Stories from Wednesday, April 12, 2023

By Sandra Brand Times Editor A tractor driver for Sullivan Farms was transported to a Memphis hospital this morning after suffering injuries when his tractor was struck by a train. Brandon Davis was crossing the railroad, around 10:30 a.m., on Highway 61 between Osceola and Luxora, when his tractor was struck by a Burlington Northern train, heading north...

By Marcus McClain NEA Town Courier Mayor Melisa Logan and police chief Ross Thompson addressed the city on Tuesday evening following a homicide the previous night. At the intersection of Clark and McHaney streets, the mayor, chief, state police and community members stood together to seek an end to gun violence in the city of Blytheville. On Monday night, the community lost Rasheed Henry, 23, in the 500 block of E. McHaney...

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Tracey Reinhart is in his first months as mayor of Manila taking the oath of office on Jan. 1. He hit the ground running and said he is learning something new every day. One of his challenges has been to keep himself organized...

By Marcus McClain NEA Town Courier The Blytheville public works committee addressed flooding following recent heavy rains in their Monday meeting. Bobby Pugh, a resident in the Dogwood area, presented questions to director Mark Key on resolving the issues in the neighborhood...

By STEVE KNOX Osceola times OSCEOLA- Rivercrest scored six times in the sixth inning to put away the Gosnell Lady Pirates 11-2 Thursday in Conference 3A-3 softball action at Osceola Parks and Recreation. After Gosnell had taken the early lead, Rivercrest tied the game in the bottom of the first inning on a run scoring single by Mary Jo Booker. Rivercrest then seized the lead in the in the second inning as Chesnee Chandler blasted a run scoring double...

By COSMO COSSEY Poinsett County Democrat Tribune Harrisburg scored a run in the top of the eighth inning on their way to 5-4 win over Paragould this past Thursday in high school baseball action. Corbin Grayson led the Hornets with three hits, two runs scored, a RBI and a stolen base as Max Tracy had a hit, run scored and a RBI. ...

Rivercrest gave the Gosnell junior Lady Pirates a run for their money, but would fall 10-7 in extra innings Thursday at Osceola Parks and Recreation. The junior Lady Colts trailed 7-4 in the bottom of the fifth inning when Lani Latham blasted a three-run home run to tie the game at 7-7 and sent the game to extra innings. Gosnell would, however, score three times in the sixth inning to get their second win over Rivercrest this season. Rivercrest is now 4-2 overall this season...

By STEVE KNOX Osceola Times Rivercrest freshman Madalyn Gibson set a personal record in the pole vault during the Junior Lady Colts competition in the Junior Patriot Relays at Marion High School April 4.. Gibson won the event by nearly three feet with a personal best vault of 9 feet. Gibson’s effort was not only a personal best, but also is an Arkansas Top 25 result thus far in 2023...

By Marcus McClain NEA Town Courier The MissCo Lady Bandits, a local girls’ AAU program, started the month earning a first place finish in both Memphis and Batesville. Bryonna Thompson was awarded MVP of both tournaments. They brought home another first place trophy on April 2 in Jonesboro...

By STEVE KNOX Osceola Times MANILA - Manila basketball star Brayden Nunnally took the first step toward fulfilling his dream to play college basketball by signing a scholarship to play next season at Bethel University in Tennessee. Nunnally, a highly decorated high school athlete and most valuable player of the recent Class 3A State Championship game, signed on the dotted line in front of friends, family and teammates Wednesday in the Manila High School Auditorium...

Sandra Sue Healey Davis, 65, of Manila, passed from this life Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at St. Elizabeth’s Place in Jonesboro. Born in Monette, she was the daughter of the late Monroe and Elsie Edmundson Healey and was a 1976 graduate of Leachville High School. ...