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Former students recall Burdette School with fondness
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
The community has collectively mourned as news of Sunday morning's razing of old Burdette School has filtered by word of mouth. Arson is suspected. The "red brick building", which burned down this weekend, was built by President Franklin Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1939, the last year of the Great Depression. ...
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Blackman's monster night is one to remember
(High School Sports ~ 09/22/15)
Carlos Blackman put 4A defenses on notice last Friday night. The Gosnell Pirates 6-foot-1 215 pound senior tailback ended their non-conference schedule with an eye-popping and near record shattering performance at the Cotton Patch in Wilson. Blackman rushed for 377 yards, scored six touchdowns, kicked a PAT and scored a 2-point conversion. He scored all 34 Pirate points in a 34-25 win over the Rivercrest Colts...
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Mustang golfers defeat four others in warm up for District Tournament
(High School Sports ~ 09/22/15)
Buffalo Island Central warmed up for this week's 2A-3 District Golf Tournament, defeating four other schools Monday afternoon at the Big Lake Country Club in Manila. The Mustangs fired a winning tally of 117, led by medalist Dax Hurst, who carded an even par round of 36. Miles Gifford shot a two over 38 while Andrew McFarlin followed with a round of 44...
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Junior Lions claim first victory of season with 28-8 win over Hoxie
(High School Sports ~ 09/22/15)
Freshman Layne Sims galloped for 162 yards and two scores to lead Manila's junior high to a 28-8 victory over Hoxie Thursday night at Mustang Field. Sims scored on runs of 24 and 11 yards and averaged a whopping 14.8 yards per carry to lead Manila to its first victory of the season. ...
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Lions hold off late Bearcat rally for 33-28 win
(High School Sports ~ 09/22/15)
Manila's pregame theme called for fans in attendance to grab their popcorn and watch the Lions put on a show. That's exactly what senior quarterback Jake Helton and his teammates did, as the Lions built a three touchdown lead after three quarters before holding off a furious fourth period Brookland rally to defeat the Bearcats 33-28 Friday night in nonconference senior high football action at Lion Field.. ...
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Miss Davis to become bride
(Engagement ~ 09/22/15)
Kori Ann Davis, daughter of Jodie Taylor Hickman and Mike Davis, both of Little Rock, and Grason "Kip" Webb Kelly, son of Kerrie Smith of Pea Ridge and Mike Kelly of Rogers, will be married Oct. 3 at Sassafras Springs Vineyard's Chapel in Springdale...
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Jennifer Wilbanks and Chad Lisk to wed Oct. 3
(Engagement ~ 09/22/15)
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilbanks announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Jennifer Wilbanks, to Chad Lisk at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Swindle Farms in Paragould.
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Caruthers faces rape charges
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
Bryan Caruthers, 26, was arraigned in Osceola District Court, Tuesday, after he allegedly forced an 8-year-old girl to perform oral sex on him in June.
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No injuries reported in train derailment
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
No injuries were reported in a train derailment around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday on Sawyer. Blytheville assistant police chief Ricky Jefferson said there was no threat of hazardous materials, calling it "a minor train derailment." He noted crews had the scene cleaned up in about two hours...
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Educational systems growing and changing
(Column ~ 09/22/15)
I know that every school in Mississippi County is working diligently to meet the needs of all the students in our communities. We continually strive to evaluate our current conditions and actively seek ways to improve. We are challenged daily to be innovative and engaging agents of change, operating within a continually evolving landscape...
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Happy 49th anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 09/22/15)
Joe and Lola Wells of Manila celebrated their 49th anniversary on Wednesday. The couple, both 80 years old, were married Sept. 16, 1966, in Osceola. They walk every day. Mr. Wells walks 10 to 14 miles a day and Mrs. Wells walks at least one mile a day. (Town Crier photo/Revis Blaylock)...
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Caraway Council moving forward with plans to purchase backhoe
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
Caraway Council voted unanimously in favor of Resolution 2015-1 to allow Mayor Barry Riley to go forward with an application for a GIF grant, up to $150,000, to be used on the purchase of a new backhoe for the city...
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Manila voters pass millage
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
Manila patrons passed a 4.7 mill new debt service increase from 37 mills to 41.7 mills. The additional millage will be used to help fund a new high school facility...
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Lake City events well attended
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
The annual Autism 5K, Cotton Fest 2015, and Faith and Freedom Fest were all combined into one full day of family fun in Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 12. Mayor Jon Milligan expressed his appreciation to the community leaders who helped make the day such a success...
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Coach Hoffman addresses Riverside School Board
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
Superintendent Tommy Knight introduced the new girls basketball coach and athletic director, Spencer Hoffman, at the Monday night, Sept. 14, school board meeting. Coach Hoffman updated board members on the junior and senior high girls basketball teams, as well as the middle school basketball program which will undergo changes this year...
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High school entrance options reviewed
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
Manila School Board discussed the new high school building project, heard principal reports, and filled a paraprofessional position at the Sept. 21 meeting. John Mixon and Ira Wimer, architects with Cromwell, and project manager Adam Seider with Nabholtz Construction, discussed the options available to the board on a design for the entrance to the new high school...
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Janet Ellen Hurley
(Obituary ~ 09/22/15)
Janet Ellen Hurley, 69, passed away Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at her home in St. Joseph, Mich. Janet was born Aug. 7, 1946, to the late James and Pauline Newton in Manila. She married Wendell Hurley who preceded her in death in 2001. ...
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