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Blytheville announces Teacher of the Year
(Local News ~ 04/26/17)
The Blytheville School Board met Monday evening for their regular monthly meeting and announced the district's "Teachers of the Year" for each school as well as the overall district. They also approved the district calendar for the 2017-18 academic school year, the transfer of $1.5 million from the building fund back into the operating fund, approved the purchase of 300 HP Chromebooks and addressed numerous personnel concerns...
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Missco native executed
(Local News ~ 04/26/17)
When Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) staff at the Cummins Unit in Varner executed 51-year old Mississippi County native Ledell “Skip” Lee, Jr. Thursday night (April 20), the State of Arkansas conducted its first execution since 2005 amid an avalanche of legal challenges, appeals and motions that occupied courts ranging from Arkansas Circuit Courts, to the 8th District Federal Court of Appeals and on to the United States Supreme Court...
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Local student scores perfect 36 on ACT
(Local News ~ 04/26/17)
When it comes to scoring big on college entrance exams, practice made perfect for one junior at KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School. Anika Mittal, a member of the Class of 2018 at KBC, recently earned a perfect 36 on her ACT exam. Only about .108 percent of test-takers achieve a perfect score. She is the first KIPP Delta student to achieve a 36...
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Wayne Foster
(Obituary ~ 04/26/17)
Mr. Wayne Foster, 54 of Marked Tree, passed away on April 24, 2017 in Jonesboro. He was a factory worker and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Foster is survived by three sons, Brian Foster, Sr. of Trumann, Jeffrey Foster of Marked Tree and Alex Foster of Tyronza; one sister, Angie Foster of Little Rock; and three grandchildren Aden Foster, Rylee Foster and Brian Foster, Jr., all of Lepanto, AR...
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Chief: Funnel cloud spotted in Blytheville
(Local News ~ 04/26/17)
Blytheville authorities spotted a funnel cloud, Wednesday night, according to Police Chief Ross Thompson. Thompson said when officials tried to sound the tornado sirens, the sirens would not respond. He said officers took to the streets and discovered a tree uprooted on Franklin, as well as trees down at 10th and Moultrie and Dougan and Davis...
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