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Animal lovers are hard to beat
(Column ~ 07/06/13)
Hope your Fourth of July was as wonderful a celebration as mine was. Family and friends are so hard to beat. The food was fantastic -- being a food fanatic it made the holiday even more enjoyable.
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Mildred Lou Hubbard Hoke
(Obituary ~ 07/06/13)
Mildred Lou Hubbard Hoke, 93, died Friday, July 5, 2013, in Jonesboro. She was born Sept. 3, 1919, in Blytheville, the daughter of George Gaines Hubbard and Leah Mary Grindell Hubbard. The Grindell family was one of Blytheville's earliest families. On June 29, 1945, she was married to Wallace Stuart Hoke of Raton, N.M., who preceded her in death in 1998...
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Jimmy Ray 'Hardrock' Henry
(Obituary ~ 07/06/13)
Mr. Jimmy Ray "Hardrock" Henry, 69, of Manila, passed from this life and found eternal peace while at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro Thursday, July 4, 2013. He was the second son born to Floyd and Frankie Morris Henry and had called Manila home for 69 years. ...
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W.R. 'Bill' Johnson
(Obituary ~ 07/06/13)
Mr. W. R. "Bill" Johnson, 83, of Blytheville, died Friday, july 5, 2013, at Methodist Hospital in Memphis. Born in Selmer, Tenn., to the late Thomas Carroll and Eula Mae Flowers Johnson, he was a long time resident of Blytheville and a member of the Ruddle Road Church of God. ...
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Mary Evelyn Robertson Clayton
(Obituary ~ 07/06/13)
Mrs. Mary Evelyn Robertson Clayton, 69, of Cooter, Mo., died Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti. Born to the late Edward Lee and Evelyn Parrott Robertson, she was homemaker and a member of Tyler Baptist Church, and enjoyed antiquing, collecting Barbies and she loved her cocker spaniel, Brittany...
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Jones' two homers power Casons past Jonesboro
(High School Sports ~ 07/06/13)
Brady Jones did it all for the Blytheville ANC Casons Friday night. Jones smacked two home runs and went 3-for-3 at the plate, while also pitching the Casons past the Jonesboro Ricemen, 6-3, in American Legion Zone 2 action at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex...
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Brown, Wagganer lead All-CN team
(High School Sports ~ 07/06/13)
The 2013 high school baseball season started in late February with teams playing in snow storms and weather more fitting for football games and ended with rain pushing the schedule envelope of postseason play in May. New faces, like Blytheville head coach Randy Smith, started his attempt at revitalizing the Chickasaw baseball program; Coach Bret Jackson's Gosnell Pirates battled through another tough 3-4A conference schedule; and Armorel's Charlie Brown guided his Tiger squad to another spot in the 1A Final Four. ...
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Zenanko is Artist of the Month
(Local News ~ 07/06/13)
Former Osceola art teacher Robert Zenanko is the Arts Council of Mississippi County's featured artist for July at the Ritz Civic Center, located in downtown Blytheville. Zenanko is originally from Little Rock, but after finishing college at Arkansas State University and then at University of Arkansas at Little Rock, he started teaching art in the Osceola school district -- where he taught for 29 years. He now works with the Mississippi County Museum in Osceola...
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'Rally for Justice' held
(Local News ~ 07/06/13)
Family members, friends and social advocates gathered on the lawn of the Blytheville Courthouse Saturday afternoon to remind the community they are still seeking justice in the May 18 shooting death of 30-year-old Terrence Dawson.
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Tips for a 'staycation'
(Local News ~ 07/06/13)
Summer is officially here, and along with it comes the biggest vacation season of the year. But for many that summer road trip to the beach is taking a backseat as families across the country opt for a "staycation". First used in 2005, according to merriam-webster.com, and made popular during the recent economic downturn, staycations have become a whole new way for people to get that much needed time off and save some of their hard earned money all while connecting with their hometown and the surrounding areas in a completely new way.. ...
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A reason to smile: Firemen lift 'Little Miracle' girl's spirits
(Local News ~ 07/06/13)
Little Cadence McGuire manned the Fire Department's large water hose and nearly sprayed a passing truck. Sporting a pink No. 6 helmet engraved with praying hands and "Little Miracle," she climbed in the Blytheville firetruck and seized the opportunity to play with the lights, sirens and reverberating speaker...
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Chamber asks city to expedite NYS measure
(Local News ~ 07/06/13)
The Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce has issued a statement to the office of Blytheville Mayor James Sanders in reference to the City Council's delay in approving an Act 9 bond issue for a $115 million expansion at Nucor-Yamato. The memo was sent to Sanders and the Council by the Chamber's Executive Director, Liz Smith, who said in an email that she was directed by the Board of Directors to forward the message after a unanimously carried motion at their June board meeting...
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