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Campbell signs with U of A Fort Smith
(High School Sports ~ 07/24/19)
Laurissa Campbell, a 2019 graduate of Blytheville High School, signed with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith on Friday evening at the Blytheville High School gym. After seven months of sitting out due to a torn ACL injury, Campbell was able to sign a Division II contract with the Lady Lions...
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Blytheville AD David Hixson to retire
(High School Sports ~ 07/24/19)
Blytheville athletic director David Hixson is retiring after 35 years of service to the district. As head boys basketball coach, Hixson guided the Chicks to the 2006 state championship and to several deep runs in the state tournament. He was also an assistant coach when Blytheville won two state titles (1986, 1989) and an overall championship (1989) under Danny Ebbs in 1980’s...
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MCHS makes plans to offset its revenue losses
(Local News ~ 07/24/19)
The Mississippi County Hospital System held their Board of Governors meeting on Monday at Great RIver Medical Center. CEO Chris Raymer announced several ways MCHS plans on offsetting some of the revenue losses this year. Raymer mentioned that services will be added to SMC Regional Hospital in Osceola to help bring in revenue...
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Heated meeting ends in stalemate
(Local News ~ 07/24/19)
A stalemate over whether to keep a gifted and talented leadership position prevented the Blytheville School Board from hiring seven teachers, accepting the resignations six employees and approving the retirement of two others, Monday night, during a highly contentious meeting...
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Temps Plus sues Minyards for $791K theft
(Local News ~ 07/24/19)
Already facing felony theft charges for allegedly stealing $791,443.89 from the business, former Temps Plus general manager Sabrina Minyard is now being sued by the company for embezzlement and misappropriating money. Through attorney Brandon W. Lacy of Jonesboro, Temps Plus and owner Peggy Lemons filed the civil case in Mississippi County Circuit Court earlier this month against Sabrina Minyard and her husband, Robert Minyard, who the suit says had “full knowledge” of the alleged theft and “used these funds for his own personal benefit.”. ...
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Manila talks yard sale rules
(Local News ~ 07/24/19)
Yard sale guidelines and apartment construction were two of the topics discussed at the Monday, July 22, Manila City Council meeting. Following the June meeting when several residents of the Costner Subdivision expressed their concerns for numerous sales and traffic problems in the neighborhood, City Attorney Wes Wagner researched several ordinances from different areas with guidelines for yard sales...
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Cooke, Deford explain test scores
(Local News ~ 07/24/19)
During Monday night’s Blytheville School Board meeting, director of curriculum Sally Cooke and instructional advisor Casey Deford spoke about the preliminary test scores. “Across the board, it’s not what we were hoping for,” Cooke said. “It’s not what we were looking for; it’s not what we were expecting.”...
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