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Pirates take Jennings crown
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/15)
Blytheville Courier News LAKE CITY-Another week, another tournament championship for the Gosnell Pirates. For the second week in a row, the Pirates claimed a tournament championship. This time, the Pirates were victorious in the annual Gerald Jennings Tournament hosted by Riverside High School...
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Francis Marion (F.M.) Wilson, M.D.
(Obituary ~ 12/15/15)
December 12, 1921-December 11, 2015 Mangrum, Upper Mangrum, Middle Mangrum, Mangrum Settlement, Black Oak, Caraway - that's the area where Jonesboro physician Francis Marion (F.M.) Wilson, M.D. was born, grew up and attended school. ...
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Marked Tree takes our Riverside in Gerald Jennings Tournament
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/15)
Lady Rebels sweep pair of conference games Marked Tree raced past an injury-plagued Riverside squad to post a 63-38 victory, eliminating the Rebels from the Gerald Jennings Holiday Tournament in first round action Monday night at Lake City...
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Mustangs gain pair of conference wins
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/15)
Buffalo Island Central notched a pair of 2A-3 conference victories last week, defeating East Poinsett County 56-54 Tuesday night in Lepanto before stampeding past Marmaduke 72-37 Friday night at the Mustang Athletic Complex in Monette...
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Gosnell ousts Lions from Gerald Jennings Tourney
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/15)
Gosnell used a balanced scoring attack and went on to subdue Manila 57-40 in the semifinals of the Gerald Jennings Holiday Tournament Thursday night at Lake City. The Lions began the game with back to back three pointers from Bradey Woodall and Joel Burrow to take an early 6-4 lead. ...
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Carmichael's late free throw lifts Lady Mustangs past Manila 53-52
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/15)
Jona Carmichael sank a free throw with 1.4 seconds remaining to lift Buffalo Island Central to a 53-52 victory over Manila in senior girls basketball action Thursday night at Lion Gymnasium...
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Junior Lions bring home Gerald Jennings title
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/15)
Manila jumped on Gosnell early and never let up as the Lions roared past the junior Pirates 54-40, claiming the 2015 Gerald Jennings Invitational Tournament Saturday night at Lake City...
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Christmas ornament to benefit Butterfly House
(Local News ~ 12/15/15)
Lauren Woody, Manila senior art student, designed the first edition signature Christmas ornament for the Butterfly House in Manila. The Limited Edition ornament is on sale and is available by calling the Butterfly House at (870) 570-0300...
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Back Yard BBQ 2 opens in Lake City
(Local News ~ 12/15/15)
Back Yard BBQ 2 opened at 918 Highway 18, Lake City, on Dec. 1. Lake City Mayor Jon Milligan and Linda Simpson, clerk/treasurer, welcomed the new business with a ribbon cutting on Thursday, Dec. 10...
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Farm accident claims life of Manila man
(Local News ~ 12/15/15)
Jeff Brown, Sr., 52, died in farm accident on the Wildy Farm near Manila on Friday, Dec. 11. Brown had worked on the Wildy Farm since 2004. According to Maj. Larry Robinson with the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department, Brown and another employee were working inside a grain bin when Brown became engulfed in beans...
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Riverside High School to offer associate degrees
(Local News ~ 12/15/15)
Jeff Priest, Riverside High School Principal, shared an important announcement during the Dec. 7 Riverside School Board meeting. Priest presented the board with information on a program allowing students to earn an Associates Degree...
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Judge candidate addresses Caraway Council
(Local News ~ 12/15/15)
Craighead County Judge candidate Gary Meadows spoke briefly at the Caraway City Council meeting on Thursday announcing his candidacy for the office...
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Second robbery suspect surrenders
(Local News ~ 12/15/15)
The second man accused of robbing a customer at The New York Store on Monday has surrendered to police. According to Capt. Scott Adams, the Blytheville Criminal Investigations Division Commander, at at approximately 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, 18-year-old Raymond Johnson surrendered himself to detectives of the Blytheville Police Department...
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Grishams to celebrate 60th wedding anniversary Dec. 19
(Anniversary ~ 12/15/15)
Bob Grisham of Black Oak and the former Shirley Lloyd of Leachville were married Dec. 23, 1955, in Hernando, Miss. The couple will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Grisham Farm Shop, Highway 18, Black Oak...
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Blytheville Police Reports
(Local News ~ 12/15/15)
The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Officers took a report of a fraudulent use of a debit card ($283 transaction). -- Police took a violation of a protection order report in the 400 block of Hardin. -- Police took a criminal mischief report in the 1000 block of West Ash. The offender damaged a storm door...
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Couple to wed Dec. 19
(Engagement ~ 12/15/15)
Jamie Helton and Bud Wilhoite will exchange wedding vows at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Manila Depot. All friends and family members are invited to attend the ceremony and reception which will follow...
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Wildy Family Farms named Arkansas Farm Family of the Year
(Local News ~ 12/15/15)
Mississippi County cotton, corn and soybean farmers earn 2015 honor LITTLE ROCK -- Wildy Family Farms of Manila (Mississippi County) is the 2015 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year, announced on Thursday, Dec. 10, at the annual luncheon honoring the county and district Farm Families of the Year...
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