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Casons beat Rogers in state tourney
(High School Sports ~ 07/26/13)
MOUNTAIN HOME--The Blytheville ANC Casons advanced in the winners bracket of the AAA Legion Senior State Tournament with a 7-1 win over Rogers Thursday afternoon. With the scored tied, 1-1, the Casons exploded for six runs in the bottom of the seventh to pull ahead for the victory...
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Granddaughters in town keep things hopping
(Column ~ 07/26/13)
Sure enough, My Dear Sweet Sainted Wife and I left My Dear Sweet Sainted Mother and Carl after the ball game Sunday in St. Louis (they were on their way to Ft. Wayne, Ind., for some genealogical research, then on to Michigan), said goodbye to their father and aunt Karen and headed home with granddaughters Leah-Bo and Alexandra for a week which has so far been mostly a week of swimming in the Country Club pool...
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Crowd gathers to hear about Affordable Care Act
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
State and local dignitaries were among the large crowd at Thursday night's Affordable Care Act forum at First Missionary Baptist Church -- a series organized by the Arkansas Minority Health Commission. District 55 State Representative Monte Hodges of Blytheville provided the opening remarks and Blytheville Mayor James Sanders welcomed the guests...
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Battle against mosquitos takes to the air
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
Vector Disease Control brought in the aircraft Thursday night to battle mosquitoes from the air.
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CPAD program producing results
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
Nearly 100 Blytheville High School freshman and sophomores are one step closer to becoming successful college students after attending the College Preparatory Academy for the Delta, which just wrapped up its second year working with the Blytheville district...
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Water conservation challenge accepted
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
Local farmers are stepping up to the challenge of reducing water usage during irrigation. Mississippi County Extension Service staff chairman Ray Benson told the Blytheville Rotary Club Thursday that county farmers conserved 34 billion gallons of water last year with no negative affect on production by using surge valves, one of several irrigation aids available...
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County to face rising insurance expenses
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
Members of the Mississippi County Quorum Court met with representatives of Stephens Insurance Thursday to discuss the county's insurance benefits for the upcoming year. Currently, county employees receive medical benefits through Blue Cross Blue Shield but a majority of the discussion focused on the Affordable Care Act and it's impact on employees...
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Blytheville police reports
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department: July 21 Matthew Cox, 41, of Blytheville, was arrested and charged with 10 counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of misdemeanor possession of marijuana. July 24 Officers were dispatched to Elmwood Cemetery, located on North Division, in reference to theft. Stolen were two brass vases valued at $600...
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James 'Lightening' Murphy
(Obituary ~ 07/26/13)
James "Lightening" Murphy, of Leachville, passed from this life Wednesday July 24, 2013, at his home. Born in Bryceville, Fla., he was the son of the late Charles and Maggie Allen Murphy and had lived most of his life in Florida. He was a retired truck driver and had lived in Leachville for the past 20 years...
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Bonnie Jean Kendrick
(Obituary ~ 07/26/13)
Mrs. Bonnie Jean Kendrick, 97 of Shelby, N.C., died Monday, July 22, 2013. She was born in Osceola. She is survived by two daughters, Merrie Carol (and Nick) Weedman and Laura "Itsy" (and Dale) Wells; Three sons, Robert (and Janet) Kendrick, Tommy Kendrick and Danny (and Rhea Ann) Kendrick;...
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Moutry accused in Jackson homicide
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
Blytheville Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of 48-year-old Herman Lee Jackson. The man is scheduled to be arraigned in the Blytheville District Court on Monday, according to a release from the BPD Criminal Investigation Division...
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James "Lightening" Murphy
(Obituary ~ 07/26/13)
James "Lightening" Murphy, 67, of Leachville, passed from this life Wednesday July 24, 2013, at his home. Born in Bryceville, Fla., he was the son of the late Charles and Maggie Allen Murphy and had lived most of his life in Florida. He was a retired truck driver and had lived in Leachville for the past 20 years...
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