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Local candidates officially throw hat in ring
(Local News ~ 02/26/22)
On Tuesday, local candidates began filing for the May 24 Preferential Primary. Filing continues until noon March 1. Thus far, Republican Joey Carr of Armorel and Democrat Ollie Collins have filed for State Representative District 34, and District 55 Rep. Monte Hodges (D-Blytheville) has filed for First Congressional District. Sen Dave Wallace (R-Leachville) has filed for State Senate District 19. As of Friday morning, the following candidates have filed in Mississippi County:...
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Ice storm leads to school closings, slick roads
(Local News ~ 02/26/22)
Local schools were dismissed on Thursday and some on Friday after an ice storm made roads difficult to travel on in the NEA Town Courier and Poinsett County Democrat Tribune coverage area. Some residents lost power during the storm. These photos were taken in Manila and Trumann...
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EVTV to bring 800 jobs, build 100 homes
(Local News ~ 02/26/22)
On Monday, the CEO of Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. officially announced his company will be opening a new manufacturing plant in Osceola. EVTV CEO Phillip Oldridge announced last week he would be locating a plant in Arkansas. That plant will be Envirotech’s first production facility in the United States...
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Covid cases decline
(Local News ~ 02/26/22)
As numbers continue to decline, Blytheville Mayor James Sanders reported 93 active covid cases in Mississippi County in his Wednesday report. The decline has remained constant throughout the month of February after cases exceed 1,000 during January. Sanders added that 38,397 doses of the covid vaccination have been within the county, bringing the vaccination rate to 42 percent...
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