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BIC ousted at junior high district tournament
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/18)
Buffalo Island Central was outscored 33-21 in the second half as the Mustangs fell 56-44 to Marked Tree in their opening round game of the 1A/2A-10 Junior High District Tournament this past Wednesday in Earle. Marked Tree got on the board first as Nathan Brinkley hit one of two free throws for the Junior Mustangs to make it 2-1 Junior Indians. ...
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Junior Lady Mustangs fall in district opener
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/18)
Buffalo Island Central couldn't get the defensive stops they needed in the fourth quarter as Armorel hit just enough free throws down the stretch to win 38-32 in opening round action of the 1A/2A-10 Junior High District Tournament this past Wednesday in Earle...
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Late rally gives Manila Junior District title
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/18)
Manila and Osceola met Saturday afternoon in the finals of the 3A-3 Junior High District Tournament at Hoxie. It was the fourth title matchup in the last five years between the two rivals. The first three games went to the Seminoles, but Saturday afternoon was the Lions’ time to roar. Manila outscored Osceola 9-2 over the last 1:58 of the game to post a come from behind 54-47 victory, giving the Lions the district championship...
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Warriors use three-ball to drop Manila 78-60
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/18)
Westside dropped in 14 three-point bombs and went on to outscore Manila 78-60 Friday night at Warrior Gymnasium. The victory upped Westside’s overall record to 18-5 while the Warriors clinched the conference championship with a 15-1 mark. Avery Felts poured in a game high 23 points to lead the Warriors. Three other Westside players hit double digits, led by Cullen Felkins’ 17. Riley Felkins scored 13 while Gage Sheffield banged home four three pointers and finished with 12 points...
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Lady Lions end regular season with win at Westside
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/18)
Manila Lady Lions finished their regular season with a 58-47 victory Friday night at Westside. Madison Bibbs and Brailey Hampton pumped in 18 points apiece to lead the Lady Lions. Sydney Adcock also hit double digits, scoring 10 points. Andi Baker flipped in a pair of three pointers and finished with six while Jill Helton, Courtney Merritt and Presley Pierce all added two points apiece...
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Lady Rebels bring home junior district championship
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/18)
Riverside jumped out early and never trailed, defeating Hoxie 43-33 as the Lady Rebels brought home the 3A-3 Junior High District Championship Saturday afternoon at Mustang Gymnasium. The Lady Rebel victory avenged an earlier season defeat at the hands of the Lady Mustangs and capped off a 27-7 season for Riverside...
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Rebels close regular season on down note
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/18)
Riverside closed its regular season on a down note, dropping a pair of games to Trumann and Brookland. The Rebels traveled to Trumann Tuesday night and fell to the Wildcats 68-42. Trumann placed three players in double digits, led by Ben Turner’s game high 14 points. Cody Roland scored 12 while Alex Moses chipped in 10 more for the Wildcats, who knocked down nine three pointers on the night...
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Lady Rebels capture conference title Riverside finishes league play with perfect 16-0 mark
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/18)
Riverside clinched the 4A/3A-4 Conference championship with a hard fought 57-53 road victory Friday night at Brookland. The victory boosted the Lady Rebels’ record to 31-1 overall and a perfect 16-0 in league play. Riverside led 10-7 at the 2:52 mark of the first quarter, but Kalifa Ford drained back to back treys to put the Lady Bearcats on top, 13-10. Mallorie Lovrien pitched in a bucket before Shelby Lawrence buried a three pointer to give Brookland an 18-10 lead after the first break...
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Craighead County Judge candidate introduced at Riverside School Board meeting
(Local News ~ 02/13/18)
Craighead County Judge candidate Marvin Day spoke briefly at the Monday, Feb. 5, Riverside School Board meeting. The long-time resident of Jonesboro is a graduate of Jonesboro High School, received a civil engineering degree from the University of Arkansas and is employed as a senior engineer at City Water and Light. He previously worked in the highway and heavy construction business and is a co-founder of Asphalt Producers, LLC...
