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Blytheville Police reports -- 8-18-11
(Local News ~ 08/19/11)
Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:
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Lonnie Hopkins Wright
(Obituary ~ 08/19/11)
Mr. Lonnie Hopkins Wright, 87, of Manila, passed from this life Wednesday Aug. 17, 2011, at his home.
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Dennis Alan Rapert
(Obituary ~ 08/19/11)
Mr. Dennis Alan Rapert, 60, of Pocahontas, died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, at Advance Care Hospital of White County in Searcy.
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Douglas Wade Leggett
(Obituary ~ 08/19/11)
Mr. Douglas Wade Leggett, 63, of Gosnell, died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould.
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Armorel annual meeting
(Business ~ 08/19/11)
Armorel High School Principal Scott Smith talks to district parents and students Thursday night during Armorel's annual public meeting. The district's fiscal and academic situations were discussed and the high school held an open house after the meeting...
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Cotton Field day to be held at Judd Hill
(Local News ~ 08/19/11)
The 2011 Cotton Field Day at Judd Hill Thursday, Aug. 25, will feature an array of field research and programs of interest to farmers along with First District Congressman Rick Crawford of Jonesboro as keynote speaker.
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Students urged to have explosive year
(Local News ~ 08/19/11)
To start the year out with a bang, pun intended, Blytheville Intermediate School Principle David White challenged students to be that "extra degree" and have an explosive school year.
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Where were you when the towers fell?
(Local News ~ 08/19/11)
The Blytheville Courier News is planning a special edition to be published on Sept. 11 making the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
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Burdette leading the way in wind energy
(Local News ~ 08/19/11)
The city of Burdette is preparing to set a precedent in Arkansas -- Thursday morning the town began operations to raise and connect the largest energy producing wind turbine in the state.
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West Memphis 3 freed under plea deal
(Local News ~ 08/19/11)
Three men convicted of killing three 8-year-old Cub Scouts and dumping their bodies in an Arkansas ditch changed their pleas Friday, resolving a years long effort to win their freedom.
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Thompsons to celebrate 50th anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 08/19/11)
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Thompson of Blytheville will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, with a drop-in reception in the Family Life Center at First Baptist Church in Blytheville.
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Dr. John was a good guy, and I miss him
(Column ~ 08/19/11)
There's a golf tournament this weekend at the country Club in honor of Dr. John Williams, who passed away a few years ago at way too early an age.
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"Bandy"
(Entertainment ~ 08/19/11)
This week's Pet of the Week at the Blytheville Humane Society is Bandy, an adult female Tabby cat. Bandy is a loving cat and is ready for her forever home. She is up-to-date with routine shots. For more information, call the Humane Society at 870-838-5512 or send e-mail to humanesociety1@earthlink.net.
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