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Rebel basketball standout Chris Sain inks letter with WBC
(High School Sports ~ 06/27/17)
Riverside standout Chris Sain inked a national letter of intent with Williams Baptist College Thursday morning at the Riverside High School Gym in Lake City. By signing with the Eagles, Sain will fulfill a lifelong dream of playing basketball on the collegiate level...
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Manila baseball player returning to All American Games
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
Nicholas Patterson, 11, is Orlando, Fla., bound for the second consecutive year to play in the USSSA All American Games. The All American Showcase tryouts were held May 31 in Jonesboro. Nicholas was in the top four of the Southeast Region. The Southeast Region is made up of six states - Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama...
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Manila Lions Club installs officers
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
Manila Lions Club held installation of officers and banquet on Monday, June 19, at TC's Restaurant in Manila. Lion members and guests enjoyed a meal and welcomed guest speaker Pat Snodgrass and his wife, Anita, of Jonesboro. Snodgrass is the past district governor...
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Lake City Council hears second readings of ordinances
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
Lake City Council voted for Clerk Linda Simpson to read three ordinances by title only for a second reading at the June 19 meeting. The ordinances pertained to: allowing purchase of real estate and to borrow funds; accepting certain property as an extension of Cobean Boulevard; amending an ordinance (lawn maintenance) by providing for an increase in fines and civil penalties...
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Leachville clerk/treasurer receives award
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
Ruth Ann Keith, Leachville clerk/treasurer, received the Adrian White Municipal Leadership Award for six years of dedicated service to the city officials of the Arkansas Municipal League. She was presented a plaque at the 2017 83rd annual convention of the Arkansas Municipal League held in Little Rock...
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Sen. Wallace presented the "Distinguished Legislator Award
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
Senator Dave Wallace was presented the "Distinguished Legislator Award" by the Arkansas Municipal League during the Opening Night Banquet of the League’s 83rd convention. The award was given in recognition of Sen. Wallace's strong support of cities and towns in Arkansas...
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Leachville Council hears sewer expansion update
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
Wayne Menley, president of Miller-Newell Engineers, updated the Leachville City Council on the proposed sewer expansion project. The city has applied for grants and loans to expand the waste lines to the newly annexed area out to Highway 18. Menley said his company had started a year ago in July filing applications to USDA Rural Development for the expansion...
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Board members tour new high school
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
Manila Superintendent Pam Castor led school board members on a tour of the new high school facility under construction at the June 22 meeting. School officials were met by project manager Mark Troillet and assistant Grant Troillet who answered questions and pointed out what would occupy the spaces. Mark Troillett said the work is on schedule and the completion date should be in June 2018...
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Arthur Black
(Obituary ~ 06/27/17)
Mr. Arthur Black of Hayti, Missouri passed away on June 22, 2017 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. at the age of 71. He was a retired stockman for Wal-Mart and a member of 12th Street Baptist Church in Caruthersville, Missouri. Mr. Black is survived by four sons, Arthur F. ...
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NyAsia Diamond-Brikhol Britt
(Obituary ~ 06/27/17)
Ms. NyAsia Diamond-Brikhol Britt was born March 20, 2007 in Blytheville, Arkansas to LaKesha Harris and Brandon Britt. NyAsia was a very brilliant, smart, outgoing little girl. She was a student in the Blytheville School District. NyAsaia departed this life on Saturday, June 17, 2017 in Oklahoma at the age of 10 years old...
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Troy Hatcher, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 06/27/17)
Mr. Troy Lee Hatcher, Sr., of Blytheville, Arkansas was born on March 27, 1962 to Jessie James Hatcher, Sr. and Willeen Jackson Hatcher in Crawfordsville. He departed this life on June 22, 2017 at Great Rivers Medical Center in Blytheville at the age of 55...
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Two accused of passing $14,407 in counterfeit checks
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
The Blytheville Police Department has arrested 45 year old Danny Baugus of Paragould in connection to forged checks passed at several Farmers Bank and Trust locations in the area, according to Capt. Scott Adams, the BPD Criminal Investigations Division commander...
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Lucille (Torrance) Jones
(Obituary ~ 06/27/17)
Ms. Lucille (Torrance) Jones was born September 07, 1942, to David Torrance and Mary Johnson Torrance, in Osceola. She was preceded in death by her parents. Lucille, departed this life on Tuesday June 20, 2017, at the age of 74, at St. Bernard Medical Center in Jonesboro...
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Public Works holiday pick-up
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
Blytheville Public Works will be closed for the holiday on July 3 and July 4. Crews will pick up the Tuesday route and Westminister Village on Wednesday, July 5 and will pick up the Wednesday route on Thursday, July 6. They will pick up the Thursday route on Friday, July 7. The Friday route will be picked up on Monday, July 10 with Westminister Village...
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Hodges appointed to NCSL committee
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
State Rep. Monte Hodges (D-Blytheville) was appointed to the Budgets and Revenue Committee of the National Conference of State Legislators for the 2017-18 biennium by Speaker Jeremy Gilliam, a Republican. The NCSL is a bipartisan organization that serves the members and staff of state legislatures...
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Blytheville Police Reports
(Local News ~ 06/27/17)
The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. — Police arrested Tarance Bryant, 34, on charges of driving while intoxicated, speeding, violation of Ignition Interlock Act, refusal of BAC and refusal to submit to arrest, following a traffic stop on South Division...
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Kenneth “Ken” Jackson
(Obituary ~ 06/27/17)
Mr. Kenneth “Ken” Jackson of Blytheville passed away on June 24, 2017 in Craighead County. He was born on December 24, 1963 in Rockford, Illinois. He served our country as a member of the U. S. Air Force and served in Desert Storm, he was also co-owner of Arkham Comics in Blytheville, an assistant director for the Arts Council of Mississippi County for eleven years, a member of the Act 2! Community Theater, an announcer for Midsouthern Championship Wrestling in Osceola and a former dispatcher for the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Department.
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