, 91, of Manila, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, at Manila Nursing Center. Born in Manila, she was the daughter of A.C. and Roxie Cherry Reed, and was a lifelong Manila resident. She was retired from Manila Public Schools and was a member of Manila First United Methodist Church...
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Malcolm Earl Thomas
(Obituary ~ 12/02/10)
Mr. Malcolm Earl Thomas, 93, of Blytheville passed from this life on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, at the Manila Nursing Center. Born in St. Petersburg, Fla., to Calhoun M. and Annie Gough Thomas, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War...
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Alice Faye Tillman
(Obituary ~ 12/02/10)
Mrs. Alice Faye Tillman, 59, of Armorel, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. Born in Reverie, Tenn., to Tony and Betty Godsey Atchley Sr., she retired from American Greetings where she was a secretary for 34 years and was a member of Armorel Baptist Church. Mrs. Tillman loved to spend time with her family, especially her nieces and nephews, and was very patriotic and loved following politics and current events...
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