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Yellowjackets hold off Mustangs 55-46
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/16)
Back to back three pointers by Dustin Utley and Caleb Hartgen ignited an 8-0 run to begin the fourth quarter and helped lift Bay to a 55-46 victory over Buffalo Island Central in senior boys basketball action Tuesday night at Bay...
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Third quarter woes doom Lady Mustangs
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/16)
Whitlee Layne and Mallory Hartley combined for 28 points to help push Bay past Buffalo Island Central, 47-37, in senior girls basketball action Monday night at Bay. The Lady Yellowjackets held a slim 14-11 advantage at halftime, but outscored the Lady Mustangs 17-6 in the third quarter to take commanding 31-17 lead entering the final frame...
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Lady Lions fall in Gerald Jennings Classic
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/16)
Manila's last second shot missed the mark, allowing Marked Tree to escape with a 39-38 victory in the Gearld Jennings Classic Saturday afternoon at Riverside High School in Lake City...
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Lions take Gerald Jennings crown
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/16)
Manila proved to be king on championship night at the Gearld Jennings Invitational Basketball Tournament Saturday at Armorel. The Lions, playing without star guard Bradey Woodall, put together a total team effort and held off a furious fourth quarter rally by Gosnell, going on to defeat the Pirates 85-77 and bringing home the tournament title...
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Gosnell rallies past Junior Lions in Gerald Jennings finals
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/16)
Gosnell outlasted Manila 49-42 to take home the junior high title in the Gearld Jennings Invitational Tournament Saturday night at Armorel. Manila led 10-4 after the first quarter and took a 20-16 lead into the dressing room at the half. ...
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Stone's scoring splurge propels Rebels to wins over Gosnell and EPC
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/16)
Riverside placed all five starters in double figures, led by Gavin Stone's 31-point performance, as the Rebels pounded Gosnell 84-70 Tuesday night at Gosnell. Riverside bolted to a 25-11 lead after the first quarter, and increased their margin to 49-28 at the half. The Rebels held a commanding 70-48 advantage after three periods of play...
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Robertson leads Lady Rebels past Gosnell
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/16)
Haven Robertson poured in 22 points and Riverside rolled over Gosnell 52-40 in senior girls basketball action Monday night at Gosnell. The Lady Rebels held an 11-5 lead after the opening stanza before stretching their advantage to 26-15 at intermission. Riverside took a 37-28 lead into the fourth period...
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Brothers sign with CBC
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/16)
Brothers, Brett Sweatnam and Joey Johnson, were excited to be able to combine their signing day at Manila High School on Thursday, Dec. 8. Brett, a senior at Manila High School, and Joey, a sophomore at Dyersburg Community College, will be joining their baseball skills next year to play for Central Baptist College (CBC)...
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Caraway Council thanks outgoing member
(Local News ~ 12/13/16)
Caraway Mayor Barry Riley and Council members thanked outgoing Alderman Mark Bell for his dedicated service to the city at the Thursday, Dec. 8 meeting. It was the last meeting for Bell who has served on the council for eight years...
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Logan Hamilton invited to Down Under Sports meet
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/16)
Logan Hamilton, a junior at Manila High School, has been invited to run in a track and field meet in Australia for the 2017 Down Under Sports event. Logan is excited to be invited and he will be raising money to help with his trip expenses for the nine day trip. The total cost is $4,699...
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Monette City Council holds special waste water plant meeting
(Local News ~ 12/13/16)
The Monette City Council were summoned to a special meeting with Wayne Menley, with Miller-Newell Engineers, Inc. and USDA representative Rick Carter Dec. 8 to discuss new business concerning the waste water treatment plant...
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Lake City mayor requests purchase of Riverside school property
(Local News ~ 12/13/16)
The Riverside School Board heard a request from Lake City Mayor Jon Milligan during the Dec. 5 meeting. Mayor Milligan proposed a purchase of one of twelve acres in district possession. Milligan apologized for the late notice, taking a moment to explain the current situation. ...
