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Lake City businesses welcomed with ribbons cuttings (06/24/09)
Lake City Mayor Billy Anderson and City Clerk Linda Simpson welcomed five businesses to Lake City with ribbon cuttings on Monday afternoon. "We are very proud to have all of our businesses and this is a good way to welcome them," Mayor Anderson said...

Buffalo Island heroes recognized (06/24/09)
The Buffalo Island Leadership organization recognized area heroes in a special program Monday evening, June 15, at the Monette First Baptist Church Family Life Center. Leadership Buffalo Island President Johnny Dunigan welcomed special guests and honorees to the program as Eddie Dunigan proceeded with the program...

BIC athletes honored at banquet (05/29/09)
Buffalo Island Central 2008-2009 athletes were honored with a banquet held Monday night, May 11, at the First Baptist Church in Monette. Top honors went to Jordan Miller, who received the Miss Mustang Award, Corie Flannigan, who was presented the Richie Austin Award, and Nathan Parnell, who was awarded as the Dusty Wood recipient...

Manila senior athletes recognized (05/19/09)
Manila Athletic Booster Club hosted the 2008-09 senior high sports banquet honoring basketball, baseball, softball, football, cheerleading, and golf participants. The event was held on Monday, May 11, in the school cafeteria...

Manila hires new art teacher (06/24/09)
Brooke Aguilar was hired as the elementary art teacher by unanimous vote following an executive session at the Thursday night Manila School Board meeting. Board members worked through a lengthy agenda awarding the picture contract for the 2010-11 school year to Alford Photography. Pam Castor, superintendent, recommended the company...

Monette classmates reminiscence 50 years (06/24/09)
The 50-year reunion of the Monette High School class of 1959 was held Saturday, June 6, at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center in Monette. Members of the class are, from left: Ann Blankenship Nichols, Rose Shrable Lorren, Frances Davis Lowery, Val Perrin Smithee, Pat Chambers Mote, LaDon Rodgers Brown, June Vance Johnson, Carolyn Snider Kee, JoAnn Smith Boyd, Wanda Joy Dunigan Self, LeiLani Blasingame Mangrum, Randy Fortenberry, Larry Pillow, Leon Gragg, Larry Taylor, Larry Jackson, Robert Kee, Charles Welch, Jerry Qualls, Bob George, Jerold Bley, Jim Grisham, Larry Wallace, Bill Garrison, Larrey Rasberry, and Jim Garrison. ...

Making way for the new (06/24/09)
Demolition work on Manila Elementary buildings began Thursday. The round buildings were built in the early 1960s. Goolsby's of Blytheville received the contract for the removal of the buildings. The work should be done in 10 days making room for new construction. (Town Crier photo/Revis Blaylock)...

Manila council approves employee bonuses (06/24/09)
Manila City Council approved employee bonuses, hired a public works employee, heard a report on annexation and approved the application of a grant to renovate the large hangar at the airport at the June 15 council meeting...

Rick Sparks looks forward to every day (06/16/09)
Rick Sparks of Manila, father of two daughters and grandfather of three, said every day for the last four years has been Father's Day for him. "Every day I get up and I thank the Lord I made it through the night and look forward to what the day has to offer," Sparks said. "They are usually pretty eventful."...

Junior Rebels celebrate sports year (06/03/09)
Riverside honored junior high athletes May 21 with a banquet and awards ceremony held at Caraway. The junior Rebels garnered numerous team and individual awards after a successful 2008-2009 campaign...