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Family, friends pay tribute to Justin Harrison with balloon release
(Local News ~ 08/31/16)
Family and friends of Justin Harrison are still looking for closure, as police continue to seek leads in his shooting death. A crowd gathered behind the Ritz Civic Center on Sunday afternoon-- the two-year anniversary of the murder -- and walked to the site at 9th and Chickasawba where he was fatally shot, Aug. 28, 2014 while riding his motorcycle...
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Movie Magic clerk killer hoping SCOTUS ruling lowers sentence
(Local News ~ 08/31/16)
Derrick Xavier Shields was 14 years old when he fatally shot Movie Magic clerk Laurie Troup in the face with a sawed-off shotgun on Nov. 18, 1999. After spending the last 17 years behind bars, Shields, who is now 31, is trying to take advantage of a Supreme Court of the United States decision that retroactively bans life sentences for juveniles...
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Chicks host rival Osceola in their opener
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/16)
Coach Ben Fisher and the Blytheville Chicks are ready to host a Mississippi County rival, the Osceola Seminoles, on Friday night at 7 p.m. at Haley Field. The Chicks are coming off a big win in the benefit game against 3-4A opponent, the Pocahontas Redskins, on Aug. 23...
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Kaepernick disrespects those who give ultimate sacrifice
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/16)
I would describe myself as a proud U.S citizen. Now, I know America has its problems, which are everywhere in the world. But with those problems come people who want to make a bigger deal out of things than they are or take it to further extremes than necessary...
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Blytheville Police Reports (Aug. 30)
(Local News ~ 08/31/16)
The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Police took a criminal mischief report in the 1300 block of South 10th. The victim said the offender shot the spoiler on her car. -- Police took a breaking and entering report in the 400 block of Mimosa. A GPS was reported missing...
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