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After ironing out issues, BBSB agrees to operate league
(Local News ~ 01/17/18)
After ironing out the issues with the Facilities Board Sunday, the Blytheville Baseball Softball Boosters will operate the local youth baseball and softball program this year. “We’ve come to an agreement, we’ve aired out a lot of concerns and we’re moving forward,” BBSB President Jonathan Howard said. “BBSB is going to be operating the league this season, as we have in the past.”...
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When good people are silent, evil prevails
(Editorial ~ 01/17/18)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday of January every year. King himself was a major advocate and, to many, gives a face to the Civil Rights Movement. Across the country people recognize King and many consider him to be a hero. ...
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Wright Gym Classics does well at SEMO
(High School Sports ~ 01/17/18)
Gymnastics fans, what an exciting weekend for our Wright Gym Classics team. Saturday, January 13th we traveled to Cape Girardeau, Missouri and attended the 2018 SEMO Classic. The competition was held on the Southeast Missouri State University campus and the girls were able to compete in the same environment the collegiate gymnasts competed in...
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Dortha Banks
(Obituary ~ 01/17/18)
Monette -- Dortha Banks, 92, passed away Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, at Lakeside Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 20, 1925, in Ash Hill, Mo., to the late Wade and Ida Gulledge Nation. She was a homemaker. Dortha enjoyed fishing, handcrafts and reading and loved her family specially her grandchildren...
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Edna Cornish Hall
(Obituary ~ 01/17/18)
Monette -- Edna Cornish Hall, 79, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born Nov. 20, 1938, in McKenzie, Ala., to the late Ed Earl and Dessree Wiggins Hooks. Edna worked many years at Brown’s Shoe Factory and the Pillow Factory-Arlee Home Fashions. ...
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Eddie Ronald James
(Obituary ~ 01/17/18)
Black Oak -- Eddie Ronald James, 71, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born Aug. 11, 1946, in Jonesboro to the late Corky and Easter James. He had farmed all of his life. Eddie enjoyed his lake home and loved his family especially his granddaughters...
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Lavern Ladd
(Obituary ~ 01/17/18)
Caraway -- Lavern Ladd, 93, passed away Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at Lakeside Nursing and Rehab Center in Lake City. She was born Jan. 2, 1925, in Monette to the late Alfred and Bertha Gauf. Lavern was a member of Rowe’s Chapel Baptist Church of Caraway. She was an accomplished seamstress but her love was dancing. She worked on the family farm and later retired from the dress factory in Caraway...
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UPDATE:BFD battles large fire downtown
(Local News ~ 01/17/18)
The Blytheville Fire Department is currently battling a large fire downtown near Main Street and Franklin (two doors west of the intersection). According to Fire Chief Mike Carney, the building is a "former furniture store" and has apartments in the rear of the structure. All residents have been evacuated from the building...
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