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Caraway Council approves rodeo arena contract
(Local News ~ 02/13/18)
Caraway Mayor Barry Riley recognized Marvin Day, candidate for Craighead County Judge, at the Feb. 8 council meeting. Day spoke briefly introducing himself. The council discussed the rodeo arena contract. Roger Bell had leased the arena for several years and had announced plans to discontinue management of the arena...
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Lexi Roberson one of top two youth volunteers
(Local News ~ 02/13/18)
Two Arkansas students have been named Top Youth Volunteers of 2018 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. Riverside seventh grade student Alexis "Lexi" Roberson of Caraway was named Middle Level State Honoree and Anna Richey of Paris High School was named High School State Honoree Youth Volunteers...
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Crosskno announces plans to run for Manila School Board
(Local News ~ 02/13/18)
Dennis Crosskno has announced plans to run for the Manila School Board, Position 3, in the May 22 election. He and his family moved to Manila in 2012. He is co-owner of C&C Farms. He and his wife Emily have one son, Kevin. Crosskno is active in coaching youth sports and he and his family attend First Baptist Church in Manila...
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Jerry Richard Hunt, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/13/18)
Jerry Richard Hunt, Jr. was born February 1, 1976 in Osceola to the late Jerry Hunt, Sr. and to Judy Hunt. He was a truck driver and a member of Carroll’s Corner Church of The Lord Jesus Christ in Carroll’s Corner, Ark. Mr. Hunt passed away on February 12, 2018 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 42. ...
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Martha Halsell Nowlin
(Obituary ~ 02/13/18)
Martha Halsell Nowlin, 91, of Ellisville, Missouri and formerly of Blytheville, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018 at St. John’s Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Martha Lou was born in Steele, Missouri to the late Edward and Lora (Moore) Burke. ...
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Polar Plunge raises money for Special Olympics
(Local News ~ 02/13/18)
The Blytheville Polar Plunge took place Saturday at the Blytheville Hampton Inn and participants raised $4,218.05 for Special Olympics. Armorel FBLA raised $1,640. The Gosnell Plungers raised $1,000; the Manila Polar Paws raised $600; and Blytheville Police Department and Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office raised a combined $400. A total of 20 plunged into the freezing cold water...
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Mayfest logo contest open to students
(Local News ~ 02/13/18)
Main Street Blytheville is giving local children an opportunity to design the 2018 Blytheville Mayfest logo. The contest is open to middle and high school students in the Blytheville, KIPP, Gosnell and Armorel school districts. The winning design should feature Historic Downtown Blytheville and the name of the event, Mayfest 2018, which will be held on Saturday, May 12...
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Blytheville Police Reports
(Local News ~ 02/13/18)
The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. — Police took an identity theft report. — Police took a report of $2,500 in counterfeit checks. — Officers took a forgery report. — Police took theft of services reports (Black Hills Energy) in the 1000 block of Adams, 1600 block of Chickasawba and 1300 block of Chickasawba...
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Pirates, Lady Pirates advance in district tourney
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/18)
HARRISBURG - The Gosnell Pirates and Lady Pirates both advanced in the 3-4A District Tournament on Tuesday night. The Pirates topped Pocahontas, 61-51, while the Lady Pirates defeated Harrisburg, 50-41. Both Gosnell teams will next face the top seeds in their respective tournaments...
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Chicks knock off 6A power Jonesboro in thriller
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/18)
Blytheville Chickasaws senior guard Tony Newmy, Jr. ended the game with a deep three-pointer with less than three seconds to go to stun the fourth-ranked team in Arkansas and defending 6A State Champion Jonesboro Hurricane, 59-58, Tuesday night on the Chicks' Senior Night...
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Lady Tigers advance with win
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/18)
ARMOREL — The Armorel Lady Tigers were able to clinch a Regional berth Tuesday as they edged out the Rector Lady Cougars, 36-27, in the first round of the 1A-3 District Tournament. AHS trailed 19-10 at the half but outscored the Lady Cougars 26-8 in the second half...
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