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Lady Rebels' Milligan and Brickell bring home state tennis doubles crown
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/16)
The Lady Rebel duo of Hattie Milligan and Abby Brickell captured the 3A Girls Doubles Tennis Championship with a straight set 6-1, 6-2 victory over top seeded Meredith Headlee and Mckindley Mordon of Episcopal Collegiate Oct. 18 at Burns Park in North Little Rock...
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Bay spoils Lady Rebels' season opener
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/16)
Bay jumped out to a hot start and went on to defeat Riverside 51-42 in the season opener for the Lady Rebels Thursday night at Bay. Haven Robertson gave Riverside its only lead of the night, 2-0, with an early bucket, but the Lady Yellowjackets answered with back to back treys from Whitlee Layne and Abby Frisbee and never trailed again...
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Lions whitewash Seminoles 14-0
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/16)
Manila put together its best defensive performance of the season, shutting out long-time rival Osceola 14-0 in 3A-3 conference football action Friday night at Lion Field. The Lion defense held the Seminoles to a meager 82 yards of total offense, including just 43 on the ground. ...
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Manila School Board hears principal reports
(Local News ~ 10/25/16)
Manila School Board heard principal reports, food service contract presentation, new construction update and elected officers at the Oct. 20 meeting. Superintendent Pam Castor introduced Jerry Noble with OPAA Food Management. Noble made a presentation giving a history of the company its success in providing management in school cafeterias...
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Leachville receives park grant
(Local News ~ 10/25/16)
Leachville City Council congratulated City Clerk Ruth Anne Keith on her successful bid for a park grant. Keith traveled to Little Rock Oct. 13 to accept a check on behalf of the city of Leachville. The $15,000 grant awarded the city from the Rural Community Grant Program will be used to fund concrete work necessary for basketball courts in the city park...
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Farming for a Cure
(Local News ~ 10/25/16)
Black Oak Gin held a reception recently for area breast cancer survivors. Over 30 guests and staff gathered at the gin with breast cancer survivors being honored and presented with pink sashes...
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Wildy named Southeastern 2016 Farmer of the Year
(Local News ~ 10/25/16)
David Wildy, a diversified row crop farmer from Manila, Arkansas, has been selected as the overall winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award for 2016.. ...
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Jacob Cates receives Advanced Level recognition
(Local News ~ 10/25/16)
Jacob Cates of Etowah recently achieved Advanced level recognition for the position of Service Technician. This level of achievement was accomplished by completing extensive training in the John Deere University program. He received a special plaque of recognition to honor this accomplishment. Cates is an employee of Greenway Equipment of Marked Tree...
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Kim Zielinski home recognized
(Local News ~ 10/25/16)
The home of Kim Gallant Zielinski, 113 Northview Street, was chosen as the Monette Fall Yard and Decorations winner for October. "We have noticed that several homes throughout the city have colorful fall displays and decorations," said City Beautification Chairman Barbara Suber. ...
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Brenda Watson Day at Manila City Hall
(Local News ~ 10/25/16)
Wednesday, Oct. 19, was Brenda Watson Day at Manila City Hall as family and friends gathered to offer retirement wishes. Watson has worked at Manila City Hall for 40 years holding different positions but always there to do her job or help where needed...
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Breast cancer survivor encourages others
(Local News ~ 10/25/16)
Heather Tarkington Nance of Monette is a breast cancer survivor. She has been battling cancer since May of 2013. She admits there were times when she was just "tired." Tired of treatments, tired of scans, tired of surgeries, tired of feeling so bad, tired of trying to smile through it all -- just tired...
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Police investigate robbery at Flash Market
(Local News ~ 10/25/16)
Blytheville police are investigating a robbery at Flash Market early Tuesday morning. According to Capt. Scott Adams, at approximately 2:20 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to the business, located at 1305 E. Main. "When officers arrived they spoke with a store employee who advised while she was tending to a customer, a heavy set black male came behind the register with his hand in his pocket and told her he would shoot her unless she gave him the money," Adams said. ...
