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- Unemployment: By the Numbers
Mississippi, Crittenden and St. Francis Counties have the highest unemployment rates in Region 8. In Osceola and Blytheville, a national slowdown in steel manufacturing has caused the steel industry to scale ...
- Vietnam vet gets medals at last
All Willie Joe Harris had was his heart. It maintained the faith he learned at an early age while working in the Osceola cotton fields with his father, helping him through the trauma of a year in Vietnam.
- Lepanto Christmas parade has over 50 entries
Even the cold weather couldn't dampen spirits at the 20th annual Lepanto Christmas Parade.
- CMA to place signs around Manila
John Parsley and Larry Cox, president of the Christian Motorcycle Association, addressed the Manila City Council on Monday, Nov.
- Troubled Times for the Medical Center
OSCEOLA Thanksgiving will not be a day for celebration for some former employees of the South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center in Osceola .
- Arkansas global warming panel's recommendations
Arkansas global warming panel's recommendations LITTLE ROCK The Governor's Commission on Global Warming has arrived at 54 recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Arkansas.
- Ita s time for 17th annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Son Seals, born in Osceola, was a major bluesman in Chicago until his death in 2004.
- Speaker touts coal, nuclear power
Building more nuclear and clean coal power plants will help cut the United States' dependence on foreign oil, says the executive director of the Municipal Energy Association of Mississippi.
- Jewell to - star' at Fulton festival
Posted Friday, September 19, 2008 8:42 pm CDT U.S.: Religious groups targeted before Olympics The Chinese government increased its harassment of religious minorities before the Olympic Games, according to a ...
- List of Gas Stations Subpoenaed for Gas Gouging Investigation
Following the announced investigation into gas gouging as announced by A.G. McDaniel, here are a list of Region 8 stations being investigated for possible gas gouging: Station - Price - Location Kum & Go - ...
- State attorney general subpoenas gas retailers ... more
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 State attorney general subpoenas gas retailers Story date: Sept.
- Beebe releases $4 million for new liberal arts building
Beebe presents a check for $4 million to ASU at half-time of the football game against Southern Mississippi.
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Terrance Davis always said his greatest wish was to go to Africa. This fall, that wish came true, as he traveled to South Africa to spend his semester at the University of Cape Town.
- Mid-South College Student Missing: Swept out into Sea along South African Coast
It happened during a trip to the beach in South Africa . The Osceola, AR native was a student at Georgetown University and was studying abroad at the University of Cape Town in South African at the time of the ...
- Tracking Gustav: Red Cross Opens Two Shelters in Region 8
As Hurricane Gustav approaches the gulf states, Region 8 is preparing for evacuees from coastal areas in advance.
- The Late Great Son Seals
Frank "Son" Seals is another bluesman who was born in the month of August. Of him wikipedia says; He was born in 1942 in Osceola, Arkansas where his father, Jim "Son" Seals, owned a small club.
- Paragould Personalities ...
He grew up in a farm with his two older brothers and says he had his first chiropractic visit when he was four years as he was experiencing a bad fever.
- Showalter hired as new VP at NWACC
President Becky Paneitz has announced the hiring of Rodney Showalter as vice president for finance and administration / chief financial officer at Northwest Arkansas Community College.
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The key to success in a community hinges on the job market and there is no greater investment than a job, Clif Chitwood, president of Great River Economic Development Foundation, told the West Pine Bluff Rotary ...
Osceola Classifieds
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- Sear's Super Capacity Heavy Duty Dryer
Still has blue protective film on the dials..About 9 months old. Excellent condition..Asking $175.
Contact: pink-razorback@hotmail.com
Heavy Duty Super Capacity Sears Dryer, used in an apt. for 9 months. Do not need it now. Bought a new house with a set already in it.
City DescriptionOsceola is a city in and one of the two county seats of Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 8,875 at the 2000 census.
Osceola is located at 35°42′8″N 89°58′33″W / 35.70222, -89.97583 (35.702276, -89.975807).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.2 km²), all of it land.
Osceola was the original county seat of Mississippi County and remains one of two county seats, after Blytheville was named a dual county seat in 1901. Osceola features a beautiful 1912 Neo-Classical courthouse with a copper roofed dome. The courthouse is bordered by the Hale Avenue Historic District and other structures on the National Historic Register of Historic Places. Visitors will also find the Mississippi County Historical Center located in a 1904 building that once housed a dry goods store.
Osceola is famous for its role in the development of blues music, and many famous blues musicians either came from Osceola or performed there. To celebrate this heritage, Main Street Osceola has been hosting the Osceola Heritage Festival since 1998.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,875 people, 3,183 households, and 2,314 families ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Mississippi County
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