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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 10:22 am Virginia Dare Mitchell (Smith), 95, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, in Cleveland, reuniting with her husband of 71 years just in time for Christmas. She leaves behind a legacy of commitment to her family and her church as a steadfast example of a Christian life, serving the role of elder at First Christian Church in Cleveland. Born to the late Claude and Ida Smith, on Aug. 21, 1925, in Saltville, Va., she was a 1942 graduate o...

CCSO: Disabled man robbed JONESBORO — A Poinsett County man was arrested over the weekend after deputies say he robbed a disabled victim. The victim heard a noise outside his Lake City home and went to investigate. He found Christopher Chaffin, 32, of Trumann, in his garage, according to the probable cause affidavit. When he confronted Chaffin, the suspect knocked him out of his wheelchair and stole his wallet and keys. The victim’s garage door and vehicle were reportedly damaged. Ch...

Brixton Metals Significantly Increases the Number of Cu-Au Targets at its Thorn Project Brixton Metals Corporation is pleased to provide its rock and soil geochemistry results summary from the 2020 season on its vast 2,594 square kilometer Thorn Cu-Au-Ag Project. A total of 1473 rock samples and 5588 soil samples were collected throughout the Thorn Project. Highlights from 2020 Rock and Soil Geochemistry 81 rock samples returned greater than 1 gt Au and 5 samples were greater than 31 gt Au 68 r...

Comments L.G. Patterson/Associated Press Xavier Pinson and Dru Smith each scored 17 points as the unranked Missouri Tigers upset No. 6 Illinois 81-78 on Saturday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu scored 36 points on 13-of-20 shooting to lead all scorers, and big man Kofi Cockburn added 19 points for the visitors. Illinois entered the game off an 83-68 road win over No. 10 Duke on Tuesday, but its defensive effort did not fare as well against Missouri, which shot 47.2 perce...

Luckily for the Tigers, there wasn’t much else from the Fighting Illini to worry about. Missouri held off a late charge from No. 6 Illinois and overcame 36 points from Dosunmu for an 81-78 victory Saturday night. Dru Smith had 17 points, Javon Pickett had 14 points and five rebounds and the Tigers held on in the annual “Braggin’ Rights” rivalry game. Missouri (5-0) led 49-41 at halftime and held on for its third straight win in the series. Illinois (4-2) trailed by 13 with nine minutes ...

police confirmed two men were stabbed, one in the stomach, the other stabbed in the back. there is no word this morning on their condition. d.c. mayor vince gray and police chief cathy lanier holding a news conference today to call attention to the citys homicide rate. currently 108 homicides in 2011. if that holds, it would be the lowest since the early 1960s. now, thats a major improvement over the 479 homicides recorded back in 1991 when the city was in the midst of a crack epidem...

belfort furniture weather center. temperatures will be well above average for this time of year this afternoon. this will take us through the holiday weekend. clouds will increase a little as we move through the daytime hours. still plenty of sunshine. then during the overnight we may see a few sprinkles. not going to add up to much. bright sunshine tomorrow and into sunday,. big changes on the way monday, tuesday, and wednesday. 50-55 for the daytime high today under partly cloudy ski...

but enough vigor in the atmosphere to give us some flurries. today dry, at least during the daylight hours. 28 in gaithersburg. 27 warrenton. 26 degrees in waldorf, maryland. temperatures will rise to the low 40s by 9:00 a.m. by noontime today, 52 degrees the temperature with a high of a5 4 degrees today. we will have again a partly sunny sky today. mostly cloudy. after midnight, we do have a chance to get a few sprinkle or a flurry or two around the area, mainly north of the area as a...

support the partys candidate when offering to vote in the primary. republican delegate bob marshall of manassas says hold on a minute. >> but you want to have mandatory voting for someone youve never heard of it, you dont know and might not even run for office now. so for the republican party to depart so far from what the founders wanted, i just think its a mistake. reporter: virginia lawmakers approve the pledge or oath as part of a voting reform bill in 1999. at the time sponsors sa...

take a look at what is happening right now. current temperature here in washington is 37 degrees. we are at 28 degrees at dulles airport. 2 in baltimore. a little bit warmer off to the south and east. 42 in ocean city. here is a look at the satellite composite for the region. it is kind of a mixed bag this morning. some clouds, well see some sunshine later on and then during the course of the day, well see some more clouds build in i think again during the afternoon hours. but some sun...