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Let’s Play Ball!
(Local News ~ 03/06/24)
Superintendent Dr. Veronica Perkins, pictured with Chickasaw sophomore Johnny Moore, was one of two school administrators to throw out ceremonial first pitches Thursday as Blytheville opened their 2024 baseball season. (Photos By Steve Knox)
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BIC FFA Alumni Auction raises $65,600
(Local News ~ 03/06/24)
The annual Buffalo Island Central FFA Alumni Auction held on Saturday, March 2, raised $65,600. The funds go for scholarships, barn payment and upkeep, FFA trips, premium money for students that have livestock projects, and other programs that allow students to be a part of the BIC FFA Chapter...
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JPs discuss banning tire collection centers
(Local News ~ 03/06/24)
By JOSEPH FONDREN NEA Town Courier Contributor The Mississippi County Quorum Court’s Sanitation and Solid Waste Committee met Friday afternoon to discuss building a new scale house at the Landfill as well as discussion on banning used tire collection and processing centers inside Mississippi County...
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Water aerobics gains popularity
(Local News ~ 03/06/24)
By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Meagan Bailey, water aerobics instructor at the Manila Waterpark, has been conducting classes for almost a year and it continues to grow in popularity. There is a waiting list. Classes are for women 18 and over with a maximum number of 15...
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Mississippi County EOC to distribute commodities
(Local News ~ 03/06/24)
Mississippi County Arkansas EOC will distribute CSFP 60 Plus Commodity to people who are already receiving the food. Everyone is asked to remain in their vehicle and show identification. The food will be placed in the vehicle. Wilson: Friday, March 8, Pick-up from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., Wilson Square, 9 North Jefferson...
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Blytheville school employees to receive compensation
(Local News ~ 03/06/24)
Blytheville School Board met on Thursday, Feb. 29, approving the community service board; Yondr buyout and refresh; Microsoft campus agreements; teacher computers for spares; Chromebook carts for BMS; Chromebook refresh for third and sixth grades; and recruitment and retention payment for 2024-2025...
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I-55 bridge to close
(Local News ~ 03/06/24)
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has announced the I-55 Mississippi River Bridge will be closed March 10-24. The closure will begin at 8 p.m. For the next two weeks traffic will be detoured to I-40.
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Warriors down Bigelow to reach state title game
(High School Sports ~ 03/06/24)
By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team EPC (21-11) used a great second half to punch their ticket to the Class 2A state championship game by beating Bigelow (26-3) 75-66 in the semi-finals of the Class 2A state tournament this past Saturday in Mansfield. EPC will now play Marshall (29-9) on March 9 at 7:45 p.m. at Bank OZK Arena in Hot Springs...
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Tyrus Reel is silent leader for EPC
(High School Sports ~ 03/06/24)
EPC junior Tyrus Reel is the kind of player you enjoy watching play the game of basketball. He enjoys the game, he's a leader on the court and he's usually clutch at the end of big games. Reel converted several shots in all three post-season tournaments to help his team reach the state finals. Yet he stays humble about his accomplishments...
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Towles overcomes injury to finish senior year
(High School Sports ~ 03/06/24)
By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team Senior Ali Towles of Riverside thought her season was done on December 4 when she suffered an ACL injury during a game. But with an extended rehabilitation, Towles was able to push through the injury and finish out her senior season before having surgery...
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Lady Rebels fall in state tournament semi-finals
(High School Sports ~ 03/06/24)
For the second year in a row, the Riverside Lady Rebels (30-7) had to play Mount Vernon-Enola (MVE) (42-0) to advance in the Class 2A state basketball tournament. Riverside looked poised to exact revenge from last year's loss in the quarter-finals. Leading 46-41 heading into the fourth quarter, the Lady Rebels' nine point output in the fourth quarter wasn't enough as MVE ended the game on a 15-5 run to take a 60-54 win ending Riverside's season...
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Seminoles race past Beavers, 76-50
(High School Sports ~ 03/06/24)
By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team ELKINS - Osceola closed the first quarter with an 8-1 run and never looked back as they defeated the Lake Village Lakeside Beavers 76-50 in the opening round of the Class 3A State Tournament at Elkins High School...
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Bergman ends Seminole season in overtime
(High School Sports ~ 03/06/24)
By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team ELKINS - Osceola held a five point lead with 2:35 to play in regulation, but would be unable to seal the deal as the game went to overtime and Bergman would outlast the Seminoles 55-50 in the Class 3A quarterfinals Thursday at Elkins High School...
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Dumas ends Pirates season, 74-36
(High School Sports ~ 03/06/24)
ELKINS - Gosnell made an unexpected run to the Class 3A State Tournament but the Pirates were no match for the Dumas Bobcats who used a 25 point first quarter to propel themselves to a 74-36 victory Tuesday at Elkins High School. The Pirates came out playing some defense and after a Bobcats bucket, took their only lead on a Rylan Jenkins three-pointer to take a 3-2 lead. Billy Reddick buried a long three-pointer and Raylen Spratt scored inside to make it 7-3 Bobcats...
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Dumas girls shoot past Manila, 62-46
(High School Sports ~ 03/06/24)
By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team ELKINS - Manila battled Dumas for four quarters Wednesday, but the second quarter would prove to be the Lady Lions undoing, as the Lady Bobcats posted a 62-46 victory at the Class 3A State Tournament at Elkins High School...
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Colts offense sags, fall in state quarterfinals
(High School Sports ~ 03/06/24)
By DAVID PIERCE Sports Connection ELKINS – The Rivercrest Colts offense disappeared in the 3A State Tournament and it proved costly as they fell, 62-46, to Central Arkansas Christian in the quarterfinals. The Colts (30-4) shot poorly, hitting just 29 percent of their attempts on 15-of-51 shooting combined on two- and three-point shots. ...
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Sluggish Colts overcome Harmony Grove, 44-34
(High School Sports ~ 03/06/24)
By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team ELKINS - Rivercrest overcame a slow start by turning to their vaunted pressure defense in the final quarter. That change would carry the Colts to a 44-34 victory over Harmony Grove Wednesday in the Class 3A State Tournament at Elkins High School...
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Fouke overwhelms Rivercrest, 73-41
(High School Sports ~ 03/06/24)
ELKINS - The second ranked team in Class 3A, the Fouke Lady Panthers, overwhelmed Rivercrest 73-41 Tuesday in the opening game of the Class 3A State Tournament at Elkins High School. The Lady Panthers who display a unique style of play, substituting five players at a time, every few minutes, used that style, pressuring the Lady Colts constantly, forcing the Lady Colts into six first quarter turnovers as the Lady Panthers built a 23-11 lead after one quarter. ...
- Armorel falls short to Gosnell Pirtes (High School Sports ~ 03/06/24)
- Marked Tree advances to 1A finals (High School Sports ~ 03/06/24)
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Wildcats fall to Mustangs in baseball opener
(High School Sports ~ 03/06/24)
By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team Trumann (0-1) cut the lead to 12-10 after five innings only to see BIC (1-0) bring in Nicholas Patterson to pitch as he stuck out all six batters he faced as the Mustangs went on to a 17-10 win over the Wildcats last week in Trumann...
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