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Man stabbed with own pocket knife during attempted robbery
(Local News ~ 11/24/17)
Blytheville police are investigating an aggravated robbery, Tuesday, in the 500 block of Madison. According to the police report, the offender asked the victim for some pain pills, offering to buy them. The victim said he didn’t have any to sell, but the offender reportedly told the man that he heard pills in his pocket...
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Eliza Brooke Coppedge
(Obituary ~ 11/24/17)
Ms. Eliza Brooke Coppedge was born on January 14, 1964 to Oliver W. Coppedge, Jr. and Glenda Lee Coppedge. She passed away at her home on November 23, 2017. Her father preceded her in death in January of 1999. In addition to her mother; she leaves two brothers, Oliver Coppedge, III of Blytheville and Owen Coppedge of Hot Springs; three nieces; and one nephew...
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Chicks top rival Osceola in season opener
(High School Sports ~ 11/24/17)
OSCEOLA—In front of a hostile Osceola crowd, the Blytheville Chickasaws opened the season with a 71-62 victory over the rival Seminoles. The Seminoles fed off of the home crowd as they led 20-14 at the end of the first quarter. However, a strong push in the second quarter by the Chickasaws offense turned the tide in the Chickasaws favor as they led 32-26 heading into the half...
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Local Black Friday sales are growing
(Local News ~ 11/24/17)
Nationally, business surveys indicate that holiday shopping nationwide will be very robust this year, particularly in the area of Black Friday Weekend sales. According to Forbes.com, some estimates predict that Black Friday sales could be up by as much as 47 percent from last year...
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Pirates end season with quarterfinal loss
(High School Sports ~ 11/24/17)
LITTLE ROCK — The Gosnell Pirates’ nine-game winning streak and their season came to an end on Friday night, when they fell to host Pulaski Robinson in the Class 4A state quarterfinals. The Senators struck first with a 15-yard pass from junior quarterback Greyson Tackett who found senior reciever Xavier Hardy at the 10:07 mark in the first quarter. Senators’ junior kicker Trent Eskola’s PAT was good given the Senators a 7-0 pass...
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Pirates end season with quarterfinal loss
(High School Sports ~ 11/24/17)
LITTLE ROCK — The Gosnell Pirates’ nine-game winning streak and their season came to an end on Friday night, when they fell to host Pulaski Robinson in the Class 4A state quarterfinals. The Senators struck first with a 15-yard pass from junior quarterback Greyson Tackett who found senior reciever Xavier Hardy at the 10:07 mark in the first quarter. Senators’ junior kicker Trent Eskola’s PAT was good given the Senators a 7-0 pass...
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