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Two sustain non-life-threatening injuries during incident
(Local News ~ 05/17/18)
The Blytheville Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred around 4 a.m. today (Thursday) in the 1900 block of West Main. According to the BPD, at least two people went to the residence of another to confront them about owing them money. The two received non-life-threatening injuries. One person has been detained, according to the BPD...
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Razorbacks’ agreement continues games at War Memorial Stadium
(High School Sports ~ 05/17/18)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas and the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism have signed an agreement to continue Razorback football games at War Memorial Stadium through 2024. The agreement includes three regular-season SEC games and three spring football games, pending SEC approval, at War Memorial Stadium during the tenure of the agreement. The formal announcement of the six-year agreement was made at a press conference on Thursday at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock...
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James Fred Duke
(Obituary ~ 05/17/18)
James Fred Duke of Blytheville was born August 16, 1938 in Lexington, Tenn. to the late Elmer Duke and the late Thelma Rogers Duke. He was a Master Tech in automotive body repairs. Mr. Duke passed away on May 16, 2018 at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville at the age of 79. ...
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Blytheville attorneys accuse Sharp County officials of beating man
(Local News ~ 05/17/18)
ASH FLAT, Ark. – Attorneys James W. Harris and Zachary W. Morrison of Blytheville have filed a civil rights lawsuit in Sharp County, Arkansas Circuit Court against four police officers, the mayors of Cherokee Village and Ash Flat, Ark., Sharp County, Ark., and the Sheriff of Sharp County for an alleged beating of a Sharp County man in 2016 by law enforcement...
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