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GJHS cafeteria is in the works
(Local News ~ 06/26/19)
Gosnell superintendent Bonard Mace informed the Gosnell School Board Monday night of a cafeteria project in the junior high building. The board hired architect Andrew Hicks to oversee the project. The junior high students currently eat lunch in the gym...
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Student transfer sparks debate at Blytheville board meeting
(Local News ~ 06/26/19)
The Blytheville School Board unanimously approved a student transfer request Monday night, but superintendent Bobby Ashley suggested closer consideration before they cast their votes. Ashley noted with school choice as an option, transfer requests should be considered differently than in the past...
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Blytheville School District mulls second lien bond for track
(Local News ~ 06/26/19)
The Blytheville School Board is considering a second lien bond to pay for a track and district-wide building needs. Marshall Hughes of First Security Beardsley provided the board with options on a second lien bond during Monday night’s monthly meeting...
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Manila Council discusses bond issues
(Local News ~ 06/26/19)
Attorneys Sarah Giammo and Ryan A. Bowman with Friday Eldredge & Clark, and Michael McBryde, vice president, public finance department, Stephens Inc., met with Manila city officials to discuss the proposed bond issue at the Monday, June 24, meeting. A proposed extension of a present one cent sales tax to fund several needed projects will be voted on in September...
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Stone new BHS head football coach
(High School Sports ~ 06/26/19)
The Blytheville School Board promoted assistant coach Lance Stone to the head football coaching position on Monday evening. Former head coach Ben Fisher was promoted to Blytheville High School dean of students and he will also be an assistant football coach, according to Blytheville superintendent Bobby Ashley...
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Monette repairing streets
(Local News ~ 06/26/19)
The Monette City Council completed plans for street chip and seal and repair during their meeting Monday evening, June 24. “We plan to do the streets in our highest traffic area first,” said Monette Mayor Bob Blankenship. “Which includes Hogan, Fisher and South Edmonds. Then we can hopefully finish up the rest next year.”...
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Craighead County Farm Family of the Year named
(Local News ~ 06/26/19)
The Heath McGaughey Family/RC Farms Partnership is the 2019 Craighead County Farm Family of the Year. They live and farm north of Lake City. Heath and his wife, MariAnn, have two children Ryan, 17, and Regan, 13. Heath is following in a family tradition as he is a fifth generation farmer. He grew up loving the farm working for his grandfather Charles and his dad, Kelly. He had farming on both sides of the family as he also spent time on the farm of his maternal grandfather, Carl Flynn...
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