Osceola News

Brenda Bunch Flagg of Manila had no idea a search of her family heritage would result in finding relatives she would never have known existed if not for her research.

The Louis George Motor Company in Osceola told Region 8 News Tuesday it was inundated with phone calls Monday and again Tuesday regarding inventory left over from Chrysler Corporation.

SouthBank President Homer Thompson, of Blytheville, has been selected for the distinguished honor of Arkansas Chapter of National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials Member of the Year Award for 2009 for his service on the Mississippi County Public Facilities Board in Osceola.

Numerous members of the Arkansas State Athletic Department will be making the rounds at local golf courses beginning today when the summer golf tour gets underway in Osceola with the first of four Scarlet Scrambles.

The Osceola School District, which has been added to the state's list of financially distressed schools, has been building a plan to trim down its projected budget deficit, said Superintendent Milton Washington Tuesday.

LITTLE ROCK a ' The state Board of Education voted today to place three school districts on the list of districts in fiscal distress.

The recent column on saying grace prompted much thoughtful, heartfelt mail. Several readers commented along the same lines as Bill Young.

The population of the Philipsburg- Osceola Area School District is projected to continue decreasing.

The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Thursday that the club has added Maurice Carthon to head coach Todd Haley's coaching staff.

In celebration of Black History Month, Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe and several other state leaders paid visits to local churches in Mississippi County Sunday.

FAST FACTS: Thousands still without power in Northeast Arkansas Shelter in Osceola opened Thursday Entergy says some its customers may not have power until Tuesday (OSCEOLA, AR 1/29/2009) Ice decorates trees in parts of the Mid-South. Tonight thousands of customers are still in the dark.

American Greetings Corp. says it is cutting about 200 jobs as the company adjusts for weaker sales in the ailing economy.

The Cleveland-based company is eliminating between 100 and 120 jobs at a plant in Bardstown, Ky. About 60 layoffs will be split among two plants in Osceola, Ark. and Ripley, Tenn.

Gov. Mike Beebe has made four appointments to university boards of trustees, his office said Thursday: They include: Carol Jo Atkinson, Hot Springs, to the Henderson State University board of trustees for a ...

Vacancies on four boards overseeing Arkansas universities were filled by appointments announced Thursday by Gov.

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 ...

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.

Even the cold weather couldn't dampen spirits at the 20th annual Lepanto Christmas Parade.