Should Osceola keep its courthouse? The New York Times has a colorful little story about a debate in Mississippi County over the possible closure of the courthouse in Osceola, thus consolidating county functions into its counterpart in Blytheville . A group in Osceola is fighting to keep their courthouse open. That was supposedly the case in Franklin County, where I grew up . But Mississippi County has no such excuse. The only thing between Osceola and Blytheville is I-55 and the bad blood of a mismatched football rivalry .
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