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Allowing hospital to provide jail medical services paying off
(Local News ~ 02/17/16)
Last year's decision allowing the Mississippi County Hospital System to provide medical services at the county jail has benefited both parties. During Tuesday's Finance Committee meeting, CEO Ralph Beaty presented a $27,000 check to the county as part of $52,000 savings to the county from the move...
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Blytheville Police Reports, Feb. 17
(Local News ~ 02/17/16)
Blytheville Courier News The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Officers took a criminal mischief report in the 800 block of East Main. The two victims said their tires were sliced, possibly by a knife. One victim said she saw the offender, the other victim's ex-girlfriend, cut the tires...
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Sanders upbeat in State of City
(Local News ~ 02/17/16)
Blytheville Mayor James Sanders delivered his State of the City address on Tuesday night during the Blytheville City Council meeting. In new business resolutions, the city has taken county, state, and federal level approaches towards improving its infrastructure...
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Danny Keith "Chicken" Rogers
(Obituary ~ 02/17/16)
Mr. Danny Keith "Chicken" Rogers, 55, of Bassett died Wednesday, February 17, 2016 in Bassett. Born July 29, 1960 in Osceola to the late Bobby Rogers and the late Alma "Tiny" Kendrick Rogers, he was a factory worker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Joiner...
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Elaine Wright
(Obituary ~ 02/17/16)
Mrs. Elaine Wright, 58, of Kennett, Mo. died Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at the Twin Rivers Hospital in Kennett. Born April 4, 1957 in Gary, Ind., she was a social worker. Mrs. Wright leaves her husband Lydia Wright, Jr. of Kennett, Mo.; Three sons, Jay Lewis of Kennett, Mo., Lionne Wright of Kennett, Mo. and Percy Wright of Jonesboro;...
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Rozium Duane Mitchell
(Obituary ~ 02/17/16)
Mr. Rozium Duane Mitchell, 49, of Blytheville died Sunday, February 14, 2016 at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Born September 26, 1966 in Blytheville, he was a machine operator. Mr. Mitchell leaves his wife, Minnie Mitchell of Blytheville;...
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Alice Mae Hodges
(Obituary ~ 02/17/16)
Ms. Alice Mae Hodges, 55, of Stuttgart, Ark. and formerly of Blytheville, died Friday, February 12, 2016 in Stuttgart. Born July 3, 1960 in Itta, Miss. to Leroy Hodges of Chicago, Ill. and Mildred Weatherspoon of Stuttgart, she was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith...
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Sidney Joseph Harrell
(Obituary ~ 02/17/16)
Sidney Joseph Harrell, age 91, of Monette, passed from this life February 16, 2016 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born at Monette, he was the son of the late Roy David and Minnie Pitts Harrell and was raised in the Childress Community. ...
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Ricky L. Tramble
(Obituary ~ 02/17/16)
Ricky L. Tramble, 56, of Blytheville died Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. Ricky was born in Blytheville, the son of Gene and Mildred Robinson Tramble. His father, Gene Tramble, Sr. and brother Kevin Tramble preceded him in death. Rick was the fourth of nine Tramble children...
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