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Ruby Jean Beasley
(Obituary ~ 11/30/10)
Ruby Jean Beasley, 81, of Manila, formerly of Gulfport, Miss., died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Born at Black Oak, she was the daughter of the late Ed and Pearl Austin Brown and was of the Baptist faith...
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Marjorie Maxine Brewer
(Obituary ~ 11/30/10)
Marjorie Maxine Samples Brewer, 85, of Leachville, the widow of Don Brewer who passed away in 1991, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was a resident of Geneva, a Mississippi County state line farming community north of Buckeye, and home to the Brewer family farm dating back to the mid 1800s...
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Alta Lousie Gregory
(Obituary ~ 11/30/10)
Alta Louise Gregory, 71, of Manila, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born at Manila she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Irene Adeline Brown Files and had lived in Elaine and Louisiana before returning to Manila five years ago. She was a member of the Blackwater Baptist Church near Manila...
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Christeen Littlefield
(Obituary ~ 11/30/10)
Christeen Littlefield, 83, of Leachville, died early Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, from injuries received in an auto accident near Leachville. Born at Leachville she was the daughter of the late Robert Louis and Jessie Louisea Edgin and had been a lifelong area resident. ...
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Carolin Kay Oliver
(Obituary ~ 11/30/10)
Leachville Carolin Kay Oliver, 66, of Leachville, widow of J.C. Oliver, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, from injuries received in an auto accident near Leachville. Born in Richmond, Calif., she was the daughter of the late Joe Evert and Lyda Irene Jarrett Harrell and had been a longtime Leachville resident. ...
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BIC, Riverside girls post victories
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/10)
Buffalo Island Central and Riverside both took home victories Monday night, Nov. 22, in senior high girls basketball action. The Lady Mustangs whipped Walnut Ridge 67-37 while the Lady Rebels outscored Black Rock 56-38...
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Charlotte Geedey
(Obituary ~ 11/30/10)
Charlotte Geedey, 76, of Manila, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, at Manila Nursing Center. Born at Crown Point, Ind., she was the daughter of the late Fred and Blanche Schofield Bartholomew. She was a retired caregiver and had been a longtime Manila resident...
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Gosnell rallies past Lady Lions 60-55
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/10)
Gosnell outscored Manila 20-11 in the fourth quarter to rally for a 60-55 come from behind victory over the Lady Lions Monday night at Manila. Kemahri Soward scored 14 of her game high 34 points in the decisive final frame to lead the Lady Pirate come back. Gosnell began their comeback, scoring the first four points of the fourth quarter to tie the game 44-44...
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Run-off election results told
(Local News ~ 11/30/10)
Unofficial numbers for area run-off elections are: Lake City: Jon Milligan defeated Gail E. Garner 197-101 (66 to 34 percent) for the position of Lake City Mayor. Milligan will be replacing Mayor Billy Anderson in January. Mayor Anderson served for the last four years and decided not to seek a second term. Milligan has served two terms on the city council...
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Leachville women killed in accident
(Local News ~ 11/30/10)
Two Leachville women were killed in a two vehicle accident early Wednesday, Nov. 24, at the intersection of Arkansas Highways 119 and 18. Driver Carolin H. Oliver, 66 of 106 R2, Nelson Street, and Christeen Littlefield, 83, of 205 Church Street, were in a 2004 Hyundai Sonata traveling south on Highway 119. ...
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Leachville Christmas Parade kicks off holiday season
(Local News ~ 11/30/10)
The season was kicked off with the annual Leachville Christmas Parade held Saturday, Nov. 27, with fire trucks, police vehicles, floats, horses, four wheelers, antique vehicles, trucks, tractors, walkers, and Santa who arrived on Leachville's antique fire truck...
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A visit to the farm
(Local News ~ 11/30/10)
Dru Duncan and John Holt held open house Sunday, Nov. 21, giving friends and donors the opportunity to step back on their farm -- the Widner-Magers Farm Historic District, located one half mile north of Dell...
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Wallace inducted into the Hall of Heroes
(Local News ~ 11/30/10)
Veteran David Wallace of Leachville was honored, along with Dennis R. Weaver of Paragould, on Nov. 13 when they were inducted into the Hall of Heroes. In celebration of Veterans Day Arkansas State University's ROTC Red Wolf Battalion rededicated the Veteran's Monument on Saturday...
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Royalty crowned at Lights of the Delta pageants
(Local News ~ 11/30/10)
Lights of the Delta's Court includes (from left) fourth alternate Kathryn Holcomb of Alma, first alternate Sarah Hamilton of Paragould, third alternate and Arkansas Northeastern College Scholarship winner and Directors Award winner Bethany Bell of Blytheville, Miss Lights of the Delta 2010 Kristen Heuck of Jonesboro, talent and swimsuit winner and Miss Lights of the Delta Ashley Walthall of Magnolia, Miss Arkansas Alyse Eady of Fort Smith, Miss Northeast Arkansas Somer Allen of Jonesboro, ANC Scholarship Winner Natalie Marcus of Manila, and second alternate Savannah Nall of Brookland.. ...
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Royalty crowned at Lights of the Delta pageants
(Local News ~ 11/30/10)
Lights of the Delta's Outstanding Teen Court includes (from left) first alternate and talent winner Shree Govindarajan of Little Rock, fourth alternate Bailey Craig of Conway, NEA's Outstanding Teen Courtney Welsh of Jonesboro, Miss Arkansas' Outstanding Teen Mackenzie Bryant of Conway, Lights of the Delta's Outstanding Teen and active wear winner Bailey Moses of Conway, Lights of the Delta Outstanding Teen 2010 Ashleigh Rogers of Batesville, second alternate Suzanna Gibbs of Little Rock, and third alternate Colby Thomas of Bradford.. ...
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Election Commission certifies runoff results
(Local News ~ 11/30/10)
Results of last week's runoff election are now official, following Monday's meeting of the Mississippi County Election Commission. The commission reviewed 25 provisional and absentee ballots in question for north Mississippi County, and four from south Mississippi County, and only opted to count one ballot from each group, because of mismatched signatures, missing voter statements, or other related problems. ...
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One dead, one hurt in shooting
(Local News ~ 11/30/10)
ARMOREL -- Authorities are investigating a Sunday night shooting that left one woman dead and another injured, a spokesman for the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office. A 911 call at 8 p.m. from 4915 E. County Road 186 in the Armorel Community revealed there had been a shooting...
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