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Lady Lions remain unbeaten in league play
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/13)
Manila brushed off a sluggish start and went on to post a convincing 69-35 victory over Osceola in 3A-3 conference senior girls basketball action Monday night in the Lions' Den...
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Meurer pours in 31 points to lead Rebels past Cougars
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/13)
Riverside senior Logan Meurer put on a scoring clinic, scoring 25 of his game high 31 points in the first half of Thursday night's 87-80 victory over Rector in 2A-3 conference basketball action at Lake City...
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Lady Rebels sweep past pair of conference foes
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/13)
Riverside gained a pair of 2A-3 conference victories, edging Rector 45-42 Monday night before rallying for a thrilling 57-52 overtime victory Thursday night over Augusta. The Lady Rebels trailed throughout the first three quarters against Augusta, before Kenzley Wilson's free throw in the closing seconds of regulation sent the game into overtime. ...
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Lions roar past Hornets for 58-40 Homecoming victory
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/13)
Manila celebrated Homecoming, cruising past Harrisburg 58-40, Friday night to maintain their lead in the 3A-3 conference. The Lions fell behind early, 4-0, before taking the lead for good on a Caleb Reinhart three pointer midway through the first quarter. Manila stretched its lead to 9-4 at the end of the period with back to back buckets from Scott Eubanks...
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Rebel Quartet
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/13)
Riverside High School basketball players, Logan Moyer, Wes Sanders, Alteeno Sain and Jacob Jordan, sang the National Anthem at the homecoming game Friday night. The athletes proved they had talent on the court (as they defeated Augusta) and at the microphone as they received a round of applause for their musical talents...
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Regina Ballard selected as employee of the year
(Local News ~ 01/22/13)
Regina Ballard, dietary manager at Monette Manor, was selected for the 2012 Employee of the Year. The employee of the year is chosen by supervisors from a list of the monthly employees chosen throughout the year...
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Leachville Council accepts proposed budget
(Local News ~ 01/22/13)
The Leachville City Council met in short session Monday, Jan. 14, and passed two resolutions and formulated plans for next month's meeting. Councilman David Wallace presided in the absence of Mayor Sheila Spurlock...
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Manila School Board hears good report
(Local News ~ 01/22/13)
The Manila School Board heard a good report at the January meeting with Superintendent Pam Castor announcing Manila District was one of 35 districts, out of 239 in the state, named an achieving school. Manila was named achieving district by the State Department of Education in an article featured the Arkansas Gazette...
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Martha Jane Jones
(Obituary ~ 01/22/13)
Martha Jane Jones, 69, of Blytheville, passed from this life Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro.
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Sherry Lynn Wells Johnson
(Obituary ~ 01/22/13)
Mrs. Sherry Lynn Wells Johnson, 60, of Morristown, Tenn., died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at her home.
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Dorothy Forrest Jackson
(Obituary ~ 01/22/13)
Mrs. Dorothy Forrest Jackson, 90, of Germantown, Tenn., died Friday, Jan. 18, 2013.
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Liam Matthew Huckabay
(Obituary ~ 01/22/13)
Liam Matthew Huckabay, 3-month-old son of Matt and Brittany Griffin Huckabay of Blytheville, passed from this life Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, at the LeBonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis.
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Clarice Bell Green
(Obituary ~ 01/22/13)
Mrs. Clarice Bell Green, 90, of Blytheville, died Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, in Blytheville.
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Karl Robert (Bob) Gonter
(Obituary ~ 01/22/13)
Mr. Karl Robert (Bob) Gonter, 85, of Lakewood, Wash., died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro.
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Rev. Willie Lee Davis
(Obituary ~ 01/22/13)
Rev. Willie Lee Davis, 79, of Blytheville, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at Great River Medical Center.
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Gardening season is upon us again
(Column ~ 01/22/13)
Although the whole world is brown and dead, and it is still very chilly outside, my winter vegetables are producing nicely right now, and the planting dates for early spring veggies are close at hand.
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Waiting for the day my numbers hit, and the return of the NHL
(Column ~ 01/22/13)
Welcome back everyone. I hope you all enjoyed your three-day weekend -- those of you that had one, that is. For me, the weekend was a particularly exciting one.
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Finance Committee dissects Blytheville budget
(Local News ~ 01/22/13)
The Blytheville City Council's Finance and Purchasing Committee spent 2 1/2 hours Monday night dissecting the proposed budgets of seven city departments, hearing department leaders' offered cuts and arguments to keep certain items.
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Local cancer center to shut down
(Local News ~ 01/22/13)
The Board of Governors for Mississippi County Hospital System was informed Monday that the cancer treatment facility at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville will be shutting down at the end of the month.
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Lady Tigers fall to Bay
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/13)
BAY -- The Armorel Lady Tigers dropped to 5-17 overall and 2-5 in the 1A-3 conference standings after a 49-31 loss to the Bay Lady Yellowjackets. Armorel led 11-9 at the end of one but trailed 29-16 at halftime and 40-26 heading into the fourth. Stacy Jo Spurlin led Armorel with 10 points and Shelbie Collard scored nine and grabbed eight rebounds. Hannah Willard led all scorers with 21 points for Bay and Sara Sharp chipped in 11...
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Pocahontas defeats Lady Pirates
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/13)
GOSNELL--The Gosnell Lady Pirates dropped a key 3-4A conference matchup Monday night as the Pocahontas Lady Redskins pulled away with a 63-43 victory at the Gosnell Physical Education Building. Gosnell (9-10, 4-6 3-4A) trailed by just a point heading into the fourth period and tied the game with a free throw to open the period but Pocahontas outscored the Lady Pirates, 29-9, the rest of the way for the victory...
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Chickasaws to host Bowlin-less GCT tonight
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/13)
The Blytheville Chickasaws host longtime rival, Greene County Tech, Tuesday night in another key 5A-East showdown at Chickasaw Gym. This rivalry intensified under the leadership of former Blytheville head coach David Hixson and current Tech head coach Scott Bowlin. ...
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Osceola football player arrested
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/13)
Osceola High School student and football player Shaquille Lockhart was arrested last week for first degree battery and "Engaging in a Continuing Criminal Gang, Organization, or Enterprise" according to the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department Intake report dated Jan. 14, 2013 through Jan. 20, 2013...
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Arkansas Highway Commission opens bids for improvements in Craighead County
(Local News ~ 01/22/13)
LITTLE ROCK -- The Arkansas State Highway Commission has opened bids for improvements to a roadway in Craighead County. The purpose of this project is to widen 1.11 miles of Highway 18 from two lanes to five lanes in Monette. The area is north of Black Oak along the Monette Bypass...
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Julia Carol Baker
(Obituary ~ 01/22/13)
Julia Carol Baker, 78, passed away Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. She was born on Jan. 21, 1935, in Lexington, Miss., to the late Henry and Ella Medlin. Mrs. Baker was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Osceola. She enjoyed gardening and her flower beds...
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