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Manila cheerleader signs with Ouachita Baptist College (4/27/24)Manila senior Emily Pryor signed a letter of intent to continue cheerleading at the collegiate level at Ouachita Baptist University on Friday at the Manila High School auditorium. Emily, the daughter of Dr. Matt and Amy Pryor, has been a cheerleader for the Manila Lions for five years...
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Dority found guilty (4/26/24)A jury of his peers has just found Malik Dority, 27, of Blytheville, guilty of first degree murder in connection with the Jan. 17, 2023 shooting death of his cousin, Dandre Whitfield, 25, also of Blytheville. There is a co-defendant in this case and the jury did not find that Dority was in possession of or used a firearm during the incident...
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Three men sought in Cherry Tree Mart Robbery (4/30/24)By STEVE KNOX Osceola Times BLYTHEVILLE - The Blytheville Police Department is seeking three back males in connection with the Sunday evening robbery of the Cherry Tree Mart. BPD officers responded to a call about an aggravated robbery at approximately 6:30 p.m. and spoke with the store clerk...
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Malik Dority found guilty (5/1/24)By SANDRA BRAND NEA Town Courier Editor In what could be called a very emotional trial, a jury of his peers found Maleke (aka Malik) Dority, 27, of Blytheville guilty of first degree murder in connection with the Jan. 17, 2023 shooting death of his cousin, Dandre Whitfield, 25, also of Blytheville...
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BIC Principal Kima Stewart announces retirement (4/27/24)By NAN SNIDER Special to the NEA Town Courier Buffalo Island Central Elementary Principal Kima Stewart announced her retirement to the school board Thursday evening stating, “I am not leaving the work force as I plan to assist my daughter Savannah as she realizes her professional dream with the opening of her private orthodontic practice, Stewart Orthodontic Studio, in Jonesboro.”...
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Dority murder trial continues in Blytheville (4/23/24)By SANDRA BRAND NEA Town Courier Editor The first degree murder trial of the State verses Malik Dority began in Mississippi County Circuit Court Monday with Judge Scott Ellington presiding. Maleke (aka Malik) Dority, 27, of Blytheville is charged with the Jan. 17, 2023 shooting death of Dandre Whitfield, 25, also of Blytheville...
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Terry Hall to stand trial for murder of Dandre Whitfield (4/30/24)By SANDRA BRAND NEA Town Courier Editor Terry Lamont Hall, Jr., 29, of Blytheville, was set to stand trial for the Jan. 17, 2023 murder of Dandre Whitfield this past week, but he received a continuance until July. Hall is now scheduled for a motion and plea day on July 1 and a jury trial July 22-26...
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– Mississippi County Regional Chamber Banquet – Barrett Harrison honored with Lifetime Community Achievement Award (4/26/24)By SANDRA BRAND NEA Town Courier Editor The Mississippi County Regional Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet Thursday evening honoring the best of the community including the 2024 Lifetime Community Achievement Recipient Barrett Harrison. Seth Holifield, chamber president, said, “Some people make the world go around, others watch the earth turn.”...
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Author comes to Blytheville (5/1/24)There will be a meet and greet the author Frank Thurmond at Blytheville Book Company on Saturday, May 4, starting at 10 a.m. Thurmond’s books include Before I Sleep: A Memoir of Travel; Reconciliation; Ring of Five; A Novella and Four Stories; and Remember and Other Poems...
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Blytheville Lions Club - Ministerial Alliance president shares mission (4/27/24)The Blytheville Lions Club welcomed guest speaker Pastor Willie D. Williams, Jr., president of the Blytheville Ministerial Alliance, at the Tuesday, April 23 meeting. Lion Danny Pankey introduced Williams, two term president of the Blytheville Ministerial Alliance, commending him for the job he does with the Ministerial Alliance and the community...
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