Relay for Life charging ahead

With three months remaining until the 2010 Relay for Life, the steering committee is hashing out the nitty-gritty details of the 25-year-old community event for cancer awareness.

Updated: Friday, March 12, 2010 12:14 PM CST

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Updated: Friday, March 12, 2010 12:14 PM CST

FOIA seminar announced to highlight Sunshine Week

The Daily Press and the Greene County Bar Association announce a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) seminar and luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, at the Northeast Arkansas Regional Library in Paragould.

Updated: Friday, March 12, 2010 12:14 PM CST

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March 11th, 2010

Woman arrested for theft

A Paragould woman was arrested Friday by an investigator with the Greene County Sheriff’s Department on suspicion of theft of property.

Reader’s theatre to perform Shakespeare

The Collins Theatre will be the darkened stage for “Shakespeare Out Loud,” a reader’s theatre production of selected scenes from the more than 400 year old works by William Shakespeare at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Joe Barnett to roast for fund-raiser

Paragould Rotarians and friends of Joe Barnett have recently adopted the Friars Club motto: “We only roast the ones we love.”

March 10th, 2010

Marmaduke sets makeup days

MARMADUKE — The Marmaduke School Board voted at its meeting Monday night to adjust the school calendar to incorporate two makeup days because of several days missed due to snowstorms earlier in the year, Superintendent Tim Gardner said Tuesday.

Fish fry welcomes candidates

LIGHT — Hundreds of Greene County residents descended on the hangar at Scott’s Flying Service to partake in the annual Scott family fish fry Tuesday afternoon.

March 9th, 2010

Semi strikes pole, parts of downtown lose power

The driver of an 18-wheeler misjudged a turn Monday afternoon and brought down a utility pole at the intersection of North Third and Highland streets, Paragould police said.

Sheriff’s Dept. makes meth bust

A Paragould man was arrested Friday by officers from the Greene County Sheriff’s Department on suspicion of criminal attempt to manufacture methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Council reappoints Hogland to PHA

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March 8th, 2010

Chronicling the 2009 ice storm

The Daily Press announces the release of its book, “Frozen in Time: Greene County Ice Storm 2009.”

A winning team

MARMADUKE — Nine out of 14 members of Marmaduke High School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club have qualified to compete at the state level, an achievement made notable because it was the school’s first time to compete in any FBLA competition, advisor Suzy Parks said Friday.

Circuit court hears pleas

Editor’s note: This is the final adjudication in these cases. Some or all of the related cases and any charges filed may be months or years old. Copies of misdemeanor and felony filings’ dates are available through the district and circuit courts at the Greene County Courthouse on West Court Street in Paragould. Pleas are listed alphabetically by surname.

March 7th, 2010

Chronicling the 2009 ice storm

The Daily Press announces the release of its book, “Frozen in Time: Greene County Ice Storm 2009.”