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Manila World War II veteran remembers (05/15/12)
Art Slaton of Manila is among the veterans that remember well the end of World War II and the long years and lives it took to get there. Slaton was called to service (drafted) in August of 1942. ...

Caraway 2012 Fishing Rodeo held (05/15/12)
The Caraway Park Commission hosted the annual youth fishing rodeo on Saturday, May 5 with 79 young people registered. In addition to plenty of fish to be caught, drawings were held throughout the day for prizes...

Buffalo Island Museum to display Avon exhibit through June (05/15/12)
Buffalo Island Museum is displaying an Avon collectible exhibit May through June. The Avon Company was founded by David H. McConnell in 1886. He sold books door-to-door and decided to offer free perfume as an incentive to buy his books. ...

Lakeside Nursing Center welcomes new administrator (05/15/12)
Lauren (Dowless) Cherry is the new Administrator at Lakeside Nursing Center in Lake City. Lauren received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Arkansas State University...

Caraway City Council fills Parks Commission position (05/15/12)
The Caraway city council met Thursday and worked through a full agenda of reports, appointments, and tax discussions. Mayor Barry Riley reported the contract with Dedman's Sanitation had been signed by all parties, and the new service is in full operation...

Razorback Basketball Coach Mike Anderson speaks in Manila (05/15/12)
Arkansas Basketball Coach Mike Anderson told a crowd of more than 300 Razorback faithful of his lofty goals for the program Monday night, May 7, during the Mississippi County Razorback Club Banquet at the Manila Airport Center...

20th anniversary Buffalo Island Classic Cruisers Car Show held (05/08/12)
The Buffalo Island Classic Cruiser 2012 Car Club celebrated its 20th car show Saturday, April 28. The annual event is held at the Caraway Park. Participants were from Jonesboro, Blytheville, Turmann, Caraway, Pocahontas, Leachville, Paragould, and Coldwater, Miss...

Manila teacher receives national award (05/08/12)
Mary Smith, Manila FCCLA adviser, is the recipient of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America 2012 National Integration of Core Academics Award. The presentation of the award will take place during the Adviser Recognition Session at the National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Fla., on July 11...

Duck calls for Relay for Life (05/08/12)
Lowell Polston of Manila is a long time supporter of the Buffalo Island Relay for Life. He has used his expert craftsmanship to make a duck call for the silent auction at the Relay for Life event...

Gong show raises $200 for Relay for Life (05/08/12)
Gong Show for Relay for Life The first annual Gong Show for Relay for Life was held Friday, April 27, at the Melody Theater in Leachville with a variety of acts from comedy to serious. The judges included Ann Wells (Simon); Barbara Lloyd (Phyllis Diller); and Alice Bowden (Miss Feisty)...

American Red Cross Seeks Mississippi County Residents (05/08/12)
BLYTHEVILLE - The American Red Cross will host two volunteer Disaster Response Team recruiting and application events for Mississippi County residents...

Manila Nursing Center recognizes staff (05/08/12)
Manila Nursing Center recognized two of its professional staff members, Penny White and Angela Shipley, in celebration of Administrative and Healthcare Administrative Professionals Week. The two were recently treated with a special luncheon and gifts from the nursing center in addition to the recognition...

Gamble Home Furnishing donates tv to fire station (05/08/12)
Gamble Home Furnishings in Manila donated a 42" LG television to the Manila Fire Department to be used at the fire station. Manila Fire Chief Keith Bennett expressed his appreciation to Gamble's for the donation...

Young people learn responsibility by caring for livestock (05/01/12)
Buffalo Island Central FFA members and several 4-H youth are learning responsibility through the caring and showing of livestock and poultry. The BIC students are working under the direction of Bruce Fires, BIC junior and senior high school FFA adviser...

Southern Bancorp holds customer apreciation day (05/01/12)
Southern Bancorp held Customer Appreciation Day Friday grilling hot dogs and hamburgers, soft drinks, and give-away items including caps, key rings, measuring tapes, files, and more from 2-5 p.m. The special day was held at the Manila, Blytheville and Trumann banks...

Benefit for Noah Cook raises almost $2,500 (05/01/12)
A benefit car wash, raffle, roadblock and raffle event was held on Saturday, April 28, in Leachville for Noah cook. Noah, a ninth grade student at BIC was recently diagnosed with AML Leukemia and is a patient at St. Jude Children's Hospital...

Manila history characters brought to life (04/24/12)
The third annual Tales from the Cemetery was held in Manila with fifth and sixth grade students learning about characters who played a role in area history. Local historian Donna Jackson and family members of the early pioneers provided information on Herman Davis, World War I hero; Martha Matthews Lawhorn, editor of the Manila Sentinel newspaper; and R.T. ...

Sign up for a benefit ride (04/24/12)
There will be a benefit motorcycle ride with proceeds going to the Tonya Thomas Memorial Scholarship Fund. The ride will be held Saturday, May 12. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. with the last bike out at 9 a.m...

Bracy addresses Lake City Council (04/24/12)
Following the roll call and approval of the March minutes, Lake City Mayor Jon Milligan introduced Melanie Bracy, candidate for Craighead County Treasurer, at the regular meeting held on Monday, April 16. Ms. Bracy shared her qualifications and job duties with the council...

Peaches for Kids luncheon set for May 3 (04/24/12)
There will be a Peaches for Kids benefit luncheon for St. Jude, Shriners, and LeBonheur Children's Hospital. It will consist of sandwiches, chips, peach cobbler and ice cream. Manila Business Women will serve the lunch at the Manila Depot Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3. Donations can be made at the door to one or all three (donor's choice) of the children's facilities...

Cornish accepts DON position at Monette Manor (04/24/12)
Gina Cornish, RN, is the new director of nursing (DON) at Monette Manor. She started working as charge nurse Jan. 27, 2010, at Monette Manor. She served in the position of assistant director of nursing since Dec. 20, 2011, and accepted the position of DON on April 18...

Business welcomed with ribbon cutting (04/24/12)
A ribbon cutting was held Friday for Jewels 'N Junk, a new business in Monette. Attending were, from left: Raye Finley, City Clerk Vickki Carroll, owners Jack and Judy Birdno, Mayor Chub Qualls, and Councilmen Tom Carroll and Joyce Read. (Town Crier photo/Nan Snider)...

Volunteering to help (04/24/12)
The American Red Cross was at Farmers Market in Manila Friday afternoon offering the opportunity for area citizens to sign up to be Disaster Team volunteers. The Disaster Team drive was open to anyone 17 and older who is interested in responding to disasters such as home fires in the Manila and Leachville area, as well as other responses throughout Mississippi County...

RHS helping Hands Foundation Concert set (04/24/12)
Rector is gearing up for its fourth big concert benefiting the RHS Helping Hands Foundation, this year featuring Jason Crabb, named last week at the Gospel Music Association's annual Dove Awards as Male Vocalist of the Year and Artist of the Year, country and gospel artist Jimmy Fortune, formerly with the Statler Brothers, and hot bluegrass group Dailey & Vincent, returning for the third time after winning repeated standing ovations in their earlier visits.. ...

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