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Alvin Edwards
(Obituary ~ 07/13/15)
Alvin DeWayne Edwards, age 90, of Manila, passed away Saturday July 11, 2015 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Illinois, he was the son of the late Homer and Pearl Windham Edwards. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, and also served in the U. S. Army in the Korean War. Mr. Edwards was a retired roofer, and had been a Manila resident for the past 15 years...
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Jerry Ball
(Obituary ~ 07/13/15)
Jerry Lee Ball, age 69, of Paragould, died Friday July 10, 2015 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Brandsville, Mo., he was the son of the late John and Cora Ellison Ball and was raised in the Hornersville, Mo. area. He had been a Paragould resident since 1973 and was retired from Monroe Automotive. Jerry was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed deer hunting and collecting guns...
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Blytheville Humane Society Pet of the Week/Shelter Stories
(Community News ~ 07/13/15)
The Blytheville Humane Society pet of the week is Linda, a Terrier mix. She is two years old, kennel trained and very smart. The young cat who was burned from hot water on his back is now at Wright Way rescue. They saw our post on the Blytheville Humane Society face book page and offered to take this very sweet boy. ...
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Kids enjoy music program
(Community News ~ 07/13/15)
Brian and Terri Kinder performed their popular Kindersongs at Blytheville Public Library Friday, July 7 to close out the summer reading program. Singer/songwriter Brian Kinder, along with his wife Terri, had children clapping and singing along throughout the audience participation filled program. Following the program the Blytheville Public Library held a pizza party with food provided by Domino's in Blytheville and drinks by McDonald's...
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Library gives away Kindle
(Community News ~ 07/13/15)
Mississippi County Library System director, Kevin Barron (right) drew names for the end of the summer reading program grand prize of a Kindle Fire HD at the Blytheville Public Library Friday, July 7. The lucky winner was 8-year-old Nia Tisdell (left), of Blytheville...
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BPD searching for Peoples
(Local News ~ 07/13/15)
Blytheville police are looking for Allen Chantel Peoples, 30, in connection with the shooting of 20-year-old Crishunda Aldridge early last Thursday morning on Ash Street. Peoples is wanted for Domestic Battery 1st degree and should be considered armed and dangerous, according to Capt. Scott Adams of the Blytheville Police Department...
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Phyllis Bryeans
(Obituary ~ 07/13/15)
Phyllis Bryeans, age 67 of Gosnell, passed from this life Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Phyllis was born in Blytheville to Roy E. and Charline (Thorn) Ford, and was an area resident all of her life. She was a retired beautician, and a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved her family dearly, but when her grandchildren walked in, she would light up the room...
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Ova Bearden
(Obituary ~ 07/13/15)
Ova Dean Bearden, age 84 of Blytheville, passed from this life Monday, July 13, 2015 at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time, and will be announced by Cobb Funeral Home.
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Marion Ham
(Obituary ~ 07/13/15)
Mr. Marion Glenn Ham, 54, of Blytheville passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015. He was born on March 9, 1961 to Lonnie Glenn Ham and Clara Mae Williams Ham in Reese MO. In years past he worked for Blytheville Public Works. He also had worked for Tri-State Produce Distributors. More recently he had been disabled...
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Southwest Regional: Webber perfect; Mobile, Ala. is World Series bound
(High School Sports ~ 07/13/15)
Ethan Webber was perfect. The Mobile, Ala. hurler didn't allow a base runner in Monday's 12-year-old Cal Ripken Southwest Regional Tournament championship game, routing Seminole, Texas, 18-0, at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex. Mobile advances to the World Series in Aberdeen, Maryland, which will be played July 24-Aug. 1...
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Dorothy Ballard
(Obituary ~ 07/13/15)
Dorothy Marie Ballard, age 80, longtime Monette resident and widow of Mr. Gerald Edgar Ballard, passed from this life, Monday July 13, 2015 at the Monette Manor Nursing Center. Born in Rivervale, she was the daughter of the late Alvie and Annie Bell Coyle Thomas and was raised in the Caraway area...
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Stay strong women, you're the future
(Column ~ 07/13/15)
Men please read the following disclaimer: these views are meant intentionally for women, you are encouraged to proceed reading with extreme caution. Becoming a woman is a long, drawn out tear-filled process that takes us usually somewhere into our twenties to reach - maybe even thirties. ...
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School elections slated for September
(Local News ~ 07/13/15)
School districts in Blytheville will soon be holding their school board elections. Friday, July 10, ballot positions were drawn for school board candidates at the Osceola Courthouse. The following are listed in order as to appear on the ballots: For Osceola, in Zone 4 Randy Carney then Ollie Collins; Zone 5 Kathy Winston then Jacqueline Baker; Zone 6 Terry Cole then Torian R. Bell Sr...
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BGRAA to perform runway repairs
(Local News ~ 07/13/15)
The Blytheville/Gosnell Regional Airport Authority confirmed last week that construction would begin Monday, July 13 for repair of the taxi and runways on the old airbase. These repairs were made possible by two grants received by the BGRAA through Arkansas state. The construction will last five weeks and will require the taxi and runways to be completely shut down. Local contractor Dennis Allen Construction will be completing the repairs...
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Blytheville Police Reports, July 13
(Local News ~ 07/13/15)
The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. Friday, July 10 -- Officers took a report of a lost wallet. -- Police investigated a burglary in the 1000 block of North 2nd Street. Reported missing were a billfold, groceries, a television, tools, a cell phone and diamond ring that the victim has had for 40 years...
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Clean Line coming to MissCo
(Local News ~ 07/13/15)
Clean wind-powered energy from Oklahoma will probably be coming to, and through, Mississippi County in the near future, and hundreds of thousands of dollars are supposed to be coming with it. The energy will be delivered to Arkansas, the Mid-South and to the entire nine-state southeastern section of the United States. ...
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Vector uses airplane to kill mosquitos
(Local News ~ 07/13/15)
The Blytheville Public Works Committee met Monday afternoon in regular session to discuss the city's mosquito spraying program and to approve a list of a few repairs to be performed at Westminster Village. The committee received a report from Tim Nelson, Business Development Specialist and Assistant Supervisor in Blytheville for Vector Disease Control International...
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Panel gets update on Waterworks investigation
(Local News ~ 07/13/15)
The Airport and Utilities Committee, meeting Monday afternoon, asked Blytheville Finance Director John Callens for an update regarding the Arkansas State Police (ASP) investigation into the Blytheville Waterworks. Callens indicated that he had not heard anything since the last meeting. ...
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Board looking at ways to retain police officers
(Local News ~ 07/13/15)
The Blytheville Police and Fire Committee met Monday night and discussed various issues such as pay and retention of police officers. Councilman Kevin Snow asked, "What would it take to get current officers up to average salaries?" Though the Blytheville Chief of Police attempted to answer several times, the answer was apparently much more complex than a simple dollar figure. The dollar amount given was $345,310 or an increase of about 14 percent...
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