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Ronnie Dale Carter
(Obituary ~ 10/25/16)
Mr. Ronnie Dale Carter, 65, of Blytheville passed away on Friday, October 21, 2016 at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. He was born on August 19, 1951 in Osceola to the late Albert and the late Edwards Carter. He was retired from Blytheville Public Schools and was a Vietnam veteran of the United States Army...
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Denny Wilson
(Obituary ~ 10/25/16)
Mr. Denny Wilson, 89, of Blytheville, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Denny was born in Dell to Dewey and Julia (Jackson) Wilson, was a retired insurance salesman with Aetna Insurance and was a financial advisor. Denny served his country honorably in the United States Air Force during World War II and was a member of First Baptist Church, where Denny was a deacon in the church and loved working...
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Jan Sinclair
(Obituary ~ 10/25/16)
Ms. Jan Sinclair, 67, of Blytheville, died peacefully at her home Tuesday, October 25, 1016. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carney Funeral Home. www.carneyfuneralhome.com
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Johnny Hassell
(Obituary ~ 10/25/16)
Mr. Johnny Hassel, 57, of Memphis passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. He was born to the late Willie Hassell and the late Mamie Jones Hassell on November 19, 1958 in Joiner, Ark. and was a truck driver. He was also a Vietnam veteran of the United States Army...
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John Allen Guyton, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/25/16)
Mr. John Allen Guyton, Jr., 56, of Blytheville, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at the home. He was born on June 27, 1960, to Tallie Ann Rodgers of Blytheville and Lagoldia Ashford of East St. Louis, Ill. and to the late John Allen Guyton, Sr. and Bishop TJ Rodgers. He was also a commercial/residential builder...
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Zandra Denea Thomas
(Obituary ~ 10/25/16)
Ms. Zandra Denea Thomas, 18, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., formerly of Blytheville, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2016. She was born on November 13, 1997 to the late Isaac Richardson and Ulanda Ross Clay of Cape Girardeau, Mo. and was a employee at Proctor and Gamble in Cape Girardeau. She was a member of Holy Tabernacle in Blytheville, a member of NAACP/School Choir and a former member of West Memphis High...
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Ann Herron
(Obituary ~ 10/25/16)
Ms. Ann Herron, 75, of Blytheville passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016. She was born on December 3, 1940 to the late James Chandler and the late Nancy Pence Chandler in New Hope Ala., and was a retired CNA of the Pentecostal faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her two sisters, Freda Herron and Rose Harbor and her two brothers, Johnny Chandler and Ray Chandler...
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Charlene Glisson
(Obituary ~ 10/25/16)
Mrs. Charlene Glisson, 68, of Blytheville passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at her home. She was born on August 4, 1948 in Hayti, Mo. to the late Cecil and Lola Glidewell Willingham. She loved to do search puzzles, cook and was of the Pentecostal faith...
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Pirates try to lock up league championship
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/16)
After a big 18-12 win against the then league undefeated Pocahontas Redskins last Friday night, the Gosnell Pirates control their own destiny as they try for an outright conference championship. Gosnell is in the driver's seat as the only unbeaten team in the 4A-3 at 5-0, to go along with a 7-1 overall record...
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Blytheville mulls athletic facilities
(Local News ~ 10/25/16)
The Blytheville Board of Education will proceed with gathering specific information on constructing a new athletic complex. The board on Monday discussed the project, which would include a new gymnasium, football field and perhaps other athletic facilities, before authorizing the Baldwin and Shell Construction Company of Jonesboro to manage construction of a new complex should the board opt to follow through with such a request...
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Early voting is underway
(Local News ~ 10/25/16)
Early voting is underway in Mississippi County. As of late Tuesday afternoon, 1,664 cast votes the first two days of early voting. In Blytheville, 956 have gone to the polls thus far; in Osceola, the number was 518; and in Manila, 190, at last count...
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LaVerne D. Pollard Pegue
(Obituary ~ 10/25/16)
Mrs. Laverne D. Pollard Pegue, 80, of Blytheville passed away on Friday, October 21, 2016 at the Methodist Hospital in Memphis. She was born in Blytheville to the late Joseph and the late Pauline Pollard. She was a graduate of Richard B. Harrison High School and had been employed at the Blytheville School District as a paraprofessional/teacher's aide for nearly 20 years. ...
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