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Charles Gregory Adams
(Obituary ~ 11/17/23)
Charles Gregory Adams, 46, of Marmaduke, passed from this life Nov. 12, 2023. He was born in Jonesboro July 21, 1977, to Shirley Shirley (Webb) and Mike Adams. Greg called the fields and turnrows of Caraway home most of his life, growing up with a foundation of row crop farming, livestock, and equipment that would carry him throughout adulthood. ...
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Luke Adams
(Obituary ~ 11/17/23)
Luke Adams, 22, of Caraway, passed on Nov. 12, 2023. He was born in Jonesboro on April 16, 2001, to Greg Adams of Caraway and Kelly Phillips Adams of Portageville, Mo. He graduated from Riverside High School in 2019 and continued his education at ASU Newport to obtain a technical certificate as a welder...
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Robert Everett Stephens Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/17/23)
Robert Everett Stephens Jr., 67, of Trumann, passed away Nov. 11, 2023, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born July 13, 1956, in Wynne to Robert E. Stephens Sr. and Dorothy Smithson. He was a truck driver and of the Baptist and Pentecostal faith. Mr. Stephens was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Barbara Tacker...
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Freddie Mae Smith
(Obituary ~ 11/17/23)
Ms. Freddie Mae Smith, 69, of Blytheville, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born April 19, 1954, to the late Fred and Gladys (Hinton) Smith in Blytheville. Mrs. Smith was a retired custodian for Blytheville School Systems. She was also a member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Blytheville where she served as an usher...
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James “Q-B-Lee” Rayburn Ellis Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/17/23)
James “Q-B-Lee” Rayburn Ellis Jr., 66, formerly from Blytheville, departed from this world Saturday, Nov., 11, 2023. He passed away in Heber Springs in his home with his beloved cat, Maggie Mae. James was born in Osceola to Rayburn and Shirley Ann Ellis. He was a supervisor for Terra Chemical...
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Blytheville to continue “Boxes of Love Project”
(Local News ~ 11/17/23)
Ignite, a Blytheville area initiative working to bring positive changes to the community, will be continuing their Boxes of Love Project this year, according to organization chairman Danny Rigney. The Boxes of Love Project “is just another way of meeting needs in the community.”...
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“Lights of the Delta” to turn on 6 million lights
(Local News ~ 11/17/23)
The Lights of the Delta will turn on six million lights and 56 major motion displays Monday, Nov. 20. The lights display will open at 5:30 p.m. The display will be open Sundays-Thursdays from 5:30-9 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 5:30-10 p.m. The last day for the lights will be Dec. 27...
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Metcalf inducted in BIC Veterans Hall of Fame
(Local News ~ 11/17/23)
Ronnie Metcalf was recently inducted into the Buffalo Island Central Veterans Hall of Fame. East student Brittni Lyerly presented him with a plaque.
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Bibb inducted in BIC Veterans Hall of Fame
(Local News ~ 11/17/23)
Sam Bibb was recently inducted into the Buffalo Island Central Veterans Hall of Fame. EAST student Conner Bane presented him with a plaque.
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Editor’s Corner: Blessed this Thanksgiving
(Editorial ~ 11/17/23)
American journalist Tony Snow once said, “If you think Independence Day is America’s defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands down.” I could not agree more. America’s “first Thanksgiving” dates back to November 1621, when the newly arrived Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians gathered at Plymouth for an autumn harvest celebration. They were grateful for the simple things in life... food, shelter, family, friendship, and the right to worship their God...
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Manila Train Depot
(Local News ~ 11/17/23)
Students from the Delta School at Wilson, grades K-2nd, visited the Manila train depot on Thursday. Donna Jackson, director of the museum, welcomed the students and took them through the restored depot that is over 100 years old. She explained to the students how important the trains that stopped at the Manila depot were. ...
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Community Upcoming Events...
(Local News ~ 11/17/23)
Saturday, Nov. 18: –H.U.B. Games will hold a Game Day at the Blytheville Public Library. Game Day will be held from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. –The annual Christmas Bazaar will be held at the Leachville gymnasium from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. For more information contact Lisa Turner at 870-219-1886...
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BIC EAST hosts veterans celebration
(Local News ~ 11/17/23)
Buffalo Island Central EAST, under the direction of Jill Sanders, hosted their annual Veterans Day tribute, Honoring Hometown Heroes, on Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Mustang Athletic Complex. Monette American Legion Post 136 presented the Colors followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem by the BIC High School Choir. Post 136 also retired the Colors at the end of the program...
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