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Municipal filing begins July 27
(Local News ~ 07/07/18)
Filing for municipal offices begins Friday, July 27 and concludes at noon Friday, August 17. Candidates must file petitions of nomination, affidavit of eligibility and political practices pledge with the county clerk. The county clerk must determine whether or not the petition contains a sufficient number of qualified electors within 10 days...
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QC approves measures
(Local News ~ 07/07/18)
The Mississippi County Quorum Court held a special meeting to adopt seven ordinances Thursday afternoon at the Mississippi County Annex Building. The board did not have enough justices at Tuesday’s meeting to approve the ordinances. In the regular QC meeting, only seven justices were present; ordinances require nine for approval. There were nine justices present for the special meeting...
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Geese feces causing problems in local parks
(Local News ~ 07/07/18)
Recently, the waterfowl waste within the city parks has become an issue for some, specifically the possible health risks that can be caused by it. At the monthly Parks and Recreation meeting Thursday, Mayoral Assistant Cody Wyatt said that the city simply can't keep up when it comes to cleaning the walkways because of the number of ducks and geese...
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Tensions rise at Code Enforcement meeting
(Local News ~ 07/07/18)
Tensions became high at Thursday’s Code Enforcement and Animal Control meeting as a shouting match between Chief of Police Ross Thompson and Blytheville citizen Tony Hollis. Though the two did not shout at each other, both attempted to "take the floor" of the committee meeting by simultaneously asking for Committee Chair John Mayberry to listen to the point they were trying to make. ...
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Time for ‘would-be warriors’ to take action
(Column ~ 07/07/18)
Code Enforcement and Animal Control, it seems like this department just can't catch a break. Every month this meeting seems to be the one where citizens want to speak their minds about all the things the city is doing wrong, regardless of whether it has anything to do with the department or not...
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