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I-55 accident stops traffic
(Local News ~ 02/04/23)
A three-vehicle accident on North bound Interstate 55 Thursday morning blocked traffic on the busy thoroughfare for hours. Blytheville Fire Department Chief Mike Carney told the Courier the accident occurred just before 7 a.m. near mile marker 67. A Dodge pickup pulling a trailer jackknifed on the icy interstate causing a sheriff’s department vehicle, driven by Deputy Casey VanDyke, to strike the jackknifed vehicle. ...
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Two face kidnapping charges in Manila
(Local News ~ 02/04/23)
By REVIS Blaylock - NEA Town Courier Manila Police Department reported the two suspects detained in the Thursday morning suspected kidnapping in Manila have had temporary bonds set by Judge Shannon Langston. The male suspect, Sammie McChristian, had a temporary bond set at $150,000 cash bond and ordered to appear in court on Monday, Feb. 6, in Blytheville. If released, he has been ordered to wear an ankle monitor...
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10 sisters carry on family legacy
(Local News ~ 02/04/23)
By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Caffie Suggs, one of 10 daughters born to Nathaniel and Virgie Suggs, remembers their home filled with love and her mother’s words encouraging them to stay close. The Suggs moved their family to Whistleville, near Manila, where he worked on the Edwards’ Farm...
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