Stories from Friday, January 26, 2018

The Camp Roberts Historical Museum Foundation recently announced that while “the world is currently observing the 100th Anniversary of World War I… the 100th anniversary of the day that Corporal Harold W. Roberts [the army corporal for whom Camp Roberts is named] gave his life to save a crewmate, is ten months off,” they are searching desperately for the Congressional Medal of Honor that he was awarded and that was given to his father in San Francisco, Calif. ...

Election season 2018 is quickly approaching as deadlines for some elected positions are mere weeks away. Municipal and school board elections in Mississippi County are all non-partisan, therefore candidates are required to circulate petitions in order to get their name on the ballot. ...

BROOKLAND— The Gosnell Pirates outlasted the Brookland Bearcats Tuesday in a 4A-3 Conference matchup, as they came away with a 59-55 victory. GHS trailed 23-19 at the half, but the Pirates turned things around in the second half, outscoring the Bearcats by eight points. Leading the way for the Pirates was senior guard Brandon Partee with a game-high 16 points...

ARMOREL— The Armorel Tigers failed to win their last regular season home game on Senior Night, Thursday, as they lost to the Hayti Indians 76-63. The Indians led 41-35 at the half. AHS was never able to spark a second-half comeback victory like the night before against 1A/2A blended conference opponent the Cross County Thunderbirds...

ARMOREL — The Armorel Tigers rallied from a 19-point halftime deficit, Wednesday night, to narrowly defeat 1A/2A blended conference, 58-54. The Tigers outscored the Thunderbirds, 41-18, in the second half to pull out the victory. “Well, first of all, we came to together and fought as a team and we have been through this kind of adversity before and we know how to come together and fight through it because it was a good win and we came together,” said Armorel captain Monroe Carr, who scored a team-high 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. ...

WEST MEMPHIS — Blytheville dropped a 59-42 decision to host West Memphis, Friday night. The Chicks (11-9, 7-5) and Blue Devils were tied 14-14 at the end of the first quarter, but West Memphis led 28-21 at half, and then 45-25 going into the fourth...