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BNSF asks city to close Cherry crossing
(Local News ~ 11/12/16)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway is asking the city of Blytheville to close the Cherry Street crossing. On Thursday night, BNSF engineer Jeremy Wegner told the Public Works Committee that the crossing has been on the railroad company's radar for several years because it has safety issues...
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Board discusses 1/2-cent tax proposal; Mayor Sanders submits his 2017 budget
(Local News ~ 11/12/16)
Thursday night, the Blytheville City Council's Finance and Purchasing Committee received Mayor James Sanders 2017 proposed budget and discussed a potential ½ cent public safety sales tax that would fund raises for uniformed police officers and firemen, as well as turning the Armory into a new justice center...
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Kennemore steps down as GREDF chairman
(Local News ~ 11/12/16)
Osceola Mayor Dickie Kennemore, who has served as chairman of the GREDF for the past nine years, submitted a letter to the board tendering his resignation. Before Kennemore, former Blytheville Mayor Barrett Harrison served in that position for 12 years. Kennemore's resignation letter also included a few suggestions regarding the future of the board, its leadership team and ways to improve. Before the meeting had concluded a new slate of officers had been chosen...
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Lady Chicks top OHS
(Local News ~ 11/12/16)
OSCEOLA -- Coach Melissa Young's Blytheville Lady Chicks defeated the Osceola Lady Seminoles, 45-38, in the season opener. At the end of the third quarter, the Lady Seminoles trailed, 35- 24. The leading scorer for the Lady Chickasaws was junior Laurissa Campbell with 10 points. Also contributing for the Lady Chicks was senior Kaitlyn Thomas with nine points, also junior Dawn Anderson and junior Rakiyah Jones added seven points...
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Stand up and show some respect
(Column ~ 11/12/16)
Veterans Day has made me reflective. During that time of reflection I pondered the growing disrespect that I see toward our nation. What began as, I believe, a mere publicity stunt by a struggling San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, has now turned into a national embarrassment that grieves my soul to the point of fury...
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UPDATE:ADC inmate walks off work site, last seen in area of I-55 and U.S. 61
(Local News ~ 11/12/16)
Blytheville Chief of Police Ross Thompson told the CN that 32-year old Clenton J. Forrister, an Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate, has walked away from his job site and was last seen at around 8:20 p.m. Saturday evening in the area of Interstate 55 and U.S. 61...
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