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Donald Sampley
(Obituary ~ 06/03/16)
Mr. Donald Wayne Sampley, 75, of West Memphis, Ark., died Saturday, May 28, 2016 in Southaven Miss. Born November 27, 1940 to late Willie Sampley and Freddie Mae Barnes, he was a retired body shop owner. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Deborah Kay Sampley and brother Joe Sampley...
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Gavin Craig
(Obituary ~ 06/03/16)
Gavin Grimstead Craig, 17, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Mr. Craig was born on July 1, 1998 to Mitch W. and Teresa "Chris" Craig in Jonesboro. Gavin and his family attended Christian Valley Christian Church in Valley View. He was also a member of the Valley View High School class of 2017. He loved spending time with his family and friends, but he really enjoyed being outdoors. Gavin loved to go hunting, fishing, camping, and riding four wheelers...
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Mark Turner
(Obituary ~ 06/03/16)
Mr. Mark Anthony Turner, 23, of Hot Springs Ark., died Saturday, May 28, 2016, in Hot Springs Ark. Born August 2, 1992 to Phillip (Tracy) Turner of Hot Springs and Cynthia Golliday Turner of Hot Springs Ark., he was a cook and cashier. Mr. Turner leaves his father, Phillip (Tracy) Turner of Hot Springs, and his mother Cynthia Golliday Turner of Hot Springs;...
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Peggy Snyder
(Obituary ~ 06/03/16)
Peggy Sue Snyder, 79 , of Kokomo, Ind, and formerly of Blytheville, died Sunday, May 29, 2016 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Kokomo. Peggy was born to the late Thurman and Louise (Byrd) Alexander in Newbern, TN. Peggy was a retired cafeteria worker at Franklin School. ...
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Willis Franklin
(Obituary ~ 06/03/16)
Mr. Willis Alonzo Franklin, 69, of Osceola, died on Saturday, May 28th at Jonesboro. He was born on October 13th, 1946 in Bassett to the late Benjamin Harrison and Mary Thrasher. He was retired factory worker and of Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, Mr. Franklin is preceded in death by his son, Randy Franklin, his brother Jimmy Franklin and his two grandchildren Heather Franklin and Amy Wright...
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Robert England, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 06/03/16)
Robert Lee England, Sr., age 84 of Manila, went to be with his Lord and Savior as he passed from this life Wednesday June 1, 2016 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Couch, Missouri he was the son of the late Joel and Jesse Callahan England and was a 1950 graduate of Couch High School...
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Patricia Lampley
(Obituary ~ 06/03/16)
Patricia June Lampley, 63 of Dell, formerly of Blytheville, died Thursday, June 2, 2016. Patricia was born to Junior and Jeanie (Ashmore) Parish in Blytheville, AR. Patricia graduated from Blytheville High School in 1971 and completed her nursing degree at Cotton Bowl Vo Tech. Patricia was a loving and caring person who was always willing to help people out. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and family and enjoyed watching her special TV programs...
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Hospital spending tax revenues on recruiting, equipment upgrades
(Local News ~ 06/03/16)
The tax revenue for Mississippi County Hospitals that was approved in October, to take 0.5 percent countywide sales tax, started March 2015. The tax collects about $250,000 monthly. A special election is scheduled for August 9 to possibly split and extend this tax with the county government for the purposes of constructing and maintaining a new courthouse facility in Blytheville...
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Council talks mowing, soccer fields
(Local News ~ 06/03/16)
Further discussion about the condition and progress of the Blytheville soccer fields dominated Thursday evening's meeting of the City Council's parks and recreation committee. While a plan is in place to make the season happen, only one half of the field is repairable with the amount of dirt which has been provided by the city. Teams which would normally play on the other half will have to be relocated...
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Arkansas Mile to be an annual event here
(Local News ~ 06/03/16)
A little rain couldn't dampen the spirits of those participating in the inaugural Arkansas Mile Friday at the Arkansas Aeroplex -- or slow down their high-performance vehicles. Several cars and motorcycles exceeded 200 Miles Per Hour before hitting the one-mile mark on the 1 1/2 mile track on Friday. In fact, fans saw a motorcycle, driven by Hussain Alsowaigh, run 238.2 MPH down the track...
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Mark Westbrook
(Obituary ~ 06/03/16)
Mark Allen Westbrook, 51, a native of Blytheville and Poquoson resident for 28 years, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. He graduated from Munich American High School in Germany; received an Associate's Degree from Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton, VA; and attended Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA. ...
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