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Chicks fall to Beebe on the road
(High School Sports ~ 10/19/13)
BEEBE -- It's been a difficult season for the Chickasaws, to say the least. On Thursday, Coach Vince McCrosky stepped down as he battles Parkinson's Disease, an illness that has sidelined him all season long. Friday night, Blytheville suffered its fifth straight defeat, falling to 5A-East conference foe Beebe, 35-12, on the road at Bro. Erwin Stadium...
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Pirates hang on for win they'll 'remember for the rest of their lives'
(High School Sports ~ 10/19/13)
GOSNELL--At halftime Friday night, the Gosnell Pirates enjoyed a comfortable 25-7 lead over the visiting Highland Rebels. The Pirates moved the ball at will on offense scoring on four of their five possessions. After yielding a touchdown on the Rebels' first possession of the game, the Pirate defense settled in and forced three turnovers and turnover on downs over the Rebels' final four possessions of the half. ...
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The Fable Factory sets auditions for 'Revenge of Captain Hook and Peter Pan'
(Local News ~ 10/19/13)
The Fable Factory, a theatrical production group, will hold auditions for the musical "The Revenge of Captain Hook and Peter Pan." Auditions will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Blytheville Public Library. All children in grades 4-12 are welcome to audition. Young adults and adults are welcome to participate. Children will be selected for solos and group parts in the sequel to Peter Pan...
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New BMS program promotes positive male role models
(Local News ~ 10/19/13)
Blytheville Middle School will be hosting a kick-off event for its Watch D.O.G.S. program on Nov. 7 and volunteers are already being lined up to make sure the program starts strong. Watch D.O.G.S. is a nationwide program designed to bring positive male role models into schools to help on a daily basis, and currently has more than 3,156 active programs in 46 states...
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Big River supplier event targets small, minority-owned businesses
(Local News ~ 10/19/13)
A workshop will be held Oct. 23 in Blytheville for small and minority businesses interested in doing business with Big River Steel. The workshop is open to all small, minority and women-owned businesses in Arkansas. There is no cost to attend but registration is required. Register at www.bigriversteelsummit.com. The workshop is coordinated by Big River Steel, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) and the Governor's Office...
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Creatures out in full force at Zombie Walker Crawl
(Local News ~ 10/19/13)
Zombies, goblins, ghouls and ghosts all showed up for the Red Cross Zombie Walker Crawl held at Walker Park.
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Family: Story does not 'add up' in Franklin murder
(Local News ~ 10/19/13)
Family members of 55-year-old Blytheville resident Robert Franklin, who was shot and killed in Chicago early Thursday morning, think Franklin's death may have been more than just a "random crime". According to his cousin, Karen Jackson, Franklin, who had lived in Chicago for 30 years prior to moving to Blytheville, was invited to go to Chicago with his life-long neighbor and friend, Geno Spiller, who was with Franklin during the alleged incident...
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Blytheville police reports
(Local News ~ 10/19/13)
Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department: 10/16 Courtney Stewart, 25, of Campbell, Mo., was taken into custody and charged with shoplifting and possession of marijuana. 10/17 Kadazia Furlow, 18, of Blytheville, and Patricia Lawshea, 40, of Blytheville, were taken into custody for shoplifting...
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Talmadge Gann
(Obituary ~ 10/19/13)
Mr. Talmadge Gann, 91, of Blytheville, passed from this life Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, at his home. Born in Gosnell to Zach Ervin and Eddie Lea Gaines Gann, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army and proudly served his country during World War II, was a retired farmer and farm equipment salesman for Simpson Ford and International Harvester. Talmadge was a charter member of North Tenth Street Baptist Church and the American Legion Post 24...
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Mildred C. Wolfe
(Obituary ~ 10/19/13)
Mrs. Mildred C. Wolfe, 90, formerly of Bethany Village, West Coxsackie N.Y., passed away peacefully Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, at the Pine Haven Nursing Home in Philmont, N.Y. She was born Jan. 31, 1923, in Norwich, N.Y., and was the daughter of the late Henry and Gladys (Babcock) Elwyn...
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Earnest Leo Elrod
(Obituary ~ 10/19/13)
Mr. Earnest Leo Elrod, 80, of Osceola, died Thursday, October 17, 2013, in Osceola. Born July 17, 1933, to the late Dallas "Pete" Elrod and Redis Elrod, he was a retired bus driver and custodian, and was a member of Spear Lake Church of God. He would have been married for 58 years in November...
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