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First Baptist to mark 125 years
(Community News ~ 10/17/14)
First Baptist Church of Blytheville is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. The church will have a special anniversary celebration service at 10:50 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 26. The service will be in the sanctuary at 715 W. Walnut St. in Blytheville.
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Ladybug group meets
(Community News ~ 10/17/14)
The Ladybug Garden Club met Sept. 10 in the home of Kathy Conley for the first meeting of their year. Judy Canada and Ruth Gaines were the co-hostesses.
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Sullivan, Hillis to marry
(Community News ~ 10/17/14)
Adam Hillis and Cristin Sullivan are planning a March 21, 2015, wedding at Central Baptist Church in Jonesboro. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Mike and Cynthia Sullivan, and the granddaughter of Gail Sullivan Jowers, the late Pat Sullivan and the late Joe and Geneva Roberts. Norma Baker Gabhart is her great aunt, and Ryan Sullivan is her brother...
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Jennifer Beal Higgins
(Obituary ~ 10/17/14)
Mrs. Jennifer Beal Higgins, 34, of Osceola, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014.
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City lands grant for Wastewater building
(Local News ~ 10/17/14)
The city of Blytheville has received a $25,000 Community Enhancement Grant from Arkansas Rural Services to help with construction of a new Wastewater building and laboratory.
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City makes plans to fix sewer line
(Local News ~ 10/17/14)
Thursday night, the Blytheville Streets and Drainage Committee sent a request to the Finance and Purchasing Committee to fix collapsed sewer lines on a 325-foot section of Appletree Circle.
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Sharp found guilty in Williams rape case
(Local News ~ 10/17/14)
Freddie Sharp III left the circuit courtroom in custody of the Sheriff's Department Thursday afternoon, after a jury sentenced him to 25 years for the 2013 rape of 11-year-old murder victim Jessica Williams.
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County departments cut to save raises
(Local News ~ 10/17/14)
Budgets for the county Election Commission, Juvenile Office, financial management and the office of the county judge were all presented to the Quorum Court's Finance Committee Friday afternoon, as their 2015 budgeting process continues.
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Coat drive underway
(Community News ~ 10/17/14)
Farmers Bank and Trust is having its annual coat drive throughout October, and will continue to accept donations into November. New and used coats of all sizes can be donated and will go to the Blytheville-Gosnell Area Food Pantry. Coats can be dropped of at the main branch, located at 400 W. Main St., as well as the other branches in Blytheville and Gosnell...
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Election Commission certifies vote, talks ID law
(Local News ~ 10/17/14)
Tuesday's election, which instituted a new half-cent sales tax to support the county hospital system, was certified Friday morning by the Mississippi County Election Commission.
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Timeline: The Jessica Williams case
(Local News ~ 10/17/14)
The following is a timeline of events in the rape/murder case involving 11-year-old Jessica Williams of Gosnell:
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