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Commentary: Rivercrest's Kennedy to be inducted; who's missing in Hall?
(Community Sports ~ 08/03/12)
This weekend the National Football League will enshrine six people into the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Curtis Martin, Dermontti Dawson, Jack Butler, Willie Roaf and Mississippi County native and former Rivercrest star Cortez Kennedy will have their busts placed in Canton...
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A look back at the old YMCA days
(Column ~ 08/03/12)
Who remembers Mark Bivens? He's the guy who took my column spot last week, and may do so again one of these days (or somebody else's spot, depends on how things go). We chit-chat occasionally via email and came up with the idea that whenever he comes up with a column that's about his "old home place" we'd run it in the Courier News...
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'Cars & Cycles' starting new 'Pinewood Derby'
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/03/12)
"Cars and Cycles Against Cancer" will present these two new additions to the show: (Plus look for more). The Cub Scouts will have a "Pinewood Derby" at the Cars & Cycles Against Cancer Show in 2013 -- the Scouts will race their cars and "WE WILL HAVE AN ADULT DIVISION" and challenge everyone coming to the show to make and race their own pinewood derby car!...
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Man looking for help controlling neighbor's cats
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/03/12)
I am asking for help, from anyone that can and will help. My neighbor has taken on the responsibility of feeding these stray cats and their kittens. However, she refuses to clean up behind them. She chose to care for these animals therefore she should clean up their mess. I have knocked on her door several times to address the problem but most of the time she will not answer the door. And, yes, she in in the house...
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Real estate market doesn't seem all that 'hot' to Hutchinson
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/03/12)
Letter to the editor: I read the Letter to the editor from David Ostrom of Armorel on the Notice of Real Estate Value Change about the time I got a Notice myself. I spoke to the lady from Delta Mass Appraisal Services who gave me a line of bull about a mile long about how "hot" the real estate market in Blytheville is and how some houses sold before even going on the market. ...
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Sisters making most of TRiO program
(Local News ~ 08/03/12)
Lorie Fry and her sister, Lisa Fry-Combs, are not what would be considered "traditional" students, but they are exactly the type of students the TRiO Educational Opportunity Center is set up to help make college a reality. The two sisters attended Buffalo Island Central and, like many, went straight into the workforce and started families after leaving high school. ...
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Court cases of 'Pemiscot County Seven' moving ahead
(Local News ~ 08/03/12)
CARUTHERSVILLE -- Seven men whose titles included Mayor, former Alderman and Pemiscot County Road and Bridge Department Crew are making their way through the court system. The men were arrested Nov. 28, 2011, in connection with a three month investigation by the Pemiscot County Sheriff's Office, the Missouri Highway Patrol and the Division of Drug and Crime Control Unit...
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Plans nearly complete for 36 new 'affordable housing' units
(Local News ~ 08/03/12)
A $5-6 million project in the works would bring "affordable housing" to those of moderate to middle income in Blytheville. Springfield, Mo.-based Gardner Capital has purchased property on the corner of Dogwood and South Division to build 36 duplex home units...
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Election Commission choses Burdette as new 'election central'
(Local News ~ 08/03/12)
Members of the Mississippi County Election Commission voted Thursday morning to relocate the county's vote counting efforts to the Burdette campus of Arkansas Northeastern College. Beginning in November on election night, all votes will be counted at once at the new central location, instead of being counted separately at both county courthouses in Blytheville and Osceola...
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Former city worker Robinson back in jail after several old warrants come to light
(Local News ~ 08/03/12)
Former city of Blytheville employee Brian Robinson, who allegedly sold drugs out of the city's recycling truck, is back behind bars after being arrested again at his appearance in Blytheville District Court Thursday. Along with Failure to Appear and drug charges in Arkansas, which led to his initial arrest last week, Robinson also had a July 18 warrant out of Pemiscot County, Mo., charged there with trafficking in drugs/attempted trafficking in drugs in the second degree and possession of a controlled substance (marijuana).. ...
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Blytheville police reports
(Local News ~ 08/03/12)
Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:
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Alexander Mathis
(Obituary ~ 08/03/12)
Alexander Mathis, 51, passed away Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, at Osceola Therapy and Living Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carney Funeral Home.
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Marilyn Kay Winchester
(Obituary ~ 08/03/12)
Mrs. Marilyn Kay Winchester, the daughter of the late James Clarence Stewart and Mary Louise Sanders Stewart, was born July 31, 1950, in Denton, Mo., and died Aug. 1, 2012, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., at the age of 62. On Sept. 28, 1991, she was united in marriage with Mike Winchester in Blytheville...
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Pet of the Week
(Entertainment ~ 08/03/12)
This week's Pet of the Week at the Blytheville Humane Society is "Babygirl," an adult female Maine Coon cat. Babygirl is up-to-date with routine shots. For more information, call the Humane Society at 870-838-5512 or send email to humanesocietyofblytheville@hotmail.com...
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Remembering the good ole days
(Column ~ 08/03/12)
It seems like just yesterday although the many years have passed since bread was 5 cents a loaf and gasoline was 12 cents a gallon. Back then friends were true and trusted friends. Those were the days when men loved women and women loved men and neighbors knew and cared for one another. ...
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