Stories from Saturday, November 30, 2019

The annual Christmas Show to benefit the Butterfly House in Manila will be held Saturday, Dec. 14, starting at 6 p.m. The event will feature local talent and will be held at the Manila Airport Community Center. Admission is free, donations will be accepted. A concession will be available, as well as a silent auction with all proceeds going to the Butterfly House, Inc...

A special event, Wacky Tacky Christmas, for adults with special needs and their family members/caregivers, will be held at the Manila Airport Community Center from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6. There will be social games, food and music. The event is for adults ages 18 and up with special needs...

The flock of “Byrd Watchers” continues to grow. Marybeth Byrd of Armorel advanced to the Top 10 of The Voice on Tuesday as her following continues to increase with each episode. Fans are showing their support with digitial bilboards, yard signs and by sporting Marybeth Byrd gear, along with purchasing her music...

The title of my column is referring to the money we save at Black Friday shopping. I am writing this ahead of time and it will not be published until after Black Friday 2019 but I do have plans to be out and about looking for bargains. It is a tradition with me that goes back as far as I can remember...

The holiday season is officially here and for many there is so much to be done before the end of the year. I know a lot of people that put so much on their plate around this time of year and some have handled things better than others. Some folks have already learned how to obtain perfect peace regardless of people or their circumstances. For others, however, it can be difficult trying to recognize a real and dependable source of peace, especially during one of the most intense seasons of all...

BURDETTE— The Mississippi County Quorum Court met Tuesday night in the temporary courthouse in Burdette for the November monthly meeting. Justice Michael White informed the justices and the audience that the 2020 budget was not yet complete but that they will have it ready to go for the next monthly meeting...

Buffalo Island Central avenged an early season loss to Manila Monday night at Lion Gymnasium. The Lady Mustangs canned seven three pointers and went on to defeat Manila 36-32 in senior girls basketball action. The two teams battled to an 8-8 draw after the first period. Brailey Hampton knocked down Manila’s only bucket of the first quarter when she canned a three pointer with 11 seconds remaining, but BIC’s Haley Milligan answered with a triple of her own just before the buzzer to tie the game...

Manila raced to a 20-4 first quarter lead and held a whopping 38-6 halftime advantage as the Lions roared past East Poinsett County 49-18 in senior boys basketball action Tuesday night at Manila. Manila (5-1) got a game high 17 points from senior guard Daley Belew while junior Ty Wagner added 11 more...

The host Gosnell Pirates pulled out a thrilling 46-45 win over Nettleton Tuesday night. After falling behind 15-6 in the first quarter and 26-19 at halftime, Gosnell (2-0) rallied in the second half, outscoring Nettleton 18-11 in the third quarter to pull even going into the final period, 37-37...

Riverside shut out East Poinsett County in the first half and went on to destroy the Lady Warriors 42-3 in 2A-3 conference senior girls basketball action Monday night at Lake City. The Lady Rebels jumped to a 9-0 lead after the first period and held a 19-0 advantage at intermission. EPC finally got on the board, scoring their only points of the game when Jordyn Brewer sank a three pointer in the third quarter. Riverside held a 31-3 lead heading into the final frame...

The Blytheville Chickasaws were in the Brookland Invitational Tournament last week and came away 2-1 finishing third in the tournament and improving to 4-1 on the season. BHS defeated the Texarkana (Texas) Tigers Thursday night 56-44 in the opening round of the tournament. ...

The Blytheville Chickasaws were unable to make the 5A State playoffs under first year head coach Lance Stone, while the Gosnell Pirates advanced to the second round of the 4A State playoffs under first year head coach Lewis Earnest. Stone stated he saw great flashes but without being able to come together the season wasn’t what the Chicks wanted...