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Industrial accident claims life
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
By SANDRA BRAND NEA Town Courier Editor An industrial accident has claimed the life of a Mississippi County worker. Jose Serna, Jr. was changing a tire on a big forklift when an explosion took his life. He was an employee of Boom Country Tire, a contractor for Nucor Steel...
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Onward Booth Bullard
(Obituary ~ 08/08/23)
Onward Booth Bullard of Blytheville, age 95, passed peacefully from this life and entered fully into the presence of the Lord, Aug. 5, 2023. Born Aug. 26, 1927, in Dardanelle, he was the second son of the late Dolar Patrick and Bennie Mae Bullard. O.B. ...
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Louise Fair
(Obituary ~ 08/08/23)
Louise Fair of Blytheville was born March 17, 1937, in Bassett to the late Clarence Fair and Willie Mae Fair. She departed this life on Aug. 6, 2023, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 86. She was preceded in death by her parents...
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Vollie Harris
(Obituary ~ 08/08/23)
Vollie Harris of Osceola was born Aug. 13, 1929, in Elaine to the late Jack Harris and Mollie Young Harris. He departed this life on Aug. 3, 2023, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro at the age of 93. He was preceded in death by his parents...
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Ryan Reshawn Collins, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/08/23)
Ryan Reshawn Collins, Sr., 50, of Osceola, passed away Aug. 5, 2023, at NEA Baptist in Jonesboro. He was born Oct. 7, 1972, in Osceola to Curtis Collins and Deloris Littleton. He was a factory worker and a member of St. John Full Gospel in Osceola. Ryan was preceded in death by his father, Curtis Collins; brother, Cortez Kennedy; and sister, Bonnie Robinson...
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Revis’ Ramblings: Friday night lights
(Column ~ 08/08/23)
It won’t be long until the Friday night lights will come on throughout area high school football fields. I know football is big in most communities. According to statistics, it is the most popular sport in the U.S. Almost 75 percent of the population follows football...
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Editor’s Corner: It’s all about the kids
(Editorial ~ 08/08/23)
I would like to share with you a very special message written by my beautiful, talented niece Heather. A former college softball player and teacher, she has followed her dreams and built her own sports complex in Jonesboro. Through XPT (Extreme Performance Training) she is changing young lives...
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Historic Blytheville home welcomes new owner
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Pamala Meador, a fourth generation Californian from Morgan Hill, is the new owner of Blytheville’s Main Street historic Leech Home. She fell in love with Blytheville on her first trip to Mississippi County in June of 2020. Blytheville has become her second home and she plans to divide her time between the two...
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Governor appoints Jim Hudson CFO
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that Jim Hudson will serve as Chief Fiscal Officer and Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. Jim Hudson is replacing Larry Walther, whom Governor Sanders appointed as Arkansas Treasurer following the passing of Treasurer Mark Lowery in July...
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Manila Fire Dept. food drive ruled a success
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Members of the Manila Volunteer Fire Department once again stepped up and showed their community and school support on Saturday, Aug. 5. Members of the department volunteered their time to set up at Farmers Market, Dollar General, Family Dollar, and a roadblock to collect food and donations for Manila school’s backpack program...
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Wagner announces candidacy for Arkansas Senate District 19
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
MANILA – Republican, Dr. Tommy W. Wagner, a physician and community leader, has officially announced his candidacy for the Arkansas Senate District 19. With a lifelong commitment to serving his community and a diverse background in healthcare and agriculture, Dr. ...
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Police bust human trafficking operation - Chicago woman arrested
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
A Chicago, Illinois woman has been arrested for human trafficking out of a Blytheville business. On Saturday, July 29, officers with the Blytheville Police Department responded to 825 East Main Suite H, (Royal Asian Massage) in reference to a disturbance...
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Nucor-Yamato makes clarification/expresses sympathies
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
Nucor-Yamato Steel released the following statement around 4 p.m. today with regard to the industrial accident which occurred Monday morning. “The fatality involved a Boom Country Tire contractor working at Edw. C. Levy Company’s location on the Nucor-Yamato Steel site...
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MULTIPLE ARRESTS MADE IN CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
Blytheville, AR – Criminal Investigators with the Blytheville Police Department made several arrests during the last week of July after uncovering a criminal enterprise involved in the theft of copper wire from a local industrial electric supply company. ...
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