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Traveling Ground Coffee presents gift to mission
(Local News ~ 08/09/23)
By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier The Traveling Grounds Coffee Company, owned by Caleb and Abby Rodgers, started with a vision to own their own business and give back to help others. When the couple started the business their plans included giving back 10 percent and all of the tips to local and foreign missionary projects...
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$1.2 million grant to launch Steelmaking Bootcamp
(Local News ~ 08/09/23)
Little Rock, Ark. (August 7, 2023) – A $1.2 million grant from the Arkansas Office of Skills Development (OSD) to Arkansas Northeast College (ANC) is helping to create the Arkansas Steelmaking Bootcamp. The bootcamp, a job skills initiative projected to train 500 individuals in its first year, is designed to meet the demand for skilled workers for the growing steelmaking industry in northeast Arkansas...
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Soybean Irrigation Termination - Is the juice worth the squeeze?
(Local News ~ 08/09/23)
By ETHAN BROWN CEA-Staff Chair Mississippi County Soybean Irrigation Termination- Is the Juice worth the Squeeze? Timing soybean’s final irrigation of the season can be a challenging decision for producers. The goal of supplementing the crop’s water requirements with irrigation is to ensure adequate moisture is available to optimize yield and to sustain profitability. ...
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Fall brings with it a busy schedule
(Local News ~ 08/09/23)
Thursday - Sunday, Aug. 10-13: –Center Stage Produc-tion Kids will present Seussical Jr. at the Manila High School Theatre Audi-torium for four perform-ances. Performances will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 10-11; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Aug. 12; and 2 p.m. Aug 13...
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Jackson/Jones named to Hospital Board
(Local News ~ 08/09/23)
By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Jeremy Jackson, of Manila, and Matthew Jones, of Blytheville, have been appointed to serve on the Mississippi County Hospital Board of Governors. The appointments were confirmed at the July Quorum Court meeting. Jackson is a pharmacist and is co-owner of Delta Drug, in Manila...
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JPs discuss insurance options
(Local News ~ 08/09/23)
By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Members of Mississippi County Insurance Committee and Personnel Committee met for back-to-back meetings on Friday afternoon. County insurance committee met with Billie Ann Heugel with Higginbotham Insurance, discussing renewal options for the county’s insurance coverage...
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Dyess woman faces charges
(Local News ~ 08/09/23)
A Dyess woman has been arrested in connection with the drowning death of a local teenager. Caitlyn Brawley, of Dyess, was released on her own recognizance this past Wednesday by Poinsett County District Judge Ron Hunter after he found probable cause to charge her with negligent homicide and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, both Class A misdemeanors in the death of Aaron Dexter, 17, of Marked Tree...
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Tyson Foods plans to shutter four plants
(Local News ~ 08/09/23)
The Springdale-based Tyson Foods said it will close four plants in the United States including one in Arkansas and two located in Missouri. Combined, the plants employ more than 2,500 workers between them according to recent notices by the food company...
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