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Guest Column: Tribute to Mamaw (5/18/24)“Wilsie Corinne Fondren, 92, of Blytheville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Known by family and friends as “Mamaw” and “Mrs. Fondren”. Born on Sep 9, 1931 in Gibson Wells, Tenn. to the late Carl and Gladys Gipson. Throughout her life she was a charitable giver earning her picture on the wall at Lifeblood in Blytheville with over 100 gallons given and a faithful member of New Liberty Baptist Church and in later life Mary’s Chapel Baptist Church. ...
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Editor’s Corner: See you in Osceola this weekend (5/15/24)Editor's Corner with Sandra BrandHey guys! I am so excited! The Osceola Heritage Musicfest will be making some noise this weekend. There is going to be a whole lot of dancing going on in downtown Osceola and I plan to be smack in the middle of the fun. Thanks to our presenting sponsor Big River Steel, we have one of the best line-ups ever ready to take the stage Friday and Saturday nights...
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Editor’s Corner: Dorthy with one “o” (5/10/24)Editor's Corner with Sandra BrandOne-hundred years ago yesterday a baby girl was born in a small house located in the middle of Lake Charles. Of course, there was no lake at that time. Her dad was a blacksmith and sold homemade molasses. That baby girl would grow up free as a bird, roaming those hills. In fact, she really did walk three miles to the school in Powhatan and, yes, sometimes in the snow. She was a bright child with beautiful blonde curls...
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Editor’s Corner: Sign your name please (5/8/24)Ladies and gentlemen, we at the newspaper love to hear from you. This is your community paper and we are here to serve. The only way we can cover the popular events or report on the important issues is if you let us know. However, I need to take a moment this week to maybe set the record straight. Anonymous tips are awesome. I will soak them up like a sponge and do my best to investigate the issue until the truth is unraveled...
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Editor’s Corner: The Natural State Waterfalls (5/3/24)Editor's Corner with Sandra BrandArkansas is such a beautiful state with so many great natural wonders. As you know, I love to travel and have visited many places throughout the world, but I truly love my home state. I have swam in the Caribbean and hiked through Europe, but I have never found a place that I love as much as my own little piece of paradise at Saddler Falls on the Spring River. ...
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Editor’s Corner: Repeated stress and column (4/30/24)Editor's Corner with Sandra BrandCaution: Repeat column: But it’s happening again! How are you feeling this week? It’s three in the morning and you’re wide awake. The walls are closing in around you, and suddenly you can’t breathe. You take a deep breath - attempting to fill your lungs with air - hoping to stop the pain in your chest. Your bones begin to chill and you break out into a cold sweat. Your hands are shaking... then everything begins to spin...
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Editor’s Corner: See you at the Super Bowl Xavier! (4/27/24)5 foot 11 inches; 165 pound! Who would have ever thought I would even care? Thursday, I spent all day covering a murder trial and then headed straight to the chamber banquet. Yet, somehow I arrived home just in time to watch the Kansas City Chiefs pick wide receiver Xavier Worthy from Texas to give my friend Patrick Mahomes a new weapon on the field. I hear this boy is fast... Fast enough to make my husband and the 49ers shake in their cleats...