Stories from Friday, November 8, 2019

A shotgun belonging to Manila's World War I hero Herman Davis has made a full circle and has been donated to the Herman Davis American Legion Post 197 and will eventually be placed in the Manila Veterans Museum. Gregg Roll and Mike Bunch, members of Post 197, traveled to Cape Girardeau, Mo., last week to meet Herman Davis's grandson, H.A. (Herman Alvin) Davis of Florissant, Mo, who wanted to make sure the shotgun got back where it came from...

JONESBORO— The first half of the Friday night contest against the top two teams in the 4A-3 conference — the Gosnell Pirates and the Westside Warriors— lived up to expectations as they headed into the half with the Pirates leading 16-14. The Warriors, however, jumped out to a 14-0 lead. ...

In his final football game in a Chickasaw uniform, senior standout running back Jermel Woods was determined to break the 2,000-yard rushing mark. Entering the final game of the season, Woods needed 329 yards to reach the milestone. Unofficially, Woods carried 38 times for 327 yards and four touchdowns and caught a TD pass against the visiting Forrest City Mustangs, but the Chicks fell 54-42 in a chippy shootout with the 5A-East rival on a cold Senior Night at Haley Field...