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Despite weather delays, Center for Allied Tech still on track to open in August
(Local News ~ 02/24/18)
Despite weather-related construction delays, the Arkansas Northeastern College Center for Allied Technologies is still on track to open in August, ANC president Dr. James Shemwell told the college’s board of trustees on Wednesday. Physical Plant director Scott Creecy reported that because of the rain construction is about four weeks behind schedule. The revised schedule now has the projected slated to be completed by June 30, instead of the original date of June 1 called for in the contract...
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Council approves bond issue for justice complex
(Local News ~ 02/24/18)
After reading a 13-page measure Tuesday night, the Blytheville City Council voted unanimously to approve the ordinance authorizing the issuance of a $2,750,000 sales and use tax bond for the remodel of the old armory building into the new justice complex...
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Mayor James Sanders’ State of the City
(Local News ~ 02/24/18)
Blytheville Mayor James Sanders delivered his State of the City Address on Tuesday night. Below is his written transcript of the address: I want to thank God, who has allowed us to see this year of 2018. I want to take this opportunity to take a brief look back at the year of 2017 and our last State of the City’s address...
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County board approves raises
(Local News ~ 02/24/18)
With all 11 Mississippi County Quorum Court Justices present Tuesday, the Finance Committee voted unanimously to give all county employees and elected officials a pay raise. While taking some time to debate what format the raise should come in, the court eventually decided to give all county employees a $1,000 raise and all elected officials a $2,000 raise...
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Arkansas Food Hall of Fame nominee: Kream Kastle keeps things old school
(Local News ~ 02/24/18)
In 1952, Steven Johns decided to open a hot dog stand at 112 North Division Street. Nearly 65 years later the Kream Kastle became a two-time Arkansas Food Hall of Fame nominee. What started as a simple window service hot dog stand would eventually expand its menu and become a full drive-in. Now managed by Johns’s daughter Suzanne Wallace and her husband Jeff Wallace, the family has done its best to remain faithful to the way things have always been done since Johns was running the kitchen...
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