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Blytheville Rotary Club chooses Fireman/Police Officer of the Year
(Local News ~ 07/09/22)
The Blytheville Rotary Club recently recognized its “Fireman and Police Officer of the Year”, honoring their service to the community. Fire Marshall Daniel Holifield shared background on Dwight Griffin (left), Fireman of the Year, and what a great job he is doing. Captain Jeremy Ward introduced Police Officer of the Year, Miranda Wilson (right), and shared the positive impact she has made on the force. They are pictured with outgoing president Tiffany Hoskins...
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Blytheville Crime Stoppers seek assistance from public
(Local News ~ 07/09/22)
By SANDRA BRAND NEA Town Courier Editor The Blytheville Crime Stoppers are still searching for suspects who apparently stole motorized vehicles from the Gosnell School District. The Gosnell School Bus Yard was broken into on July 7. The two offenders cut the fence around the bus yard and stole an 18-foot Dove Tail trailer and two BadBoy Outlaw 61-inch zero-turn mowers...
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Poteet chosen to preside as Manila mayor
(Local News ~ 07/09/22)
By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier The Manila City Council voted to move forward with an ordinance to be voted on at the next meeting approving Councilman Wendell Poteet to serve as mayor until the end of the year. The special called meeting was held on Tuesday night...
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Judge places county under burn ban
(Local News ~ 07/09/22)
By STEVE KNOX Osceola Times Mississippi County Judge John Alan Nelson put Mississippi County under a burn ban Thursday. The order bans the burning of any leaves, trash or any other combustible material of any kind within the county. As of Friday, Mississippi County is one of 31 counties in the state to have a burn ban put in place during the several weeks long hot, dry spell which the state has suffered...
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Blytheville woman dies in I-55 accident
(Local News ~ 07/09/22)
By STEVE KNOX - Osceola Times Brittany Shanice Woodson, 27, of Blytheville was killed Wednesday afternoon when her 2021 Nissan Sentra struck the rear end of a stopped tractor trailer on north bound Interstate 55 near the 55 mile marker. Woodson was traveling north in the inside lane when she attempted to change lanes to avoid colliding with other stopped vehicles. Woodson lost control of her vehicle, striking the rear of the tractor trailer...
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