Stories from Saturday, March 6, 2021

Bridgett Moore Watkins of Fairbanks, AK is living her dream racing her own team of sled dogs. Bridgett also has roots in Arkansas where she was born and spent her first years and later returned to finish high school. The young wife of Scotty Watkins, also a native of Manila,  and mother of two, Timber, 9, and River 6, was born and lived in Manila until she was five years old when her family moved to Alaska. ...

One of Blytheville’s best assets will come back to life this spring as the Blytheville Baseball Softball Boosters announced it will have a youth baseball and softball season at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex. Because of the pandemic, BBSB was unable to have a season in 2020 for the first time in nearly 70 years...

So far March arrived with a little rain but all in all not a bad first week. It has been predicted that we will have a really, hot summer. I am going to do my best not to complain. I heard one man say last week he would rather see triple digit weather than single digit weather. I agree with that as long as I can stay inside with the air conditioner running...

“People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” — Cardinals Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby. “They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball and they tell you to hit it square.” — Pirate Hall of Famer Willie Stargell...

A bill before state legislators seeks to create a $10 million tax credit program, which supporters contend will incentivize philanthropic giving toward K-12 private-school scholarships. Of the $10 million, $6 million would go towards public school grants, while $4 million would fund K-12 scholarships worth up to $7,000 each in year one...

Blytheville’s late game efforts came up just short March 6 as they fell to the Little Rock Mills Comets 54-52 in the 4A East Regional final at a sold-out Chickasaw Arena. After being ahead as much as 10 points early in the third, offensive rebounds helped the Comets regain composure and battle back. Mills took their first lead of the game late in the quarter, but Blytheville got a putback score of their own from Lamont Jackson to keep the Chicks ahead 37-36...