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Big Lake Chili Cook-off spans 26 years
(Local News ~ 10/11/12)
The 26th annual Big Lake Chili Cook-Off, sponsored by the Manila Lions Club, was held Saturday, Oct. 6, with lots of chili, craft booths, bake sales, games, entertainment, duck calling competition, and a 5K Chili Pepper Run to start the day off...
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Slow pace of IRS probe grows tiring
(Column ~ 10/11/12)
A reader called the other day lamenting Blytheville's IRS problem, specifically wondering how a state auditor could say the payroll taxes were not misappropriated -- using payroll taxes for something other than payroll taxes seemed to fit that term in her mind.
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Village to have annual Fall Festival Nov. 3
(Local News ~ 10/11/12)
Westminster Village of the Mid-South is gearing up for its annual fall festival, an event that will feature great home-baked items, great bargains, arts and crafts, food and more.
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Blytheville firefighter going pink during October
(Local News ~ 10/11/12)
Blytheville firefighter Frank Dale Stracener is wearing a pink fire helmet during the month of October to commemorate a friend's fight against breast cancer.
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"Redneck Rendezvous' set for Saturday at Aeroplex
(Local News ~ 10/11/12)
The Blytheville Beards and Spurs National Wild Turkey Federation local chapter will be hosting its second annual Redneck Rendezvous Trap Shoot this weekend at the Arkansas Aeroplex in Blytheville.
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County helping 2 small companies start up
(Local News ~ 10/11/12)
Two small companies, each planning to create 10 jobs, will be receiving incentive funding from the county's economic development tax.
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ANC narrows search for new president to 14
(Local News ~ 10/11/12)
The Arkansas Northeastern College Presidential Search Committee has narrowed the number of candidates to replace former president Dr. Robin Myers from 60 to 14.
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Emma Langston, District 8 candidate (Democrat)
(Professional Sports ~ 10/11/12)
Langston is a graduate of Rivercrest High School, and has attended Arkansas Northeastern College and Arkansas State University. She is currently an online student of Everest University.
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Ricky Ash, District 8 candidate (Republican)
(Professional Sports ~ 10/11/12)
Ash has lived and worked in Mississippi County his entire life, and holds an associate's degree in criminal justice, as well as a completion of the School of Law Enforcement Supervision.
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Adonis Hopper, District 6 candidate (Democrat)
(Professional Sports ~ 10/11/12)
Hopper is a graduate of Blytheville High School and Arkansas Northeastern College (as MCCC). She is currently serving as Quorum Court Justice for District 3.
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Alvin Clay, District 6 candidate (Green Party)
(Professional Sports ~ 10/11/12)
Clay is a graduate of Blytheville High School, and holds a bachelor's degree from Lane College and a master's degree from Arkansas State University.
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Robert Earl Davis, District 3 candidate (Democrat)
(Professional Sports ~ 10/11/12)
Davis is a graduate of Gosnell High School and a member of Gosnell Baptist Church. He is retired from a 43 year farming career, and served in the United States Department of Agriculture research service for 30 years and on the Arkansas National Guard for 10 years.
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James L. Branum, District 3 candidate (Republican)
(Professional Sports ~ 10/11/12)
Branum is a 1976 graduate of Blytheville High School and holds a degree in criminal justice from Kaplan University. He served in the United States Army from 1976 to 1979, and in the Blytheville Police Department from 1984 to 2004.
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Eugene Murphy Hauck
(Obituary ~ 10/11/12)
Dr. Eugene Murphy Hauck, 33, of University Heights, Ohio, died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, as the result of a single vehicle motorcycle accident.
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Finley 'Pink' Perkins
(Obituary ~ 10/11/12)
Mr. Finley "Pink" Perkins, 95, of Blytheville passed from this life Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at his home.
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Morgan Grayson
(Obituary ~ 10/11/12)
Mr. Morgan Grayson, 57, of Blytheville, died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, in Blytheville. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today at Wolfe Brothers Chapel. Burial will follow at Sandy Ridge Cemetery.
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Jane Wooldridge Frith
(Obituary ~ 10/11/12)
Mrs. Jane Frith, of Layton, Utah, passed away peacefully Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. She was born Dec. 12, 1936, in Keiser, the fifth daughter of Otis and Iantha Rustin Wooldridge.
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Johnny 'Son' Baker
(Obituary ~ 10/11/12)
Mr. Johnny "Son" Baker, 85, of Gilmore, died of heart failure Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in West Memphis.
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