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Update: Gunfight turns deadly Monday morning
(Local News ~ 06/22/15)
A gunfight turned fatal Monday morning in the 700 block of East McHaney. Kennon Daniels, 20, was killed around 10 a.m., Monday during a shooting that is still under investigation, according to Blytheville Police Department Chief Ross Thompson. Witnesses flagged down police, as 911 calls began coming into the BPD...
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Pat Thomason
(Obituary ~ 06/22/15)
Patrick Jay Thomason, 60, of Jonesboro, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, June 18, 2015. He was born to the Rev. Cecil and Arlene Thomason on December 18, 1954 in Seminole, Okla. He moved to Osceola as a teenager and was a 1971 graduate of Osceola High School. He worked in sales and sales management throughout his career...
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Humane Society Shelter Stories/Pet of the Week
(Community News ~ 06/22/15)
The Humane Society's Pet of the Week is Jacksen, a young male Rat Terrier. Jacksen is four months old and good with other dogs and people. He is a cuddle bug and calm for his breed. Volunteers had a great time meeting and greeting players during the Dr. ...
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Little flashers in the summer night
(Column ~ 06/22/15)
As a kid, we would rush outside on a late spring or early summer night armed with pickle jars from the kitchen trash can in anticipation of catching fireflies. This always turned into a group activity. I grew up in the late fifties and sixties, when parents still allowed their kids to run the neighborhood together way past dark on warm summer nights, because they knew every parent on the block was watching out for all of us. ...
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Victim of weekend shooting in serious condition
(Local News ~ 06/22/15)
Blytheville Courier News Two local men were shot Friday in the 300 block of South Walker, one of whom is currently in serious condition at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. When police arrived at the scene, they found Robert Alexander, lying in the driveway, suffering from a gunshot wound. Alexander was transported to Great River Medical Center, then flown to the Med. On Monday, a hospital representative said Alexander is in serious condition...
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James Clark
(Obituary ~ 06/22/15)
James William Clark, age 82, of Leachville, passed from this life, Saturday June 20, 2015 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Burdette, he was the son of the late A. C. and Lorene Smith Clark and was raised in the Burdette and Luxora areas. A 1951 graduate of Luxora High School, he later received an Associates Degree in Mechanical Drafting from Cotton Boll Vo-Tech, and worked in a variety of occupations, retiring from Barton Lumber Company of Leachville in 1990...
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Citizen unhappy with Gosnell Water Association
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/22/15)
To the Editor: I am writing this to bring to your attention the unfair and deceptive practices of the Gosnell Water Association. The complaints for extremely high water bills are continuously on the rise. Amidst these complaints, the Gosnell Water Association has recently installed video surveillance, that too without any warning. ...
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Blytheville Police Reports June 22
(Local News ~ 06/22/15)
The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. Friday, June 19 -- Police took a harassment report in the 200 block of Kentucky. -- Officers took a report of a fraudulent use of a debit card. The offender made five transactions. -- Police took a report of a stolen 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix in the 500 block of South Tennessee...
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Mazzio's facility purchased
(Local News ~ 06/22/15)
According to Mississippi County real estate records, the former Mazzio's, located at 1021 East Main St. in Blytheville, has been purchased by National Cities Corporation of Memphis. No announcement has been made regarding future plans for the property...
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Helen Blackwell
(Obituary ~ 06/22/15)
Helen Joy Blackwell, 50. Of Gosnell, died Friday, June, 19, 2015 at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville, AR. She was born June 10, 1965 to Charles and Grace Ellison in Gaffney, South Carolina. Mrs. Blackwell was a homemaker who had many and various interests and hobbies. ...
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Patricia Hubbell
(Obituary ~ 06/22/15)
Patricia Rogers Hubbell, age 69, of Marked Tree, passed from this life Thursday, June 11, 2015 at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born to Donald and Sarah Lunsford Rogers, Patricia was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was active in church and was involved with the Special Olympics. She loved the outdoors. Patricia was a devoted wife and mother...
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Shelby Swift
(Obituary ~ 06/22/15)
Shelby Swift, age 69, of Natchez, Mississippi, formerly of Blytheville, passed from this life on Saturday, June 20. 2015 at the Promise Hospital in Vidalia, Louisiana. Born to Hugh and Martha Mary Spriggs Hackworth in Heber Springs, Arkansas she was a homemaker, former cook and waitress at Pastime Pool Hall...
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Levee community residents planning reunion
(Local News ~ 06/22/15)
Blytheville Courier News A reunion for former residents of Armorel, Barfield, Hickman Bend, 40 & 8, Huffman, Number Nine, and Promised Land communities is being planned. Reunion program coordinator Louise Williams said that the communities used to be under-developed timber and logging areas, but much has changed since their establishment in the mid 1880's...
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I still have the unicorn
(Column ~ 06/22/15)
At every single birthday since I was big enough to read, there would be a card from my dad, with all the schmoozy parts underlined and circled and decorated with exclamation points, and in it he would always write that he knew I would do great things in life, and he would always be in the crowd cheering me on. Every year...
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Local school officials weigh in on PARCC testing
(Local News ~ 06/22/15)
Blytheville Courier News Area school superintendents are patiently watching and waiting as Arkansas politicos debate whether or not to continue using the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam in Arkansas schools in the future. ...
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2015 Hooten's Football magazine hits the stands
(High School Sports ~ 06/22/15)
By AARON FITZPATRICK Blytheville Courier News The 2015 Hooten's Arkansas Football magazine has come out and released their preditcions for the upcoming prep football season. The annual Arkansas college and prep football publication predicts the Blytheville Chickasaws to finish 5th in the 5A East behind Nettleton, Forrest City, Wynne and Batesville...
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Blytheville board discusses test scores, out of school suspensions
(Local News ~ 06/22/15)
The Blytheville School Board of Education met for their June regular meeting Monday evening. Topics for brief discussion included test results from the state, professional development district successes, strategies for continued success, physical plant plans and personnel changes...
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Boxers reunite after 52 years
(High School Sports ~ 06/22/15)
By AARON FITZPATRICK Blytheville Courier News They hadn't seen each other since fighting in a Golden Gloves match 52 years ago in Osceola. But 73 year old, Dennis Fisher, knew exactly who walked into the room last week when he and his ringside opponent that night, Rudy Underwood, met for a small reunion...
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