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Committee meetings mix of Zoom, in-person
(Local News ~ 08/08/20)
The Blytheville City Council’s August committee meetings will be a mix of in-person and Zoom. The in-person meetings will have a Zoom option. In an email conversation between council members, Blytheville City Councilman Matt Perrin, who chairs the Public Works Committee, contends the committee meetings should be held at the Ritz Civic Center with social distancing measures in place, while Councilman John Musgraves and Councilman John Mayberry expressed safety concerns about meeting in-person...
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Candidates file for office
(Local News ~ 08/08/20)
Wednesday afternoon the filing period for municipal offices ended and all three Blytheville city council members whose seats are up — John D. Mayberry, Barbara McAdoo Brothers and R. L. Jones — will not face a challenger in November. However, all three Osceola City Council incumbents — Linda Watson, Sandra K. Brand and Tyler Dunegan — will have opponents...
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Blazin’ BBQ canceled
(Local News ~ 08/08/20)
After meeting with state and local officials and lengthy discussions with many of volunteers, the Blazin’ BBQ Festival board has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Blazin’ BBQ Festival, according to a post on its Facebook page. The annual event is sponsored by the Manila Volunteer Fire Department. Due to Covid-19 the original April date for the festival was postponed until the fall with the hope it would be safe to hold the festival. The festival draws a very, large crowd each year...
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Cemetery board appreciates the generous response
(Local News ~ 08/08/20)
Manila Cemetery board members Linda Donovan and Dwight Booth want to express their appreciation to every one who made donations. The donations will be used for the maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery. Donovan said there are more expenses this time of year with mowing, chemicals and upkeep of equipment...
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Crossing signals added at Cherry
(Local News ~ 08/08/20)
Tuesday afternoon, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) placed crossing signals at the Cherry Street railroad crossing. The decision to add the crossing signals was made by the Arkansas Department of Transportation. “Crossing signals are traffic control devices to regulate motor vehicle drivers; they are not railroad signals,” BNSF said in a statement. ...
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