Don't miss a moment of memories and celebration at the 2024 Mississippi County Relay for Life event, Carnival for a Cure.
The evening will kick off with registration at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6. The event will be held from 6-8 p.m. at the fairgrounds at Walker Park in Blytheville.
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Team NIBCO will hold a Relay for Life barbecue fundraiser with pickup Sept. 6 at the Mississippi County Fair Grounds.
The team will be selling slab of ribs for $25, half a chicken for $10 and a whole chicken for $20.
To place an order email chaillandc@nibco.com or text 870-740-9890. Orders may be placed with a team member. Team members include Marie Sloan, Sarah Pankey, Paula Payne, Terry Clark (cook), Colby Chailland (captain), and Micha Pankey (co-captain).
All proceeds go to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Mississippi County.
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The third annual Laura Fletcher Cooking for a Cure event will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13 and 14, at the fairgrounds at Walker Park in Blytheville.
The event is free to the public. Everyone is encouraged to bring their lawn chairs on Friday night and get ready to dance, sit and watch the band, ride the mechanical bull, enjoy the 360 photo booth and visit the food trucks for dinner from 7-11 p.m.
Saturday there will be a Wrasslin, DJ, 360 photo booth, mechanical bull, vendors, food trucks and bounce houses for the kids from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Don’t forget to purchase a people’s choice cup from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and vote for who you think has the best barbecue in the competition.