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Blytheville residents among first to visit Washington museum
(Local News ~ 10/12/16)
By DAVID COOKE Blytheville Schools PR Director Amanda Haynes, social studies teacher at Blytheville High School, was in Washington a couple of summers ago when she passed by the location where the National Museum of African-American History and Culture would be built, and thought to herself how nice it would be to come back when the museum opened. ...
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Board approves dump truck for Public Works
(Local News ~ 10/12/16)
Blytheville Courier News Monday night, the Blytheville City Council's Public Works Committee gave Public Works director Mark Key a $25,000 budget for a dump truck. Key also requested a tractor and bush hog, as well as a zero turn mower. However, the board made no move on those requests...
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A look at the ballot issues
(Local News ~ 10/12/16)
Election Day 2016 will be a very busy day for voters. Not only will their ballots be extremely long, with candidates ranging from city council to the presidency and all things in between, but also voters in Arkansas will be burdened with seven proposed constitutional amendments to decide (one of which has over 600 words of confusing legal language in the ballot titles alone). ...
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Firemen battle blaze at 13th and Willow
(Local News ~ 10/12/16)
Blytheville firemen battled a blaze at 13th and Willow around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. According to Fire Chief Mike Carney, the fire was fully involved when firemen arrived, and the unoccupied structure had no working utilities. Carney doesn't believe that it was arson. "From all appearances, at this point, this wasn't an intentionally set fire," Carney said...
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Barbara Luff
(Obituary ~ 10/12/16)
Caraway -- Barbara Luff, 71, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 at her home. She was born Dec. 15, 1944, in Caraway to the late John and Annie Wilkey Whitehead. She worked for several years at American Greetings, Caraway Sewing and Basler Electric. Barbara enjoyed sewing, camping and loved her family especially her granddaughter, Brenna. She will be remembered as a loving and honorable person...
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Annie Ruth Weeks
(Obituary ~ 10/12/16)
Annie Ruth Weeks, 65, of Leachville, passed from this life Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. Born in the West Ridge community she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Opal Mouzy Martin and was raised in the Milligan Ridge/Caraway areas. ...
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Police release name of man slain on Hearn
(Local News ~ 10/12/16)
Blytheville police have released the name of the man slain Tuesday night in the 1600 block of Hearn Street. According to Capt. Scott Adams, 33-year-old Michael Angelo was fatally shot around 8 p.m. Tuesday, and police are asking for the public's help in bringing the shooter to justice...
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