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- DARING PROJECT - (7/24/24)Arkansas Northeastern College has partnered with the Arkansas Division of Community Correction Parole and Probation to establish the DARING Program (Deferred Adjudication Resulting in New Growth). This program is designed to assist justice-involved students who desire to pursue their GED, technical certificate, or associate degree, or those wishing to enroll in the WORK to Wage program. ...
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The Ritz to show movie (7/24/24)The NUCOR Star Cinema at the Ritz Civic Center in Blytheville will show the movie “Sound of Hope The Story of Possum Trot” July 26-28 and Aug. 2-4. The movie will be shown at 7 p.m. July 26-27 and Aug. 2-3 and at 2 p.m. July 28 and Aug. 4.
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Keiser to hold meeting (7/24/24)The City of Keiser will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. July 30 at Keiser First Baptist Church. During this meeting, discussion will be held about a Fire Department grant the city is applying for and updates will be provided on the city’s existing sewer loan and sewer rates...
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Health Dept. to offer shots (7/24/24)The Osceola Health Department will offer a Back-to-School Immunization Clinic on Tuesday, July 30. The clinic will be held from 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. To schedule an appointment or check your child’s immunization records call 870-563-2521. Appointments are not required...
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Mid-Southern Championship Wrestling - Event to benefit museum (7/24/24)Mid-Southern Championship Wrestling in Osceola has teamed up with the Mississippi County Museum for a fundraiser supporting the museum on Saturday, Aug. 3. The wrestling event will begin at 6 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and all proceeds go directly to the museum...
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Author shares childhood memories of Rotan (7/23/24)Lisa McCord held a book signing and exhibition Thursday, July 11 at the Coston Fine Arts Center in Osceola. McCord signed copies of her book “Rotan Switch”, which shows her rural southern family farm and community. In 1978, at age 21, McCord began photographing her grandparents’ cotton farm located in the South of rural Arkansas, 50 miles north of Memphis, and along the Mississippi River. ...
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Seminoles replace Blytheville with Tennessee private school (7/17/24)By STEVE KNOX Times Sports Team Osceola has replaced North County rival Blytheville on its football schedule. The Seminoles will travel to Nashville, Tenn. Sept. 6 to face The Ensworth Tigers. The game replaces a road game against Blytheville on that date. Osceola still has only nine regular season games scheduled...
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Thomas presents Warriors Revival (7/17/24)Evangelist Bridgette Thomas Ministry will present Warriors Revival Friday, July 26. The revival will be held at the Embassy Suites, 223 Red Wolf Blvd, Jonesboro at 6:30 p.m. The host is Dr. Bridgette Thomas with Living Word Cathedral Church of God in Christ in Osceola...
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Free Hip Hop offered (7/17/24)Instructors of Arkansas Northeastern College Community Education Xtreme Hip Hop classes will host a free one day Xtreme Hip Hop workshop on Saturday, July 20. The workshop will be held from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in the Wellness Center on the Blytheville campus...
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Pilgrim Rest to hold Love Day celebration (7/17/24)Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, 513 S. Carthon Dr., Osceola will hold its 32nd Love Day celebration for Pastor C.R. and Brenda Cain. Love Day celebration will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 21. The Rev. M.L. and Ellen Smith of Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church will be the guest speakers...
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Rivercrest graduate releases debut book “By Faith, I Will” (7/17/24)Mississippi County’s own Darline Carpenter recently announced the release of her debut book, “By Faith, I Will: 31 Days of Positive Affirmations and Prayers to Reach Your Destiny.” This inspirational guide is now available for purchase online at Amazon.com. ...
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First Baptist Osceola to hold blood drive (7/10/24)The First Baptist Church in Osceola will hold a Blood Drive Monday, July 15. The blood drive will be held at the Kennemore Community Center Activity Room in Osceola from 1:30-5:30 p.m. Call 1-800-733-2767 or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: FBCOsceola to schedule an appointment...
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Pleasant Grove to host Redemption Conference (7/10/24)Pleasant Grove Community Church, 222 E. Semmes, Osceola will hold a Redemption Conference 2024 on Monday-Friday, July 15-19. The conference theme is “He Saw The Best in Me.” There will be a lecture from 6-6:45 and services will begin at 7:15 each evening...
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Homegrown/ Handmade Market set (7/10/24)A Homegrown/Handmade Market will be held in The Depot in Manila Friday, July 12. The market will be held from 5-7 p.m. There will be local vegetable growers and craftmen offering items for sale. Several food vendors and food truck will be on hand.
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Backpack give-away announced (7/10/24)Arkids Pediatric Day Centers, 447 S. Country Club Rd., Osceola will hold a drive-thru backpack give-away Saturday, July 20. The give-away will be held from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. There will be backpacks, school supplies and snacks. The event is free and open to the public...
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Luxora Baptist to hold VBS (7/10/24)The First Baptist Church in Luxora will hold Vacation Bible Saturday, July 27. VPS is for pre-kindergarten (age four) - 12th grade. Registration breakfast will be held from 9-9:45 a.m. VBS will be held from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. There will be breakfast, lunch and snack served...
