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May 23rd, 2013
Jessie Mae Ashford, age 100, of Malvern, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013.
According to U.S. News & World Report, area high schools in Arkansas rated soundly on the list of the top schools in the state.
Sheridan High School, in Grant County, was rated ninth among high schools in the state.
Bismarck High School, in Hot Spring County, cracked the top 20 at 19th and Malvern High School was ranked 31st.
(Pick up a copy of Thursday, May 23 MDR for full story)
Members of the Malvern Police Department and the Department of Corrections Ouachita Unit took part in the Law Enforcement Run for the Special Olympics on Wednesday. The run started at the Valero gas station on Highway 270 (near Walmart) and ended at Doyle’s Corner where Highway 270 splits with Highway 67. (Photo available on the MDR website)
ON THE FRONT — HSC schools rate among top in state
May 22nd
Mildred Jewell, 76, of Benton, AR passed away Monday May 20, 2013.
Daniel Christensen, age 65, of Traskwood passed away Monday, May 20, 2013
What resembled a sea of white water shortly after 6 a.m. Tuesday morning coming down Locust Street behind Food Center was in fact white paint that had been applied to a building the night before which had washed off into the streets.
This fall will mark my 15th year in the field of journalism (sports in particular) and I have been racking my brain to think of an athletic year that has been as successful for the teams that I have covered.
In just the 2013 calendar year alone, two state champions were crowned — the Malvern Lady Leopards basketball team and the Magnet Cove Lady Panthers softball team.
Another team, the Magnet Cove Lady Panthers track team finished just four points shy of the state championship.
For the full column, see Wednesday's Malvern Daily Record
May 21st
Robert Jessie Lee Walton II, 57 of Malvern, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013.
Opal Pearl Otts Rimmer, 82, of Malvern passed away Friday May 17, 2013
