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Manila golfers claim 3A-3 District title
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/16)
Joel Burrow fired a 79 to claim medalist honors and help lead Manila to the 3A-3 district golf championship Wednesday at the Eagle Mountain Golf Course in Batesville. The Lions outdistanced second place Corning 270-287 as both teams advanced to the state tournament to be held Oct. 3 at the Mountain Ranch Golf Course in Fairfield Bay...
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Greyhounds' speed overwhelms Junior Lions 52-8
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/16)
Newport used its superior speed to race past Manila 52-8 in junior high football action Thursday night at Lion Field. Monquell Cox scored three first half touchdowns, including one on a 55-yard punt return, as the Greyhounds built a 40-0 halftime advantage...
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Lions hold off Bearcats 33-26
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/16)
Manila built a 21-6 halftime lead and then held off a furious second half Brookland rally before defeating the Bearcats 33-26 in senior high football action Friday night at Lion Field...
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Black Oak Gin gins first bale of cotton
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
The first bale of cotton for the 2016 season was ginned at Black Oak Gin on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Grower Ronald Faulkner picked the cotton on Thursday, Sept. 8, on land between Black Oak and Caraway. The gin was called for pick up on Monday and the bale was ginned on Tuesday...
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Missionaries David and Lindsey Owens continue work in Guatemala
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
David and Lindsey Owens continue their missionary work in Guatemala but have seen quite a bit of changes this past year. David, a native of Manila, graduated from Manila High School in 2006 and Arkansas State University in May 2011, and Lindsey, a Prairie Grove High School graduate and a graduate of John Brown University, have been serving as full time missionaries in Guatemala for over four years.. ...
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Manila School Board selects Danny Robbin delegate
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
Manila School Board members unanimously elected board member Dan Robbins to represent the board as Arkansas School Board Association Board delegate and legislative liaison at the regular meeting on Thursday, Sept. 15...
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Riverside board revisits cafeteria options
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
Becky Head of Aramark met with the Riverside School Board along with cafeteria employees to answer questions about the company during the Sept. 12 meeting. Aramark offers outsourcing cafeteria services boasting an increase in lunch purchases...
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BIC Board hears reports from principals
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
The Buffalo Island Central School Board heard individual presentations during the September meeting from each principal. Rather than give an update by building each administrator shared overall district information by category...
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Keiths to celebrate 50th anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 09/20/16)
James Dawson Keith and Ruth Ann Carter Keith will be honored with a drop-in reception for their 50th wedding anniversary from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at the Monette United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall...
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Emerson Karoline Foley born June 19
(Births ~ 09/20/16)
Emerson Karoline Foley, daughter of Spencer and Morgan Foley of Lake City, was born June 19, 2016, at NEA Baptist Hospital. She weighed six pounds and one ounce. She measured 19-3/4 inches...
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Manila Class of 1966 gather for reunion
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
Manila High School Class of 1966 gathered to celebrate their 50th reunion on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16-17. Class members met on the MHS campus Friday afternoon and enjoyed walking the halls and shooting some baskets in the old gymnasium...
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Students have a "berry" fun day at Kennett orchards
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
Jim Kennett of Leachville welcomed a group of fifth and sixth grade G/T students from the Jonesboro Health, Wellness and Environmental Studies Magnet School last Tuesday. Teachers Melinda Smith and Sherry Broadway, along with instructional technologist Keena Crenshaw, accompanied the 13 students to the Kennett Orchard for a day of berry picking and processing...
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Officers recognized by Monette Senior Citizens
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
Monette Senior Citizens hosted a Police Officer's Appreciation Luncheon Aug. 31 at the Community Building on South Williams St. "These officers answer the call for assistance any day or time they are needed," said Monette Mayor Chub Qualls. ...
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Southworth celebrates new record
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
Southworth Building 18 celebrates new record Submitted by CHARLES WHITE Southworth Safety Manager "Can you stay safe for just one day?" This question is posed quite often to our Southworth employees in Safety and Visual Board meetings. ...
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I'll always be saying I love you...
(Column ~ 09/20/16)
Let me tell you a story about a miracle. Actually, it's about a string of miracles, some so small that only one or two people noticed, and some big enough to change lives. So there was this girl who found herself in a tight spot (as so often we do). ...
