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Zula Mae McCain
(Obituary ~ 12/04/15)
Zula Mae McCain, 74, of Leachville passed from this life Dec. 2, 2015, at the Monette Manor Nursing Center in Monette. Born at Lepanto she was the daughter of the late Teddie and Elsie Russell Dixon and had been a longtime Leachville resident. ...
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Charles Robert Owens
(Obituary ~ 12/04/15)
Charles Robert Owens, 72, of Manila died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, at St Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Leachville, he was the son of the late Louie Leadell and Pansy Tracer Owens. ...
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Pirates play Caruthersville Friday for SEMO Holiday title
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/15)
Trailing by two points heading into the fourth period Thursday night, the Gosnell Pirates outscored the Hayti, Mo. Indians, 23-12, down the stretch to post a 71-62 victory in the SEMO Holiday Tournament semifinals. Gosnell (3-1) led 24-19 at the end of one period before Hayti tied the game up at 36-36 by halftime...
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Chicks open season with loss at Sikestson
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/15)
By AARON FITZPATRICK Blytheville Courier News SIKESTON, Mo.-The Blytheville Chickasaws opened the 2015-16 season in a familiar way-a loss to the Sikeston, Mo. Bulldogs. The Bulldogs have had their way with the Chicks in recent years. The Chicks haven't beaten Sikeston since 2005-06 season when Blytheville went on to win the state championship...
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Great Fitzini: Prep and College picks
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/15)
Once again, it is I, the Great Fitzini, Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, Sage of Sages, back for another week of picking prep, and this week, college football games. Yes, Rivercrest continues their Survive and Advance Tour through the 3A state playoffs. ...
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Blytheville Police Reports, Dec. 4
(Local News ~ 12/04/15)
The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. Wednesday, Dec. 2 -- Police took a report of a missing cell phone in the 600 block of Lake. -- Officers took a harassment report in the 2200 block of Kenwood. -- Police investigated a burglary in the 400 block of East Kentucky. Missing were a television, computer tablet, gaming system, cell phone and a handgun...
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Blytheville Holiday Calendar for Dec. 5-12
(Local News ~ 12/04/15)
Holiday Events in Blytheville, Dec. 5-12 --Lights of the Delta, nightly --Shop in Blytheville's Downtown Historic District on Thursday and Saturday evenings until 7pm Saturday, December 5 --Chapter DP PEO's Breakfast with Santa, 9am-noon, First Christian Church...
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Academics aren't the only important part of education
(Column ~ 12/04/15)
Eight percent. That is the percentage of students from low-income families who graduate from college within six years of completing high school. If that number alone isn't shocking enough, consider it next to this one: 82 percent. That is the percentage of students from the top income quartile who graduate from college. The disparity is unfair and unfortunate...
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There was never a tiara, though...
(Column ~ 12/04/15)
I've been making a concerted effort over the past few months to return to my roots in lots of ways, but one that has been the easiest to achieve (because it's fairly surface level, I guess) is to once again surround myself with books. Over the past year, I've become much more of a TV person than I used to be (okay, Netflix person, but it's all the same) and this is mainly because at the end of the day I am tired. ...
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Council discusses need for lighting
(Local News ~ 12/04/15)
Thursday afternoon the Blytheville Code Enforcement and Animal Control Committee discussed the need for more lighting in the city, especially along the new highway 18 overpass through the city. Assistant Police Chief Ricky Jefferson said that current lighting projects include the new highway 18 from Main Street to the overpass and down Memorial Drive to Atlanta on the Aeroplex. ...
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Lady Tigers fall to PHS
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/15)
PIGGOTT -- The Armorel Lady Tigers fell to the Piggott Lady Mohawks, 54-26 Thursday night in a non-conference contest. Leading 22-10 after one period, the Lady Mohawks allowed just seven Lady Tiger points over the next two periods of play to lead 49-17 heading into the fourth period...
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Pirates win SEMO tourney
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/15)
GIDEON, Mo. -- The Gosnell Pirates knocked off the Caruthersville, Mo. Tigers, 88-73, Friday night to claim the SEMO Holiday Tournament championship hosted by Gideon, Mo. High School. Trailing 18-17 after one period, the Pirates outscored the Tigers, 24-11, in the second period to take a 41-29 lead at halftime. They led 64-46 heading into the fourth and cruised to the tournament title...
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Tired Chicks fall to West Memphis
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/15)
WEST MEMPHIS -- The Blytheville Chicks are still feeling the effects of what head coach Bill Tyer called a "knockdown drag-out" opening game this week. A tired bunch of Chicks succumbed late in the second quarter to a West Memphis team that put 12 players in the scoring column on the way to a 65-40 Blue Devil triumph...
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