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Panel discusses gym project
(Local News ~ 09/27/17)
The Blytheville school Board elected its officers, Monday night, during the regular monthly meeting. All officers of the board remained the same. Tracey Ritchey was named president, Erin Carrington remained vice president and Barbara Wells continues as secretary. The board also discussed the bidding process for the new gym...
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$2.8M HVAC project planned for GHS
(Local News ~ 09/27/17)
The Gosnell School District is planning a $2.8 million HVAC project at the high school next summer. During his report on the proposed Master Facilities Plan Monday night, Superintendent Bonard Mace told the Gosnell School Board that the new air conditioning system is the top building priority...
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County board working on 2018 budget
(Local News ~ 09/27/17)
The Quorum Court Finance Committee held its first of multiple weekly budget meetings in order to prepare the county’s 2018 Fiscal Year Budget. Preliminary discussions were briefly held last week during their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, but this week they began the process of going department-by-department. The individual budgets for the Office of Financial Management, the County Treasurer, the County Clerk and the Quorum Court were discussed...
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Board may have violated FOIA
(Local News ~ 09/27/17)
Blytheville School Board secretary Barbara Wells revealed that the board potentially discussed topics that violate the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act when in executive session on Monday night. During a telephone interview with the Courier News, Wells said some of the closed session discussion included dress code and who should be required to attend meetings to field questions from the board and citizens...
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Deedra Jean Rogers
(Obituary ~ 09/27/17)
Deedra Jean Rogers, 59 of Caraway, passed away at her home, Sept. 26, 2017. She was born December 21, 1957, in Caraway to James Lloyd King and Margaret Sue Brown. She was a member of Rowe’s Chapel Church, enjoyed getting her nails done, yard sales, working with her husband and shopping...
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Injured, naked woman found near NYS saying she had been chased all night
(Local News ~ 09/27/17)
An African American female resident of Blytheville was found injured, naked and walking through strangers’ yards by a passerby, while at the same time her car was found wrecked in a fenced in field 75 yards off-road near Nucor Yamato. She also insists that she was chased all night but did not know why...
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