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Thieves rob Cherry Tree at gunpoint
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
Blytheville police are investigating an armed robbery at Cherry Tree Convenience Store on Chickasawba Monday night. According to the police report, three males wearing masks and gloves entered the store and demanded money from the register, as they pointed guns at the store owner. The victim complied and thieves left with approximately $80, the report said...
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Elizabeth Ann Terry Williams
(Obituary ~ 09/20/16)
Cherokee Village -- Elizabeth Ann Terry Williams, 65, formerly of Caraway, passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at her home. She was born Feb. 17, 1951, in Caraway to late James and Senty Lillie Terry. She retired after 27 years with Basler Electric. ...
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Jerry Chandler Hodge
(Obituary ~ 09/20/16)
Mr. Jerry Chandler Hodge, 74, of Blytheville died Friday, September 16, 2016 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born on September 12, 1942 in Blytheville to late Mose Hodge and late Geraldine Lowery Elder, he was a retired General Motors employee and a retired farmer. He was also a member of the First Pentecostal Church in Blytheville...
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Willie Earl Moutry
(Obituary ~ 09/20/16)
Mr. Willie Earl Moutry, 36, of Blytheville, died on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at his home. Born on January 16, 1980 in Blytheville, to Jewel Moutry of Orlando, Fla., and Herman Jackson of Blytheville and stepmother Shirley Calhoun of Blytheville. Mr. Moutry leaves his wife, Veronica Moutry of Sikeston, Mo.;...
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ARAPHEAL (RAY) LAWRENCE ARRINGTON
(Obituary ~ 09/20/16)
Mr. Arapheal (Ray) Lawrence Arrington, 65, died on Sunday, September 18, 2016, at St Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Ray was born in Memphis, Tenn. on September 4, 1951. Ray's interests included the Dallas Cowboys and the Tennessee Volunteers. He was a Christian and devoted much of his time and energy to his family. He was looking forward to voting for Donald Trump in the upcoming election...
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MARY GLASSCOCK HARVEY
(Obituary ~ 09/20/16)
Mrs. Mary Glasscock Harvey, 84, of Blytheville, passed away Monday, September 19, 2016 at Heritage Square Nursing Home. Mary was born in Blytheville to Joseph and Jennie (Bolin) Glasscock. She was retired from General Insurance Agency as a licensed agent and insurance secretary. Mary was a charter member of Trinity Baptist Church where she was a past Sunday school teacher. She was also a devoted homemaker, wife, mother, and grandmother...
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Jail Fees hearing is Nov. 7
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
County Judge Randy Carney told the Finance Committee of the Mississippi County Quorum Court Monday afternoon that the next hearing concerning the jail fees dispute between the county and the City of Blytheville will be held in Marion at 9 a.m. on November 7...
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City Council approves Nucor project
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
Blytheville is now officially part of an aggressive growth plan by steel giant Nucor. A day after announcing a $435 million deal to expand steel tubing in Chicago, Nucor officially invested $250 million to add a cold mill in Blytheville. The move was formalized during Tuesday's Blytheville City Council meeting...
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Blytheville Police Reports
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Police investigated a burglary in the 300 block of North 9th. Clothes and a PA system were reported missing. -- Police took a theft report at Hays Grocer on West Moultrie. Police cited Mary Wells, who allegedly stole $150 worth of plants...
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Chicks host Wynne in league opener
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/16)
After taking a win over the Marion Patriots last Friday night, the Blytheville Chickasaws look to start the 5A-East conference season as they host the Wynne Yellowjackets Friday night. Wynne tied for first place last year in conference with the Chicks and the Batesville Pioneers, and finished the season 7-5 overall and 7-1 in conference...
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Johnson edges Sudbury
(Local News ~ 09/20/16)
The race for the Blytheville School Board's Zone 8 came down to three votes on Tuesday evening. Incumbent Tobey Johnson edged challenger Harold Sudbury, Jr., 69-66, according to unofficial results. Keith Griffin challenged incumbent Tracey Ritchey in Zone 6, though that race wasn't as close...
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