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Blytheville Police reports -- 7-18-11
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:
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New age group for soccer this season
(Community Sports ~ 07/19/11)
The Blytheville Area Soccer Association has raised the age limit to play soccer. The new age group is U18, but participants cannot turn 18 before Aug. 1, 2011. Previously, the oldest age group was U16. The age groups now range from U18 to U6 -- ages 4 --18(must be born between Aug. 1, 1993 - July 31, 2007)...
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Dakota James Stafford
(Obituary ~ 07/19/11)
Dakota James Stafford, 10, of Manila, died Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould.
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Essie Mae Pendleton
(Obituary ~ 07/19/11)
Mrs. Essie Mae Pendleton, 69, of Osceola, died of a stroke Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis.
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Curtis D. Newton
(Obituary ~ 07/19/11)
Mr. Curtis D. Newton, 48, of Wynne, was called home Friday, July 15, 2011, at Wynne.
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Leon Malone
(Obituary ~ 07/19/11)
Mr. Leon Malone, 89, of Blytheville, died Monday, July 18, 2011, at Heritage Square in Blytheville.
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Roosevelt Jackson
(Obituary ~ 07/19/11)
Mr. Roosevelt Jackson, 25, of Kennett, Mo., formerly of Blytheville, died July 11, 2011, at Twin Rivers Medical Center in Kennett.
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Jimmy Lynn Hodge
(Obituary ~ 07/19/11)
Mr. Jimmy Lynn Hodge, 65, of Bassett, died Friday, July 15, 2011, in Etowah.
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Bill J. Griggs
(Obituary ~ 07/19/11)
Mr. Bill J. Griggs, 70, of Steele, formerly of Dell, died Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Baptist East Memorial Hospital in Memphis.
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Patricia L. Bratton
(Obituary ~ 07/19/11)
Patricia L. Bratton, 61, of West Memphis, died Monday, July 18, 2011, at Crittenden Regional Hospital in West Memphis.
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Help sought for officer, family
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
Jordan Micheal Lee Razer, 3-month-old infant son of Blytheville Police Officer Tiffany Razer and her husband Josh of Blytheville, passed away July 14.
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Armorel ends fiscal year on high note
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
The Armorel school district finished the 2010-11 fiscal year with nearly $1.3 million more than they finished the 2009-10 school year
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Local delegation shines at Miss Arkansas
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
This Miss Arkansas Pageant is No. 1 in the nation in the amount of scholarships awarded at it's state pageant. And area contestants received their share.
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Hospital system CFO gets $5,000 raise
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
Mississippi County Hospital System's board of governor's discussed the annual performance review for Chief Financial Officer Randy Nichols during an executive session at its Monday meeting.
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Other Arkansas cities also owe IRS
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
The southeastern Arkansas city of Eudora is the latest to be found to owe the Internal Revenue Service for unpaid payroll taxes.
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Council to discuss new agreement with ADEQ
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
Tuesday night, the Blytheville City Council will consider whether to enter into a contract with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality involving the city's transfer station.
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Dakota James Stafford
(Obituary ~ 07/19/11)
Dakota James Stafford, 10, son of Richard and Crystal Loar Stafford, died Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born at Blytheville, he had lived most of his life in Manila where he attended Manila Elementary School having completed the second grade. He was looking forward to starting the third grade and enjoyed stacking cans and blocks...
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Helen L. Patterson
(Obituary ~ 07/19/11)
Helen L. Patterson, 80, formerly of Black Oak died on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Crittenden Regional Hospital. She was born May 6, 1931, in Monette to the late Henry and Elizabeth Gipson. She was a homemaker and of the Church of Christ belief. Mrs. Patterson enjoyed gardening, ceramics and cooking...
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Stanley Reed killed in auto accident
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
LITTLE ROCK -- Stanley E. Reed, the ninth president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau, died in a single-car accident Friday morning. A cotton farmer from Marianna (Lee County), Reed served as president of the organization from 2003-2008. He was 59...
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Buffalo Island Central School Board
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
Buffalo Island School Board approved several student transfers, accepted resignation of choir director, reviewed and accepted bids for equipment, raised lunch prices, hired personnel, and worked through other business at the July 11 meeting...
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Watermelon Festival date changed
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
Due to unexpected circumstances, the date of Leachville Watermelon Festival has been changed to Saturday Aug. 13, on Main Street. Everyone is invited to come and join in the activities. The festival will kick off with a parade at 9 a.m. Line up for the parade will be at elementary school starting at 8 a.m...
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Art Around the World
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
An art summer camp, Art Around the World, was held last week at the Manila Community Center under the direction of art teacher Brooke Aguilar, assisted by Misty Humway. Classes were held Monday through Thursday with students creating African baskets; Mexican Tile Mosaics, Australian animal sculptures, and Asian prints. It was something new each day for the 13 young artists...
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Benefit tournament in Manila for Cody Gentry
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
A benefit Men and Women's Softball tournament for police officer Cody Gentry who was injured while on duty will be held in Manila at the ballpark. Entry fee is $350 per team and there will be a concession...
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Six Sigma Training Yields Significant Savings for Area Industries
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
Colson Monette had two of its leaders become Six Sigma Green Belt certified by Black River Technical College (BRTC) and the Arkansas Quality Institute between February and June 2011. The initiatives implemented by the newly certified Green Belts include motion reduction, wait-time and set-up time reduction, direct labor time and efficiency improvement, time-scan error reduction, reduction of part delivery delays, and labor cost and cycle-time reduction.. ...
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AREA PHARMACIST STAYS BUSY LOGGING MILES ON WEEKENDS
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
Five years and over 50,000 miles ago Monette pharmacist Kenny Lomax co-founded a girls softball team that eventually became a three time national champion. The Arkansas Heat have become well known all over, not only the state of Arkansas but around the country, for their winning ways...
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Former Manila High School teammates team up to win again
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
It was an exciting repeat for former Manila High School teammates Kris Seyler and Jeremy Murray as they won the 30th annual Simmons First Red Wolf Classic Golf Tournament by one shot. The two won the championship title in 2006...
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The World of Reptiles presented at Manila Library
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
Information came to life at the Manila Library as The World of Reptiles was presented by Holly Taylor with the Natural History Education Company of the Midsouth (NHECM). The event was part of the children's summer program and held on Monday, July 11...
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Mary Lou Deaton celebrates 80 years of life
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
Mary Lou Deaton of Manila was the guest of honor for her 80th birthday celebration. The event was held at the Manila Depot on Saturday, July 16, with friends and family from several states gathering to wish her many more birthdays...
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Gold for BIC FCCLA girls
(Local News ~ 07/19/11)
Two teams from Buffalo Island Central Junior High FCCLA brought back gold from a recent trip to California giving them a clean sweep. They were Gold winners starting with district, state and now nationals...
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