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Lester Leroy Beal
(Obituary ~ 09/09/15)
Lester Leroy Beal, age 71, of Paragould, formerly of Leachville, died Monday Sept. 7, 2015, at the Advance Care Hospital in Searcy. Born at Manila he was the son of the late Leslie and Maddie McFall Beal and had been a longtime Leachville resident before making his home in Paragould in 2005. ...
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Military deserves better benefits
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/09/15)
To the Editor: Am I missing something? Military members die for this nation with a maximum life insurance policy of $400,000; and, many working with less or no life insurance. Yet, unemployed members of society with criminal records die at the 'supposed' hands of law enforcement and the surviving family members receive millions...
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Radio play auditions being held
(Local News ~ 09/09/15)
The ACT 2! Community Theater Group will be holding auditions for "It's A Wonderful Life -- The Radio Play" by Philip Grecian. This radio play is based on the film by Frank Capra and is being produced by special arrangement with the Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois. ...
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Gosnell council discusses possible tax
(Local News ~ 09/09/15)
During the Gosnell City Council's regular meeting Tuesday, Gosnell Mayor Don Marshall asked council members to begin talking to their constituents and getting feedback about an additional half cent sales tax. "It was brought to my attention that we have two aging fire trucks and a garbage truck that will need to be replaced," Marshall said. ...
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Woman, her son robbed at gunpoint on Westgate
(Local News ~ 09/09/15)
A robber put a gun to a woman's juvenile son's head and demanded all she had Tuesday in the 1900 block of Westgate. According to the police report, the woman was looking for her phone in her vehicle when two black males approached her with long guns -- one wearing a white shirt with the black bandana around his face and the other a white shirt with a blue bandana around his face...
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Blytheville Police Reports, Sept. 9
(Local News ~ 09/09/15)
The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. Monday, Sept. 7 -- Police took a report of an unauthorized use of a vehicle in the 1000 block of North Ward Lane. -- Officers took terroristic threatening report in the 1000 block of West Country Club...
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Main Street Blytheville has many volunteer opportunities
(Column ~ 09/09/15)
Since I became the director of Main Street Blytheville little over nine months ago, when a member of the community asks me for a specific thing they can do for Downtown Blytheville, I would respond with a question: "What would you like to do... is there something relating to bettering our downtown that you have passion and energy that will help make our historic downtown district exceptional?"...
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Larry Jewell
(Obituary ~ 09/09/15)
Mr. Larry Wayne Jewell, 58, of Gosnell, passed away Sept. 9, 2015 at his home. Born November 24, 1956 in Terrell, Ark., he was the son of Leo Henry and Flossie Mae Robinson Jewell. Mr. Jewell enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Deb Jewell of the home;...
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