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Rebels remain unbeaten in 2A-3 Conference play
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/19)
Riverside blasted Rector 13-3 Tuesday afternoon at Lake City to remain undefeated in 2A-3 Conference baseball action. The Rebels jumped on Rector in the first inning, scoring eight runs. Riverside added two more in the second before tacking on single runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings. Rector scored its only runs of the game in the third inning...
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Rector outslugs Lady Rebels
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/19)
Rector invaded Lake City Tuesday afternoon and outslugged the Lady Rebels 20-18 in 2A-2 conference softball action. Carly Robinson blasted a first inning homerun for Rector to give the Lady Cougars an early 1-0 lead. Riverside answered with a run in the bottom of the inning to tie the game...
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Chicks, Lady Chicks fall to WHS
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/19)
The Blytheville Chickasaws (1-9, 1-10) on Tuesday were swept at Brookland in an AAAA/3 Conference doubleheader 14-4 and 16-0, and the Lady Chickasaws (0-9, 3-13) lost in softball to the Lady Bearcats 13-0.
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Late rally propels Walnut Ridge past Lady Lions
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/19)
Walnut Ridge scored four times in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally past Manila 9-6 in 3A-3 softball action Wednesday at Bobcat Field. Walnut Ridge led 4-2 entering the fourth inning before the Lady Lions put three runs on the board to take a 5-4 lead. The Lady Bobcats tied things up with a single run in the bottom of the inning. Manila went back on top, pushing across a run in the top of the sixth before Walnut Ridge put together their game winning rally in the bottom of the inning...
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Birmingham no-hits Corning
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/19)
Senior Brock Birmingham fired a no-hitter Friday, March 29, at Corning as the Lions crushed the Bobcats 15-2 in the first game of a doubleheader. Birmingham pitched five innings, giving up two unearned runs while striking out four and walking none. Ethan Navarro clubbed a pair of doubles, had two RBI and scored a run. ...
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Deadline for filing taxes is nearing
(Column ~ 04/06/19)
It is very near the dreaded April 15 – tax day deadline. As far back as I can remember April 15 has been the deadline to file our Federal Income Taxes. At one time, not so long ago, we had an additional month for our Arkansas Income Taxes to be filed with a May 15 deadline. If we owed extra on both at least we could pay the federal and have a few weeks to gather up our due taxes to the state...
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We’re in the endgame now
(Column ~ 04/06/19)
Warning: this column will contain spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War, the movie has been out for almost a year now and I would think that anyone who wanted to see it would have already. Consider yourself warned. Ever since last April, many moviegoers have been eagerly anticipating the release of one particular film, the fourth Avengers film, titled Avengers: Endgame...
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County jail updates camera system
(Local News ~ 04/06/19)
The Mississippi County Quorum Court’s Fire, Police and Safety (FPS) Committee met Wednesday afternoon to discuss upgrades and the addition of roughly 62 cameras inside the Mississippi County Jail. Capt. Morgan George showed the FPS the layout of the jail and the area where the new cameras would be going...
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Mayfest set for May 10-11
(Local News ~ 04/06/19)
Mayfest in Blytheville is approaching quickly. Mayfest will take place this year on May 10-11. The event will be held in conjunction with Butts On Broadway and will have something for all age groups to enjoy. The festivities will begin on that Friday night at 6 p.m. with a performance from the acrobatic group, The Flying Wallendas. The show is free to the public and will be held across from the Blytheville Greyhound Bust Station/Main Street Blytheville office...
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County board mulls increasing jail fees
(Local News ~ 04/06/19)
Wednesday afternoon, the Annex Building was packed as the Mississippi County Quorum Court’s Fire, Police and Safety (FPS) committee met to discuss jail fees. Mississippi County Sheriff Dale Cook, Chickasawba District Judge Shannon Langston, Blytheville Mayor James Sanders, Gosnell Mayor Teresa Walker and attorneys Catherine Dean and Chris Brown were among those in attendance, along with nine of 11 the justices of the peace...
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No spring carnival this year in Blytheville
(Local News ~ 04/06/19)
The annual spring carnival in Blytheville has been canceled, but the fall fair is still on, according to Mississippi County Fair Association manager Ray Lawrence. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, beyond the Fair’s control, there will not be a ‘Spring Carnival’ this year,” Lawrence said. ...
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