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Pauline Whaley Hopkins
(Obituary ~ 05/05/17)
Mrs. Pauline Whaley Hopkins 93, of Blytheville, passed away May 2, 2017 at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born on March 25, 1924 in Potts Camp, Mississippi to the late Elijah and Roxie Whaley. At an early age she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. She was a member of the First Missionary Baptist Church in Blytheville...
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Fleeing suspects crash during pursuit
(Local News ~ 05/05/17)
Fleeing suspects crashed their car into a ditch near the Arkansas-Missouri state line on Friday morning. According to Blytheville assistant police chief Ricky Jefferson, around 8:49 a.m. Friday Blytheville police officers noticed a gold Mercury Marquis sitting suspiciously at a stop sign at North 6th and Marr Streets. ...
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Randall Stevens Webb
(Obituary ~ 05/05/17)
Mr. Randall Stevens Webb, age 66, of West Memphis, passed away on May 3, 2017. He was born on July 3, 1950 in Blytheville. He is survived by his wife, Deborah Sorrels Webb; four children, Carmen Webb Carr (Jason), Brandon Webb (Stephanie), Shannon Williams (Charles) and Clare McCreery; ten grandchildren; his sister, Judy Nelson, and nephew, Don Nelson (Karen)...
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Ruth Barnes
(Obituary ~ 05/05/17)
Ms. Ruth Barnes, 90, of Jackson, Missouri, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2017 at Heartland Healthcare in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Ruth was born in the Clear Lake Community to George and Jesse (Nelson) Ralph. She was a retired union representative and a member of Connection Point Church in Jackson, Missouri. ...
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ADEQ cites Mississippi County landfill
(Local News ~ 05/05/17)
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) performed its routine quarterly inspection of the Mississippi County Landfill on March 28 and found a number of violations in the areas of litter control, cover maintenance and leachate collection...
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Special election is Tuesday
(Local News ~ 05/05/17)
As of late Friday afternoon, 431 Blytheville residents have cast ballots in the special election for the City of Blytheville's proposed 10-year, one-half of one percent Public Safety Tax and the proposed $2.75 million Justice Center Improvement Bonds...
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Blankenship signs with WBC
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/17)
Longtime Armorel Tigers head coach Charlie Brown watched on Wednesday as a four-year starter, Logan Blankenship, signed a letter of intent to play for the Williams Baptist College Eagles in Walnut Ridge. Coach Stephen Abanathy probably knows Brown and Blankenship more than any other coach in the state of Arkansas, having coached at the Tigers rival opponent the Bay Yellowjackets and the Ridgefield Christian Warriors...
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McKinney wins state in two events
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/17)
PARAGOULD— The 4A State Track meet from Pocahontas to Paragould on Tuesday. However, the move of venue did not stop Gosnell Pirates senior Marquel McKinney from taking the state championship in two events — High Jump and Triple Jump. Also, he placed runner-up in Long Jump. McKinney placed fourth in 400m dash with a time of 50.84...
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