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Ministry continues to grow
(Local News ~ 03/04/09)
Norman and Shirley Russell may not be feeding the multitudes but they are certainly doing their best to feed all they can with their Every Nation Food Ministry in Paragould. Each Monday, Mr. ...
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Deal pursued for cancer center
(Local News ~ 03/04/09)
Alliance Health Care is poised to take control of the Blytheville facility.
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Ritter system rebuild still on track
(Local News ~ 03/04/09)
The upgrade should be complete for Blytheville customers by September.
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Awards to highlight Chamber banquet
(Local News ~ 03/04/09)
The Blytheville/Gosnell Area Chamber of Commerce will celebrate "Progress, Pride and Possibility" during its annual banquet, set for 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 16, in the Briggs/Sebaugh Wellness Center on the campus of Arkansas Northeastern College. "We are a community that's been through some trying times," said Chamber executive director Liz Smith. "We know the best plan for moving ahead is to move ahead together. This is an opportunity for the community to get together, to celebrate together."...
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Documentary to feature POW camps
(Local News ~ 03/04/09)
O.B. Neal still cherishes his hand-carved wooden discs. One features an Indian head and the other a cowboy. No, Neal, who is part Cherokee and Choctaw, didn't sculpt them himself. The two relics were presented to him by a German prisoner of war. Mississippi County, like much of Arkansas, served as a temporary home to many German prisoners during World War II and Neal, of Osceola, witnessed it first-hand as an employee of Crosthwait Farms, just south of Osceola...
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Lady Rebels drop EPC 60-45 to earn third seed in 2-A State Tournament
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/09)
Riverside outscored East Poinsett County 24-9 in the third quarter to rally past the Lady Warriors 60-45 in the consolation game of the 2A-North Regional Basketball Tournament Saturday afternoon at Cedar Ridge. The victory earned the Lady Rebels a third seed in this week's 2A-State Tournament at Melbourne...
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Eagles' Shepard soars to AMC Weekly Award
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/09)
(LEBANON, Ill.) - Jessica Shepard of Williams Baptist College has been named the American Midwest Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Shepard takes home the honor for the period covering Feb. 16-22...
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Lady Lions lose 52-38 to Yellville in Regionals
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/09)
Yellville's size proved too much for Manila, as the Lady Lions saw their season come to a disappointing finish with a 52-38 loss to the Lady Panthers Wednesday afternoon in the Class 3 Regional Tournament at Bergman...
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Rebels fall to Melbourne in Regional Tourney
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/09)
Wednesday was a tough night for the Riverside Rebels, as they fell to the Bearkatz of Melbourne 62-37 in the first round of the 2A-North Regional Tournament at Newark. The opening stanza was a difficult one for the Rebels, as they managed just three points--coming from a Jake Love three-ball--in the entire first quarter. ...
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Lady Rebels qualify for state tourney with 56-36 regional win
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/09)
The opening round of the 2A North Regional Tournament at Newark last Thursday started out slow for the Riverside Lady Rebels (23-9). They were able to muster only eight points in the first period against the Walnut Ridge Lady Bobcats, third seed from the 2A-2...
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BIC returns to state tournament with 50-43 win over Cotter
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/09)
If one looked at only the score book of the BIC-Cotter first round 2A-North Regional game last Thursday night at Newark, it would look as if the first quarter had been played by a junior squad at best. What the scoring didn't show, however, was the defense played by both teams to account for only a 9-4 BIC lead...
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