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ANC bus expanding services to Manila
(Local News ~ 07/03/18)
Manila Mayor Wayne Wagner and council members welcomed Arkansas Northeastern College representatives to the June 25 meeting. Willie D. Williams, success navigator, and Michael Smith, work coordinator, with the Workforce Orientation and Retaining Keys program addressed the council about the upcoming opportunities and the expansion of the bus route that will be coming to Manila to pick up students needing a ride to and from ANC. ...
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Monette Council discusses roadway issues
(Local News ~ 07/03/18)
Monette city officials discussed roadway issues in a lengthy question and answer session with Arkansas Highway Department representatives during their monthly council meeting Monday, June 25. Highway Department District Engineer Brad Smithee and Resident Engineer Aaron Vowell responded to nine major road matters, which included stop lines, roadway aprons, bumps, bridge resurfacing, old road bed ownership, city right-of-ways, and signs along the new Highway 18 loop...
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BIC building project on track
(Local News ~ 07/03/18)
Stacey Thomas was elected president of the Buffalo Island Central Board of Directors on Thursday, June 28, with Justin Hawkins as vice president and Erik Lyerly as secretary. Other board members include Jason Stewart, Todd Edwards, Darrin McFall and Scott Colbert...
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Manila Lions Club officers installed
(Local News ~ 07/03/18)
Members of the Manila Lions Club held their annual banquet and installation of officers Monday, June 25, at TC's Restaurant. Spouses and members of the Manila Business Women were guests for the evening, along with District 7-0 Governor Lion Larry Wilkerson and his wife, Diana...
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Local students visit Washington D.C.
(Local News ~ 07/03/18)
A group of six Blytheville High School New Tech students and one teacher ventured to Washington, D.C. on June 17-22, visiting several sites at the nation’s capital. BHS Advanced Placement U.S. and World History teacher Kristy Brasfield, Ed.S. and students Lizzie Langston, Justaney Debose, Amia Conner, Ka’myia Davis, Lauren Hohn and Nansi Rios met with members of Congress and spoke about key issues facing the country...
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BMS earns award for its growth in test scores
(Local News ~ 07/03/18)
Blytheville Middle School earned an award from the Office for Education (OEP) Policy at the University of Arkansas for High ELA growth. The specifics of the growth come from the results of the 2016-2017 ACT Aspire test. BMS principal Mike Wallace stated that he is grateful to his teachers. He believes they have worked hard everyday to help their students improve test scores...
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Parnell takes unconventional path to NFL
(Local News ~ 07/03/18)
Blytheville native and NFL lineman Jermey Parnell never played a down of football at Gosnell High School. Instead, he terrorized opponents on both ends of the basketball court for four years, before graduating from GHS in 2004. But there he was a week ago, standing on Blytheville High’s Haley Field as a local legend teaching youth athletes how to block and protect the quarterback. Not the rim...
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GHS trying to decide how to spend money earned for high test scores
(Local News ~ 07/03/18)
The Gosnell School Board met briefly Thursday for its regular meeting. The board voted to elect officers, which remained the same. The board also heard a report from Gosnell High School Principal Len Whitehead concerning a check the district received from the state for high test scores at the high school level...