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Rep. Hodges looks ahead to 2017 session
(Local News ~ 01/07/17)
Rep. Monte Hodges (D-Blytheville) is hopeful the recent bribery scandal involving an outgoing state legislator will not affect General Improvement Funds (GIF) awarded to local communities. Speaking to the Rotary Club of Blytheville on Thursday, Hodges said rural communities depend on those monies...
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Parks board talks mowing
(Local News ~ 01/07/17)
The Blytheville Parks and Recreation Committee met for its first meeting of the new council term Thursday and newly sworn in Councilman John Mayberry did not attend the meeting, though on the committee. Mayberry said, "I didn't know there was a meeting. ...
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Make-A-Wish sends Manila girl to Disney
(Local News ~ 01/07/17)
10-year old Sara-Beth Mathis, despite being born with an extremely rare genetic disorder named PTEN, is just like other young ladies her age, full of dreams and wishes for thing from time to time. Recently, one of her wishes came true in a very big way. In a surprise event at the Lights of the Delta (on their very last night of the season), the Make-A-Wish Foundation "granted her wish" of a trip to Disney World in Orlando...
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Carney makes changes to landfill board
(Local News ~ 01/07/17)
The members of the Mississippi County Quorum Court (QC) were sworn in Sunday afternoon at the Blytheville Courthouse, all except Justice Sylvester Belcher, who was unable to attend for some unannounced reason. Immediately after the swearing in ceremony, the justices retired to the small, second floor courtroom to meet (for about 10 minutes) and organize for the new session of the court...
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Was it so that it never sees the light of day?
(Editorial ~ 01/07/17)
"Why does a junior grade with six months experience and a track record for plea bargaining get assigned a murder case? Would it be so that it never sees the inside of a courtroom?" Lt. Daniel Kaffee, from the movie "A Few Good Men". This quote comes as Lt. ...
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2,200 area residents were without power Saturday
(Local News ~ 01/07/17)
With temperatures having dipped into the low teens and snow still covering the ground, 2,200 area residents woke up Saturday morning to cold homes and no electricity. The outage was caused by a fire at an local power substation. Power has since been restored to all customers according to an Entergy spokesman...
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