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Land running for Land Commissioner
(Local News ~ 08/25/18)
The Republican nominee for Commissioner of State Lands Tommy Land traveled to Mississippi County Thursday. The Commissioner of State Lands office is currently held by John Thurston; however, he has reached his term limit and is now seeking the Secretary of State position. Land is from Heber Springs and has lived in Cleburne County all his life. He is retired from Southwestern Bell...
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Blytheville becomes Purple Heart city
(Local News ~ 08/25/18)
At Tuesday’s Blytheville City Council meeting, American Legion Post 24 Commander Jason Petrous went before the council to discuss the Legion’s wishes to make Blytheville a Purple Heart City. The Purple Heart is a U.S. military decoration given to those wounded or killed while serving in the U.S. military and it is the oldest military award that is still given to member of the U.S. military...
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Shooting suspect freely walks out of jail; picked up again a few minutes later
(Local News ~ 08/25/18)
On August 8, two Blytheville police officers escorted Sekou Gray to the Mississippi County Jail for his suspected involvement in a Blytheville shooting. He apparently was allowed to walk out of the facility before being booked, then brought back in and locked behind bars a few minutes later...
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If we all know our responsibilities, let’s act like it
(Column ~ 08/25/18)
Back in January the Blytheville City Council voted to remove all meeting attendance requirements in order to get paid. At the time those council members in support of the legislation said that the requirements were unnecessary because they were all adults and knew what they needed to do...
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Prosecutor: Officers justified in deadly shooting near I-55
(Local News ~ 08/25/18)
Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington has found Arkansas State Troopers and a Mississippi County Sheriff's deputy were justified in the July 30 deadly shooting of James Blackmon near the Interstate 55 51-mile marker. K-9 officer Hemi was also killed in the incident. " I find that Arkansas State Police Cpl. ...
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