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Doing the Right Thing in Gosnell
(Local News ~ 08/06/10)
GOSNELL -- Gosnell Elementary School will be implementing a new program this school year called "Just Do The Right Thing." Angie Middleton, Gosnell Elementary School principal, said the program is centered around character education and character development in school. The program was created by Brian Faught and is based on 10 questions and answers that make doing the right thing second nature to students in schools...
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Comic artwork goes on display
(Local News ~ 08/06/10)
The Arts Council of Mississippi County will host a special "Meet the Artists" reception from 2-4 p.m. Saturday for the student artist participants in its summer Comic Drawing Workshop. The reception will be in the lobby of The Ritz Civic Center, 306 W. Main in Blytheville, and the artists' works will be displayed in The Ritz Gallery...
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Kids Day returns Saturday
(Local News ~ 08/06/10)
The 23rd Annual Kids Day in Blytheville will take place Saturday in Williams Park. The event includes games, prizes, food and fun for the entire family, said Shannon "Duck" Sims, organizer of the event. The fun will start at 1 p.m. Sims said he started the tradition to "give the youth of Blytheville something to do." Over the years, it has turned into a charitable event that helps provide school supplies to children in need...
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Blytheville board OKs resignation
(Local News ~ 08/06/10)
In a special meeting Thursday night, the Blytheville School board officially accepted the resignation of Coach Lynn Teague, who has accepted a position with the Osceola School District. The board also voted unanimously to include additional benefits to Superintendent Richard Atwill's contract. The benefits include a monthly expense account and a vehicle furnished by the school district...
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Sandra "Katie" Allen Rawson Stull
(Obituary ~ 08/06/10)
Sandra "Katie" Allen Rawson Stull, 56, of Manila, died Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, at UAMS in Little Rock. Mrs. Stull was born Sept. 22, 1953, to the late Floyd Eugene and Alma Lucille Allyn in Benton Harbor, Mich. Mrs. Stull's grandchildren meant everything to her. She enjoyed collecting mice, gardening and watching television...
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Willie Faye Janeway
(Obituary ~ 08/06/10)
Willie Faye Janeway, 85, of Jonesboro, died July 30, 2010, at Lakeside Nursing Center in Lake City. Ms. Janeway was born April 26, 1925, in Huntsville, Texas, to the late Isaac and Cortney Sturgeon. She was a retired cook from California who moved to this area in 1997. She was very active in church and loved spending time with family and friends...
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Gladys Marie Ward
(Obituary ~ 08/06/10)
Gladys Marie Ward, 93, of Sebring, Fla., formerly of Manila, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, at the Palms Nursing and Rehab Center in Sebring. She was born Nov. 12, 1916, in Hollywood, Mo. ...
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