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Blytheville Police reports -- 2-16-12
(Local News ~ 02/17/12)
Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:
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DTF reports -- 2-16-11
(Local News ~ 02/17/12)
Recent reports from the Second Judicial Drug Task Force:
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Norma Faye Watts
(Obituary ~ 02/17/12)
Norma Faye Watts, 75, of Manila, died early Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at her home.
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Jean Phillips
(Obituary ~ 02/17/12)
Jean Phillips, 74, of Gosnell, passed from this life Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro.
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Reida Berry Marshall
(Obituary ~ 02/17/12)
Mrs. Reida Berry Marshall, 88, of Wilson, died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, at South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center in Osceola.
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Odessa Ford
(Obituary ~ 02/17/12)
Mrs. Odessa Ford, 52, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Jonesboro.
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Sherry Campbell
(Obituary ~ 02/17/12)
Sherry Campbell, 66, of Blytheville died at her home Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.
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Michael Lynn Brown
(Obituary ~ 02/17/12)
Mr. Michael Lynn Brown, 35, of Newbern, Tenn., died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-East in Memphis.
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Prue Bowie
(Obituary ~ 02/17/12)
Mrs. Prue Bowie, 89, daughter of the late Marcus P. West and Armentie (Curtis) West, was born March 18, 1922, in Bellville, Ark., and departed this life Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012.
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NAACP members need to stop bickering
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/17/12)
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following letter is in response to a Feb. 8 article headlined, "NAACP officers: Meeting wasn't legal." Here we go again. Why is it that everything that goes wrong in Blytheville is Carol White's fault? Is it her fault that we, the citizens, are being asked to pay back money that we had no part in spending?...
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What would we do without the Internet?
(Column ~ 02/17/12)
I sometimes write a few words that some would categorize as critical of the Internet ... I make fun of people who "Tweet" their days away, I make fun of "Facebook fanatics," I complain sometimes about people who seem glued to their "smart phones" on a continual basis.
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Kids Against Hunger
(Business ~ 02/17/12)
Anna Gwynn (left), a Blytheville High School alumni with the National FFA Organization, and Caitlyn Neal help other young people, including the BHS Student Council, create food packages in the Kids Against Hunger event. FFA members and the Student Council on Wednesday morning helped Kids Against Hunger organizers package approximately 7,200 meals, which not only benefitted Kids Against Hunger, but the Blytheville Area Food Pantry as well...
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Acclaimed guitarist to play Ritz
(Local News ~ 02/17/12)
The Arts Council of Mississippi County will present internationally acclaimed classical guitarist Peter Fletcher in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at The Ritz Civic Center, 306 W. Main in Blytheville.
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"Red Room" promoting local music scene
(Local News ~ 02/17/12)
Downtown Main Street is now home to a new venue that was created to re-ignite the local music scene and help young musicians take the next step.
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NAACP members fighting over officers
(Local News ~ 02/17/12)
Even after a contentious, 2 1/2-hour general membership meeting of the Mississippi County NAACP Thursday night, there was still confusion about two of the local chapter's officers.
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County looking to help train workforce
(Local News ~ 02/17/12)
Members of the Quorum Court's Planning and Development Committee voted Thursday to set aside $100,000 in economic development tax funds to help local industry educate their existing workforce.
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Prosecutor asking State Police to probe IRS case
(Local News ~ 02/17/12)
Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington is asking the Arkansas State Police to investigate Blytheville's multi-million dollar debt to the Internal Revenue Service.
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Blytheville Police reports -- 2-17-12
(Local News ~ 02/17/12)
Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:
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"Kayla"
(Entertainment ~ 02/17/12)
This week's Pet of the Week at the Blytheville Humane Society is Kayla, an adult female Brown/Tabby Mix cat. Kayla is a sweet cat who gets along well with other cats and people. She is active, agile and curious. She is up-to-date with routine shots. For more information, call the Humane Society at 870-838-5512 or send email to humanesociety1@earthlink.net.
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