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Osceola School Board to hold meeting (7/10/24)Osceola School District has announced it has rescheduled the July school board meeting. The meeting will now be held July 18.
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Libraries to show movies (7/10/24)The Mississippi County Library System’s next two movie nights will be held July 16 and July 18. The movie will be shown at 4 p.m. at the Keiser Public Library on July 16 and at 5 p.m. July 18 at the Osceola Public Library.
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Unity Fest announced (7/10/24)A Unity in the Community Festival will be held July 25 in Luxora. The festival will be held from 12-5 p.m. in the 2000 block of St. Paul and Calhoun at the Luxora Housing Authority. There will be food, a bouncy house and special treats every hour.
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Children's musical day camp announced (7/10/24)The third annual Missoula Children’s Musical Day Camp will be held July 15-20. The camp will be held at the Ritz Civic Center in Blytheville. This year’s musical is Peter Pan and Wendy. This is open to all students who have completed first grade and older...
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Children’s movie to be shown at Ritz (7/10/24)The Nucor Star Cinema at the Ritz Civic Center in Blytheville will present Despicable Me 4. The movie will be shown July 12-13 at 7 p.m. and July 14 at 2 p.m. General admission is $11.05. Children 12 and under and adults 55 and up are $8.84. The Ritz is offering a collectible Despicable Me 4 popcorn bucket for $10. Those buying the bucket will receive free popcorn refills for the remainder of the year...
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Meet the author of Rotan Switch (7/10/24)The Coston Fine Arts Center, 215 W. Hale Avenue, Osceola will present an exhibition and book signing by Lisa McCorn called the “Rotan Switch” Thursday, July 11. The event will be held from 6-8 p.m. The passing of time has a way of adding context and layers of meaning to any story, and photographer Lisa McCord’s expansive and nuanced project and book, Rotan Switch, (Kehrer Verlag, May 2024) reflects the dedication of over 40 years of observation and documentation of her rural southern family farm and community.. ...
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Domestic violence training held (7/3/24)The Haven of Northeast Arkansas provided training to Mississippi County Law Enforcement on domestic violence Thursday at the Northeast Research and Extension Center in Keiser. The class covered dynamics of domestic violence, typologies of perpetrators, legal issues and protective orders. The Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violation presented the class...
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Scholarship winners announced (7/3/24)Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) recently announced its Summer 2024 scholarship recipients. Through the support of local donors and state funding, ASPSF awarded scholarships to 27 single parents pursuing associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees, and skilled-trade certificates. Ten of those students are from Mississippi County. The single parents were honored at a picnic awards ceremony at Craighead Forest Park in Jonesboro. Children, family, and friends were also in attendance...
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Chamber to offer Leadership Academy (7/3/24)Dr. Jim and Dr. Bridget Shemwell, of Osceola, celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary June 27. Jake Baltimore, of Manila, Madiline Glover, of Tyronza, Michael Guo and Jiya Patel, both of Osceola, Alexandra Regenold, of Armorel, Bailey Scoggins, of Lepanto, and Craig Smith, Tommy Wagner and Kaitlyn Widener, all of Blytheville, were named to the Dean’s List for Spring 2024 at the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville...
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Pastor to celebrate anniversary (7/3/24)Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, 210 Watson St., Osceola will hold a 32nd pastoral anniversary July 14. Services for the Rev. M.L. and First Lady Ellen Smith will be held at 11 a.m. Dr. Gregory and First Lady Charlotte Brown with New Mt. Pleasant Christian Worship Center in Osceola will be the guest speakers...
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Lepanto firemen to host fireworks show (7/3/24)The Lepanto Fire Department will hold its second annual fireworks show Thursday, July 4. The fireworks show will be held at the Lepanto Sports Complex from 9:30-9:55 p.m.
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Pearl Harbor sailor born in Arkansas to be buried July 8 at Arlington National Cemetery (6/26/24)Joseph Robertson, born in Paragould, Ark. and native to Covington, Ky., who died aboard the USS Oklahoma during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, will be buried on July 8 in Arlington National Cemetery. Robertson was born in 1923 and enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a Seaman 2nd Class (S2c). His promotions included Seaman Apprentice upon enlistment and Seaman 2nd Class...
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Learn to make pasta at The Grange (6/26/24)The Grange at Wilson Gardens will present a Grange Culinary Class: Italian Pasta Class Monday, July 8. The class will be held at The Grange from 6-7:30 p.m. Participants will learn how to make pasta from scratch. To register for the class visit https://www. eventbrite.com/e/grange-culinary-class-italian-pasta-class-tickets-926541359147...
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The news is buzzing about upcoming 4-H Bee Camp (6/26/24)Mississippi County 4-H will hold a Bee Camp July 10. The camp will be held at the Northeast Research and Extension Center in Keiser from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The camp is for ages eight-18 and open to children county wide. There will be several local Northeast Arkansas beekeepers in attendance to answer questions and to show and tell children all the things about honey bees...
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Story time and crafts (6/26/24)Ranella Clemons was the guest reader at the Wilson Library on Monday for story time and crafts. Clemons read the book “Safari So Good” by Bonnie Worth.
