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Sherry Marie McGinn Lamb
(Obituary ~ 09/09/11)
Mrs. Sherry Marie McGinn Lamb, 55, of Harrisburg, died Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Little Rock.
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Boyce Driskill
(Obituary ~ 09/09/11)
Mr. Boyce Driskill, 67, of Luxora, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 at his home.
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Nellie M. Bowman
(Obituary ~ 09/09/11)
Mrs. Nellie M. Bowman, 74, of Blytheville, passed away Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, at Heritage Square Nursing Center.
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9-11 services planned
(Local News ~ 09/09/11)
The 10-year anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, is on Sunday, and with several of the churches in town memorializing those who lost their lives one church will be dedicating their entire Sunday program to honoring those who serve.
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Boys & Girls Club plants community garden
(Local News ~ 09/09/11)
The Boys and Girls Club of Blytheville will be working this fall on a project which promotes health in their neighborhoods -- a community garden.
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Museum receives object donation
(Local News ~ 09/09/11)
Delta Gateway Museum, housed in the historic Kress Building in downtown Blytheville, has received a donation of more than 50 museum objects from the history collection at the Arkansas Museum of Discovery in Little Rock.
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Upgrades sought for runway at Aeroplex
(Local News ~ 09/09/11)
Plans are being made to give the runway at the Arkansas Aeroplex some much-needed upgrades, but the source for funding this project is still up in the air.
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No timetable for museum opening
(Local News ~ 09/09/11)
Delta Gateway Museum director Leslie Hester believes it will cost "thousands" to make the future museum viable.
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Harvisons to celebrate 50th
(Anniversary ~ 09/09/11)
Ervel and Linda Harvison will celebrate their golden 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday.
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Money owed to IRS did not cease to exist
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/09/11)
I have spent many sleepless nights over this. I never taught, nor would I ever teach, one of mine to accept anything that was done to them. The money owed to the IRS did not cease to exist. It is somewhere, and that somewhere can be found if looked for...
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Where does Blytheville go from here?
(Column ~ 09/09/11)
The headline for this column asks a very interesting question, to which I certainly don't have all the answers. But I will offer a few suggestions.
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Junior Pirates top Rivercrest
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/11)
GOSNELL -- The Gosnell Junior Pirates improved to 2-0 on the season with a 24-14 win over county rival, Rivercrest, Thursday night at J.W. Rea Field. Griffin (19 carries for 156 yards and a touchdown) put the Pirates up by 10 points thanks to a six yard touchdown run followed by a two point conversion. The Pirate defense, led by Miller, Timothy Moore and Tyberias Reel, forced a safety of Langston giving the Pirates an 18-6 lead in the third quarter...
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Junior Chicks lose heartbreaker to West Memphis East
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/11)
The Blytheville Junior Chickasaws came up two points short of their first victory Thursday night after a 14-12 loss to the West Memphis East Red Imps at Haley Field. The Chicks (0-2) scored just as many touchdowns as West Memphis East but failed to convert either of their point after attempts and that was the difference in the ball game...
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Chicks eye first win over WM since 1999
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/11)
Former conference rivals square off tonight as Blytheville makes the trek down I-55 to West Memphis. Blytheville hasn't beaten West Memphis since its 26-14 road victory in 1999. Granted, the two teams have only met once since they stopped playing in the old 5A-East back in 2003. West Memphis' 52-6 drubbing at Haley Field restarted the series last year...
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Parks & Rec Committee talks golf course
(Local News ~ 09/09/11)
Thunder Bayou Golf Links superintendent Jeff Haskins pitched keeping the golf course open to the City Council's Parks and Recreation Committee, Thursday night.
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Parnell on Cowboys 53-man roster
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/11)
Gosnell graduate Jermey Parnell never played a down of football in high school. His attention was on the basketball court, where the now 6-foot-6, 305 pounder was a beast in the post for the Pirates. Now the former all-stater and Ole Miss basketball player is focused on another sport -- football...
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"Boots"
(Entertainment ~ 09/09/11)
This week's Pet of the Week at the Blytheville Humane Society is "Boots," a young, female Pomeranian-Chihuahua mix. Boots is the size of Chihuahua but has the fur of a longhaired Papillon. She loves to be brushed and groomed and will make a wonderful loving family member.. For more information, call the Humane Society at 870-838-5512 or send email to humanesocietyofblytheville@hotmail.com.
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Auditions set for "Wolf-Man" radio play
(Local News ~ 09/09/11)
The Act 2! community theater group will be holding auditions for its next radio play, "The Wolf-Man" by Blytheville's own Ken Jackson.
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Blytheville Police reports -- 9-9-11
(Local News ~ 09/09/11)
Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:
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UPDATE: Wreck ties up I-55
(Local News ~ 09/09/11)
A multiple vehicle accident occurred Friday afternoon on Interstate 55 between the two Blytheville exits. The interstate was already down to two-lane traffic because of construction.
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