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County still readying jail fee suit
(Local News ~ 08/12/09)
An attorney representing Mississippi County is still working on a lawsuit demanding payment from the city of Blytheville for housing city inmates in the county jail. According to figures provided by the jail, the county is owed $59,675 in current fees and another $24,981 in fees that the city is disputing...
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Census driving annexation push
(Local News ~ 08/12/09)
Jim von Tungeln of Urban Planning Associates in Little Rock presented the findings of an annexation study to community leaders Tuesday during a lunch meeting at the Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce. The driving force for the city of Blytheville potentially annexing three outlying areas appears to be the 2010 census count...
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City Planning Commission calls for election
(Local News ~ 08/12/09)
Tuesday night, the Blytheville Planning Commission voted 8-1 to recommend the Blytheville City Council call for an election on a potential annexation of three areas just outside of the city limits. But commissioners chose their words carefully, not endorsing annexation, only suggesting it as an option for Blytheville citizens and voters in the potential annexed areas. ...
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Woman accused of insurance fraud
(Local News ~ 08/12/09)
A former Osceola insurance agent is facing charges of fraud and theft following an investigation by state authorities. An arrest affidavit alleges Rhonda New, 38, of Caraway knowingly bilked her customers out of thousands of dollars in premiums, plus stole from the Insurmax Insurance company itself. She was charged with fraudulent insurance acts and theft of property more...
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Two dead, two injured in Craighead County
(Local News ~ 08/12/09)
A two-vehicle accident Monday in Craighead County, left two people dead and two others injured, according to a report from the Arkansas State Police. At 5:28 p.m., emergency personnel were called to State Highway 351, just south of Pine Log Road, where a 2000 Ford Escort, being driven northbound by Lizzie Loretta Hutcherson, 42, of Jonesboro, came around a curve and allegedly went out of control on the rain-soaked pavement, crossing the center line and striking a 2001 Ford Taurus, being driven southbound by Chris Dickinson, 32, of Paragould, in the passenger side of the vehicle. ...
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Bootheel Drug Task Force seizes gang-related items
(Local News ~ 08/12/09)
The Bootheel Drug Task Force recently seized drugs and alleged gang-related items during a search of a residence on North Vandeventer in Kennett according to reports. Last Wednesday, agents with the Bootheel Drug Task Force, under the direction of Pemiscot County Sheriff Tommy Greenwell, along with the SEMO Drug Task Force, executed a search warrant at the 800 block of North Vandeventer in Kennett. ...
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