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Shelly Jean (Suggs) Rayford
(Obituary ~ 12/12/23)
Shelly Jean (Suggs) Rayford, 59, of Osceola, passed from this life Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, at Arkansas Continued Care Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born May 23, 1964, in Osceola, to the late Nathaniel and Virgie Suggs. Shelly was of the Baptist faith and was well known for her love of yard sales...
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Betty Sue Frost
(Obituary ~ 12/12/23)
Betty Sue Frost of Wilson and Cabot passed on to her Heavenly home on her 94th birthday on Dec. 11, 2023 surrounded by her children. She was born Dec. 11, 1929, to the late Sam and Eunice Noblin. Betty is survived by her children, Sammie Floyd of Cabot, Pam (Don) Holmes of Jackson, Tenn., Adrian (Amy) Davis of Blytheville, Lynn (Becky) Frost of The Villages of Florida, and Neva (Charles) Thompson of Greenville, N.C. ...
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County finance committee works through short agenda
(Local News ~ 12/12/23)
Mississippi County finance committee worked through a short meeting on Monday afternoon reviewing the monthly expenditures and discussing a P&D appropriation request. Justice Michael White, chair, discussed the monthly report explaining the county is trending very well with last year’s budget very close...
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Electric customers to receive checks in the mail
(Local News ~ 12/12/23)
Local electric customers will soon be receiving a check in the mail. The Board of Directors of Mississippi County Electric Cooperative (MCEC) voted to retire $1.5 million in capital credits to its cooperative members. According to Brad Harrison, president and CEO of MCEC, this retirement will benefit the members having service with MCEC from 2008-2022...
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Third suspect arrested in murder case
(Local News ~ 12/12/23)
On Tuesday, Dec. 5, officers with the Blytheville Police Department made an additional arrest in the Nov. 22, 2023 shooting death of Erica Chew, 42, of Blytheville. Sonya Simmons, 44, of Blytheville was taken into custody by officers with the department on warrants issued for her arrest. She was charged with manslaughter, criminal mischief in the first degree, and disorderly conduct...
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Editor’s Corner: A White Christmas
(Column ~ 12/12/23)
Brrrrr.... It’s cold outside! Not! This week my friend Revis and I will disagree. I personally love winter and can not wait for the temperatures to drop and the white flakes to begin to fall. Wouldn’t it be great if we could actually have a white Christmas this year? I know it would be a surprise to all, but then the weather, especially in Arkansas, is always full of surprises...
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Bernard Lynn Estes
(Obituary ~ 12/12/23)
Bernard Lynn Estes, 61, of Trumann, passed from this life Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Mr. Estes was born July 30, 1962, in Trumann, to Henry and Matra Estes. In addition to his father, Henry Estes, he was preceded in death by one brother, Roy Estes; and one niece, Shonda Gonzalez...
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