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Blytheville Police reports -- 5-29-12
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:
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Robert Irving Linstrom
(Obituary ~ 05/30/12)
Mr. Robert Irving Linstrom passed away peacefully and was received in heaven Sunday, May 27, 2012, at the age of 86.
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Dorothy Louise Gowen
(Obituary ~ 05/30/12)
Mrs. Dorothy Louise Gowen, 92, of Port Royal, S.C., formerly of Blytheville, Paris, Tenn., Memphis and Jacksonville, Fla., passed away Friday, May 25, 2012, at Helena House in Port Royal.
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Sue Bearden
(Obituary ~ 05/30/12)
Mrs. Sue Bearden, 65, of Maumelle, went to be with her Lord Sunday, May 20, 2012.
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City must be fixed before citizens "talk it up"
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/30/12)
Mayor Sanders, I saw an article in the Blytheville Courier News where you wanted the citizens of Blytheville to talk the city up. To put things in perspective, let's review the past headliners about Blytheville: The city is being sued by the IRS and Mississippi County, Tax rates are increasing to astronomical levels to pay for the thieves and fools of the city's past administration, our street repairs have devolved to the point a "spray coating" is supposed to last for five to seven years. ...
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Gas prices, the runoff and pronunciation
(Column ~ 05/30/12)
An interesting factoid: On Saturday night, gas prices at the Osceola convenience stores just off Interstate 55 were $3.49. Just a few miles up the road in Blytheville, the same gas was selling for $3.15.
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Tolley coming back to Ritz for fundraiser
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
Hometown boy Johnny Tolley will be at The Ritz Civic Center at 7 p.m. Saturday to host a fundraising event for The Arts Council of Mississippi County.
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More money rolling in for Dyess restoration project
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
Arkansas State University has been awarded a $350,000 grant for some of the work it is doing to restore the Dyess Colony Administration Building.
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Blytheville OM team takes 10th at World Finals
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
Central Elementary School's Odyssey of the Mind team directed by Coach Curtis Walker wound up 10th in the Division I "You Make the Call" structure problem at the May 23-26 OM World Finals at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
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Illegal dumping irks city officials
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
Blytheville Mayor James Sanders got a call Friday that, in his words, infuriated him. The caller reported seeing someone discard the several buckets of rubberized coating on a vacant Cherry Street lot
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Council OKs issuance of deed
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
During a special meeting Tuesday afternoon, the Blytheville City Council authorized the issuance of a deed to Arkansas Steel Processing.
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Memorial Day ceremony honors veterans
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
The Herman Davis American Legion Post 197 presented a special POW/MIA Memorial Day Ceremony at 11 a.m. at the Herman Davis Monument in Manila. The event was held as a Memorial Day tribute to Prisoners of War, Missing in Action, their families and all veterans...
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Buffalo Island Central Junior High honors retiring teacher and staff member
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
Co-workers, family and friends gathered last Tuesday at the Buffalo Island Central junior high library for a retirement reception for junior high librarian, Cindy Crawford, and secretary Reba Donner...
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Cave Dwellers to host car wash and bake sale
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
The Leachville Cave Dwellers will be sponsoring a car wash and bake sale on June 2 starting at 8:00 a.m. at the Malt Shop on Main Street in Leachville. The car wash/bake sale is by donation, the money raised will be used to purchase fireworks for the 4th of July display at the park. Please come out and support the Cave Dwellers to make this display as beautiful as in years past...
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Manila board hires boys coach
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
Manila School Board members met Wednesday and Thursday evenings, May 23-24, in special called meetings to interview for the position of head boys basketball coach. Current Manila Coach Bill Taylor announced his plans to retire as of June 30...
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Arilis Lee Wattle
(Obituary ~ 05/30/12)
Arilis Lee Wattle, 73, of Blytheville, died Saturday, May 26, 2012, in Blytheville.
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Kiwanis tops Henson Fire
(Community Sports ~ 05/30/12)
Here is a wrap up of some of Tuesday night's Cal Ripken League action from the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex. The rest of Tuesday night's action is scheduled to be in Thursday's paper. MAJOR LEAGUE Kiwanis 17, Henson Fire 7 Kiwanis scored 10 runs over the first two innings and never looked back on its way to a 17-7 win over Henson Fire in five innings Tuesday night...
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Sports Hall Thunder Bayou Blowout
(Community Sports ~ 05/30/12)
Below are the brackets for the June 1-3 Sports Hall Thunder Bayou Blowout.
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