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Animal advocates must lead the way
(Column ~ 03/15/14)
How about that weather? It has been some time since I have seen weather like that. I had a little down time and did not have to suffer the weather. I lie there thinking and worrying how many animals were not in a nice cozy house with a fireplace and nice warm food to eat.
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Lady Tigers sweep Bay; Tigers defeat Ridgefield Christian
(High School Sports ~ 03/15/14)
ARMOREL--Armorel baseball and softball opened their 1A-3 East season with big wins Friday night. The Armorel softball team posted 20-0 and 19-2 wins in a doubleheader over Bay while the baseball team posted a 16-0 win over Ridgefield Christian in their conference opener...
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Miller tosses no-hitter as Pirates rout Seminoles
(High School Sports ~ 03/15/14)
OSCEOLA--The Gosnell Pirates are a perfect 2-0 on the season after a 17-0 win over county rival, Osceola, Friday night. Michael Miller pitched a five-inning no-hitter while striking out 10 to pick up the win for the Pirates. Miller struck out the first five batters he faced and only let one ball -- a fly out to left field in the fifth inning -- out of the infield...
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Chicks sweep Piggott for their third straight win
(High School Sports ~ 03/15/14)
The Blytheville Chickasaws are on a three-game winning streak after sweeping a doubleheader against the Piggott Mohawks Friday night at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex. The Chicks (3-1) won game one, 8-4, in five innings and picked up a 7-1 three inning win in game two...
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Five arrested in drug bust
(Local News ~ 03/15/14)
Five people were arrested in Hornersville on Friday in a drug bust that yielded methamphatamine, stolen property and several thousand dollars. The Dunklin County Sheriff's Office, together with the SEMO Drug Task Force, Hornersville Police Department, Missouri Highway Patrol and an Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms agent executed a search warrant on the Hornersville residents...
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Paroled sex offenders live next to local park
(Local News ~ 03/15/14)
A halfway house next door to a Blytheville park is home to several moderate-risk sex offenders. According to Blytheville Police Department Detective Eric Ferrell, the 201 W. McHaney property is one of only two halfway houses in the state with sex offenders; the other is in Little Rock...
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Officer: Wilson man's remains found
(Local News ~ 03/15/14)
According to the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department, human remains discovered just north of Wilson on Friday may be that of 49-year-old Edward Freeman of Wilson, who went missing in December. Mississippi County Criminal Investigation Commander, Robb Rounsavall, said the remains were discovered in the Carson Lake area, just north of Wilson, on Friday, sometime between 12-12:30 p.m., and according to Sheriff Dale Cook the body was spotted by a farmer...
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Barron is the new director of county library system
(Local News ~ 03/15/14)
The Mississippi County Library System is has announced that Kevin Barron will become its new director. Barron will replace Jay Ziolko, who is retiring. "Mr. Barron has done a wonderful job at the Osceola Library and as assistant director," Sandra Kennett, president of the Mississippi County Library Board of Trustees, said. ...
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Board mulling school choice
(Local News ~ 03/15/14)
The Blytheville School Board will meet on Monday to discuss, among other things, the district's options for participating in or opting out of the 2013 School Choice Act once again, and local organizations are stepping in and urging the board to allow choice for students.
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