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National Cold War Museum worth supporting
(Column ~ 05/22/19)
Excitement is building for the future National Cold War Museum, which will be housed at the decommissioned Blytheville Air Force Base alert facility on the Arkansas Aeroplex. A study predicts some 50,000 visitors will walk through the museum each year, and if that is indeed the case, it will be well worth the $20 million organizers are trying to raise from private and corporate donors...
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County board talks bond money
(Local News ~ 05/22/19)
The Mississippi County Quorum Court’s Finance Committee met Monday afternoon to discuss a variety of topics, including the transfer of the bonds scheduled for Tuesday, appropriating more money for landfill projects and bills concerning economic development...
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Leachville council discusses needs
(Local News ~ 05/22/19)
The Leachville City Council reviewed upcoming needs and improvements to city ordinances and regulations during the meeting Monday evening. Robert Ballard reported that the part-time garbage and dump truck driver for the city has a CDL license and Patrick Shepard has been encouraged to get one as well, in order to help with trash pickup. Ballard recommended that Casey Davis be sent to wastewater school for special training...
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Weather impacting gym project
(Local News ~ 05/22/19)
Wet weather has affected the construction of the new Blytheville High School-New Tech gym. “Obviously, the rain has not helped us any,” Blytheville School District director of operations Randy Jumper told the Blytheville School Board on Monday evening. “We are at the mercy of the slop that we’ve had and the relentless rain.”...
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Bennett named Arkansas State Trooper of the Year
(Local News ~ 05/22/19)
Corporals Rockey Rapert of Harrisburg and Brandon Bennett of Blytheville were presented the prestigious Arkansas State Trooper of the Year Award today during the annual state police awards ceremony. The recipient of the Trooper of the Year Award personifies the highest standards of public service and has demonstrates a record of esteemed law enforcement action...
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