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Water and sewer rates change for the city of Monette
(Local News ~ 12/13/16)
The Monette City Council agreed to water and sewer rate increase at the Nov. 28 meeting. The Council upheld the following increases outlined in ordinances 2013-1 and 2013-2: *The first 2,000 gallons of water will be charged at $20.40 and $2.72 per 1,000 gallons after reaching the 2,000 minimum...
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Clarence Junior "Sonny Burns" Gray
(Obituary ~ 12/13/16)
Mr. Clarence Junior "Sonny Burns" Gray, 79 of Osceola, AR passed away on December 10, 2016 at the St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.. He was born March 6, 1937, in Memphis, Tenn. to the late Clarence Leslie Gray and Ola Mae Lindsay Burns. He was an employee of Bunge Corporation in Osceola for many years and retired in 2002. He was also a volunteer fireman for the Osceola Fire Department and retired as a Lieutenant in 1991...
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John Childs, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/13/16)
Mr. John Childs Sr. of Blytheville, AR., was born June 28, 1946 to Andrew Childs and Mary Henry. John worked as a farmer. John departed this life on Sunday December 11, 2016 at St. Bernard Medical center in Jonesboro, Arkansas at the age of 70. He was preceded in death by his parents...
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Marsha Lynn Gallion
(Obituary ~ 12/13/16)
Mrs. Marsha Lynn Gallion, 60, of Marked Tree passed away on December 12, 2016. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Lepanto. She is survived by her husband Jimmy Gallion of Marked Tree, her mother Georgia Rodgers of Lepanto, three sons James David and Brandon Massy both of Marked Tree and Josh (Stacia) Gallion of Jonesboro, one daughter Beth (B.J.) Wallace of Jonesboro, six sisters Janet (Junior) Laden of Harrisburg, Gail Shempert (King Tiu) of Houston, Texas, Pam Day of Lepanto, Jennifer Elrod (Jeff Lynch) of Wilson, Lisa (Kevin) McLean of Manila and Stephanie Ezekiel of Wilson, five grandchildren Hannah Croney, Bridger Wallace, Ethan Gallion, Chaney Gallion and Cross Gallion.. ...
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Board pumps brakes on millage proposal
(Local News ~ 12/13/16)
The Blytheville School District board of education appeared to tap the brakes on the road to new athletic facilities following a public hearing Monday that resulted in more questions than answers. Roughly 50 members of the community attended the hearing held at the Blytheville High School auditorium and also had on hand many school administrators and representatives of the engineering company hired by the board to provide designs for a new gymnasium and new turf for the football field...
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Manila tops Gosnell in heated title game
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/16)
ARMOREL-- Jimmy Porter's Gosnell Pirates trailed by 22 points at one point and were down, 62-43, to Manila entering the fourth quarter of the final game of the Gerald Jennings Classic Saturday night. But the Pirates battled back to make it a one possession game late, before losing to Manila, 84-77...
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Armorel tops Neelyville
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/16)
SENATH -- The Armorel Tigers opened the Senath Tournament with a 54-43 win over Neelyville on Tuesday night. Armorel led 15-11 at the end of the first quarter and 27-19 at halftime. The lead was 45-30 going into the final period. Monroe Carr scored a team-high 22 for the Armorel Tigers, while Matt Wyatt chipped in 10...
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Lady Pirates fall to Lady Colts
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/16)
GOSNELL-- Coach Keelan Newsom's Gosnell Lady Pirates were down, 31-11, going into halftime against 3A-4A and Mississippi County opponent, the Rivercrest Colts, but the Lady Pirates mounted a comeback in the third quarter. The score was, 38-29, late in the third quarter before lady Colts post player, Taylor Johnson, stepped out way beyond the three point line with back- to-back threes. The Lady Pirates would fall to the Lady Colts, 64-37...
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