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Blytheville Police reports -- 11-27-12
(Local News ~ 11/27/12)
Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:
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Wayne Kirk
(Obituary ~ 11/27/12)
James Wayne Kirk, 65, of Navarre, Fla., former northeast Arkansas resident, passed from this life, Tuesday Nov. 20, 2012, at the Covenant Hospice in Pensacola. Born at Blytheville, he had lived in Lilburn, Mo., as a child and was a U.S. ...
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Barry Roger Wooldridge
(Obituary ~ 11/27/12)
Mr. Barry Roger Wooldridge, 50, of Caraway, Ark., died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at his home after a brave battle with cancer. Mr. Wooldridge was born Dec. 13, 1961, in Colorado to the late John Wooldridge. ...
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Manila Lions Plan pancake supper
(Local News ~ 11/27/12)
Manila Lions Club met Wednesday at the Depot Center discussing plans for the annual pancake supper which is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 1. Lion Randy Frakes will make signs for the event which will be held at the school cafeteria. ...
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Lady Lions stay undefeated with victory over Gosnell
(High School Sports ~ 11/27/12)
Manila broke open a close game, outscoring Gosnell 26-11 in the second quarter, and went on to post a 74-49 victory in senior girls basketball action Monday night at Manila. The 5-0 Lady Lions held a slim 11-9 edge after the first period but began the second quarter with a 13-4 run. ...
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Mustangs race to undefeated week
(High School Sports ~ 11/27/12)
Buffalo Island Central picked up a pair of victories in a holiday shortened week of basketball action. The Mustangs knocked off McCrory 54-43 Monday night on the road before downing Midland 65-57 Tuesday night at Monette...
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Riverside Rebel Basketball Roundup
(High School Sports ~ 11/27/12)
Bay's Tyson Oliver poured in a game high 33 points to lead the Yellowjackets to a 68-60 victory over Riverside in senior boys basketball Monday night at Bay. Oliver drained five three pointers on the night as the Yellowjackets defeated the Rebels for the second time this season. ...
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Manila Middle FBLA donates canned goods
(Local News ~ 11/27/12)
Members of the Manila Lions Club, Tom Jaco and Dovie Sawyer, collected canned food donated by the Middle School students. The Manila Middle School FBLA sponsors the food drive each year to help the Lions Club fill the Goodfellow baskets distributed at Christmas...
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Farmers in the Dell Relay team sponsors home tour
(Local News ~ 11/27/12)
The Farmers in the Dell Relay for Life team is sponsoring its ninth annual Christmas Tour of Homes from 2-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2. The Blytheville homes of Bill and Carol Copeland (1043 Main Street), Bart and Debbie Dixon (607 Emory Lane), and Matt and Kesha Smith (1809 Westgate) and Howard and Laura Kelley (401 Penny) in Gosnell will be on the tour this year...
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Caraway Council OKs employee bonuses
(Local News ~ 11/27/12)
A special called Caraway council meeting was held at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, to discuss employee year-end bonuses. Mayor Barry Riley asked the council to reconsider giving the city employees a bonus. Council members discussed selling city materials for scrap metal and apply the revenue to bonuses...
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Mary Cornelius Reid
(Obituary ~ 11/27/12)
Mrs. Mary Cornelius Reid, 63, of Luxora, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, in Jonesboro.
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Stephen Ray Burns
(Obituary ~ 11/27/12)
Mr. Stephen Ray Burns, 63, of South Haven, Miss., died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, in his home.
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Della Jane Shepperson Burnett
(Obituary ~ 11/27/12)
Della Jane Shepperson Burnett, 75, of Leachville, passed from this life Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, at Green Acres Nursing Home in Paragould.
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Sandra Bortist
(Obituary ~ 11/27/12)
Sandra Bortist, 73, of Blytheville, passed from this life Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, at Methodist Central in Memphis.
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Remember senior citizens during holidays
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/27/12)
Please remind everyone to remember the senior citizens. With the holidays here, give of your time as well as your money or food. The Red Cross needs donations to help our people who were hit so hard by storms. Donate cash to the "Meals on Wheels" program...
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A boy or a girl? Pondering the benefits
(Column ~ 11/27/12)
Well it's officially here. My favorite, and coincidentally the most wonderful, time of the year ... Christmas.
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Look for changes in the workplace of the future
(Column ~ 11/27/12)
Late last month Greg Kratz, a reporter and columnist at the Deseret News in Salt Lake City wrote a piece on a survey conducted by LinkedIn, a professional networking group. The survey asked more than 7,000 respondents to list 10 tools or practices in the workplace that likely would be replaced or would simply not be done by 2017.
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KIPP to host annual public meeting
(Local News ~ 11/27/12)
KIPP Delta Public Schools will host its annual public meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4. The event will take place at the KIPP Blytheville College Preparatory School Campus, located on 1200 Byrum Road in Blytheville.
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ANC's Bennett visits Argentina for workshop
(Local News ~ 11/27/12)
Gene Bennett, dean of occupational programs and extended campus operations at Arkansas Northeastern College, recently attended a technical programs workshop in Campana, Argentina, as a guest of the Tenaris company.
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Student groups give presentations to Gosnell board
(Local News ~ 11/27/12)
During their Monday night meeting, members of the Gosnell School Board saw presentations from two groups of high school students which have been active both in and outside of the district.
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Janitorial firm makes pitch, donation to Blytheville schools
(Local News ~ 11/27/12)
The Blytheville High School Odyssey of the Mind program received a sizable donation from GCA Services Group, the district's contracted janitorial service provider, as the company looks to become partners with Blytheville Public Schools and solidify a long-term working relationship.
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Runoff election today for Council seats
(Local News ~ 11/27/12)
Today (Tuesday) is the last day for citizens of Wards 1 and 3 to cast their vote for their new Blytheville City Council representatives.
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Governor calls county a model for Arkansas
(Local News ~ 11/27/12)
Mississippi County is the model example of perseverance, reconstruction and community pride, according to Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, who spoke to a packed house during Monday's luncheon of the Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce.
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Big third lifts Pirates past Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 11/27/12)
STEELE, Mo. -- The Gosnell Pirates opened the 2012 South Pemiscot Bulldog Classic with an 80-51 win over the Gideon, Mo. Bulldogs. While the final score was impressive, it took a while for the Pirates to get going. Despite forcing 12 first half turnovers and leading by as much as 13 over the first 16 minutes, Gosnell led by just four points with a little over a minute left in the first half at 29-25 and led 33-27 going into the break...
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Chicks to play home opener tonight
(High School Sports ~ 11/27/12)
The Blytheville Chickasaws will perform for the first time in front of the home crowd tonight. After playing their first four games on the road, new Chickasaw head coach Jeff Flanigan and the Chicks (0-4) will entertain Sikeston, the preseason No. 1 in Missouri Class 4A...
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Miss. Co. producer meetings, pesticide applicator training dates
(Local News ~ 11/27/12)
This year we are changing the format of our county production meetings. Many of our producers and consultants have asked about variety/hybrid updates earlier than our normal production meeting times. Instead of a general production update, three variety/hybrid update meetings have been planned by the U of A, Division of Agriculture, Mississippi County Extension Service. ...
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