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Local pageant winners perform well in Miss Arkansas competition (6/26/24)The 86th Miss Arkansas Scholarship Pageant was held Saturday night and the Miss Arkansas Teen Pageant held Friday night at the Robinson Center in Little Rock with Miss White River Camille Cathey winning the title of Miss Arkansas 2024 and Miss Dogwood Peyton Billing winning Miss Arkansas’ Teen 2024...
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Rotary Club (6/26/24)
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Rotary Club (6/26/24)
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Lampley presents program (6/26/24)Osceola Rotarian James Lampley recently presented a program to Osceola Rotary about stepping out of your comfort zone. He is pictured playing guitar for the first time in public.
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June Festival planned in Luxora (6/26/24)The annual June Festival will be held Saturday, June 29. The festival is sponsored by T-Town and the City of Luxora. It will be held on Main Street from 12-6 p.m. There will be music, wrestling, bounce houses, food trucks, a variety of booths, a dunking booth, a three-on-three basketball tournament, face painting and more...
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Pleasant Grove to host Redemption Conference (6/26/24)Pleasant Grove Community Church, 222 E. Semmes, Osceola will hold a Redemption Conference 2024 on Monday-Friday, July 15-19. The conference theme is “He Saw The Best in Me.” There will be a lecture from 6-6:45 and services will begin at 7:15 each evening...
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Sponsors sought for county Quilt Trail (6/26/24)Pamela S. Pruett, the Family and Consumer Sciences Agent for the Mississippi County is organizing a Quilt Trail in Mississippi County. Pruett is looking for sponsors for the Osceola and the Etowah Quilts. The quilts were an artistic joint project between The Delta School and the KIPP Delta School. All 12 quilts have been made. Most are in the process of being mounted...
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Robert Bahn to headline Chamber of Commerce luncheon (6/19/24)The Osceola/South Mississippi County Chamber of Commerce, 116 N. Maple, Osceola will hold its next Chamber Lunch Wednesday, July 10. The lunch will be held at 12 p.m. and is sponsored by King Wok. The guest speaker will be Robert Bahn with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center. Bahn will be speaking on the services that ASBTDC offers and what collaborations will also be happing in 2025...
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Animals come to library Friday (6/19/24)Animalogy will be at the Osceola Public Library and Manila Public Library Friday, June 21 as part of the Summer Reading Program. Bob Tarter will bring a few animals for participants to see. The program will begin at 10 a.m. in Osceola and at 4 p.m. in Manila...
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EOC to distribute commodities (6/19/24)The Mississippi County Arkansas Economic Opportunity Community will distribute monthly commodities for seniors 60 and over to those who are already receiving the food. Food will be distribution Thursday, June 20 at the Wilson Neighborhood Service Center, 9 N. Jefferson St. from 8 a.m.-1 p.m...
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Methodist Church seeks donations for Backpack Program (6/19/24)The Osceola First Methodist Church is seeking monetary donations for its Backpack Program for the 2024-2025 school year. The program provides weekend backpacks to Osceola School District students, specifically North and Carroll Smith Elementary students...
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Library to air movies (6/18/24)
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Church of Christ to host VBS (6/18/24)Osceola Church of Christ, 421 W. Semmes, will hold Vacation Bible School Sunday, June 23-Wednesday, June 26. VBS will begin at 5 p.m. Sunday and at 7 p.m. Monday-Wednesday. VBS is for ages one and half years old up to rising sixth grade students. There will be crafts and refreshments...
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Adult Paint/Sip class deadline approaches (6/18/24)An Adult Paint and Sip class will be held Friday, June 28 at the Coston Building in downtown Osceola. The class will begin at 6 p.m. and is for adults 21 years and older. Jerri Blue with Jerri Ann’s Painting and Crafts will instruct the class. Participants will have a night of artistic expression and will create a unique canvas piece with easy, step-by-step instructions...
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Osceola Sanitation to close Wednesday (6/12/24)The City of Osceola Sanitation and Street Department will be closed Wednesday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth Independence Day. This will not affect the sanitation or street department’s daily operations.
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Chamber announces new hours (6/12/24)The Osceola/South Mississippi County Chamber of Commerce has new summer hours. The summer hours will run from June-Aug. 9. The chamber office will be open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Friday.
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Birdsong to hold Juneteenth Celebration (6/12/24)The Town of Birdsong will hold a Juneteenth Celebration June 16. The celebration will be held at 2 p.m. at the Birdsong Fire Station, 263 E 308 Dr. There will be history, food, gam
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Sign up for “Mom and Me Cupcake Decorating” camp (6/11/24)The Department of Community Education at Arkansas Northeastern College will hold a Mom and Me Cupcake Decorating camp at Sweet T’s Bakery in Manila Monday-Wednesday, June 24-26. The camp will be held from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. for ages four-10. Participants will learn tips and tricks of cupcake decorating...
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Literacy Council to host training (6/5/24)Mississippi County Literacy Council will hold a tutor training workshop Saturday, June 8 in Osceola. The workshop will be held at the Osceola Public Library from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.