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Berry defends health vote
(Local News ~ 11/14/09)
Rep. Marion Berry defended his vote in favor of health reform and likened the importance of the issue to that of slavery, speaking Friday afternoon in Blytheville. Berry was the guest speaker at this month's luncheon of the Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce. The event was held at the Holiday Inn...
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5 Questions about: Ignite
(Local News ~ 11/14/09)
What is Ignite? What: Ignite, led by the Rev. James DeCanter, is an extension of a group of ministers who meet regularly to pray for our world What it does: Coordinates annual Boxes of Love program, that provide food for a traditional Christmas dinner for those in need in the Blytheville area.
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American Red Cross fundraisers in the works
(Local News ~ 11/14/09)
Several projects to raise funds for the The Northeast Arkansas Chapter of the American Red Cross are happening soon. "We always need money, said Pam Knapp Carver, director of the agency. "We especially need funds now to 'get over the hump' of the holidays," when the need seems to be the greatest...
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62-year-old hunter falls from deer stand
(Local News ~ 11/14/09)
A Harrisburg man was injured while setting up his deer stand Friday according to the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department. Wayne Lindsey, 62, was setting up his deer stand in the Mallard Lake area after he was dropped off by a friend at 6 a.m. Friday. After Lindsey got the stand set up, he accidentally fell approximately 15 feet from the stand to the ground injuring his back and leg, police said...
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Nucor pondering an appeal
(Local News ~ 11/14/09)
ARMOREL -- Nucor-Yamato Steel is considering an appeal of a federal court decision that awarded four former and two current Nucor-Yamato Steel workers $200,000 each in a lawsuit alleging racial hostility in the workplace. The workers -- Cornelius Bennett, Clifton Lee Sr., Rodney Washington, Larry McBride, Ozzie Green and Sylvester Rogers -- were seeking $21 million, before being awarded $1.2 million...
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