Stories from Wednesday, October 4, 2023

In an exciting showdown on the gridiron, the Osceola Seminoles displayed their prowess, securing a victory against the Piggott Mohawks. The game, played on Sept 29. saw the Seminoles dominating in almost every aspect, ultimately triumphing with a final score of 70-6...

JONESBORO— The Blytheville Chickasaws kept their conference opponent scoreless for the second straight week Fri-day, as they defeated the Jonesboro-Westside Warriors 30-0.  “The defense has really been showing up ready to play the last couple of games. ...

ARMOREL — The Armorel Tigers and Lady Tigers joined forces Thursday night for their annual basketball shootout to help raise funds for their programs. Tigers head coach Shannon Miller stated the annual fundraiser helps purchasing shooting shirts for practice and game day attire...

Tactical rescue training was held at Manila High School with police officers, firefighters and emergency workers attending the training on Thursday night. Manila School SRO Officer, Sgt. Jared Camp with the Mississippi County Sheriff’s office organized the training with Manila and Leachville police officers, Manila and Leachville firefighters, Emerson Ambulance EMTs, and members of the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Department in attendance...

A gun show was held at the Manila Airport Center on Friday and Saturday. The proceeds from the gun show will go to the Manila Food Pantry. The show was organized by Tony Hawkins. He was assisted by the food pantry volunteers and members of the Manila Lions Club...

The Blytheville Police Department has been invited to many Halloween events this year and is asking for the publics help to make candy donations. The department will take candy donations until Oct. 25. Bags of candy may be dropped off at the police department, 1700 S. Division, in the bin inside the lobby. Any donation is appreciation...

A “Save the Boobies” Co-Ed Softball tournament and Homerun Derby will be held Oct. 21. The tournament will be held at the Blytheville Sports Complex with the first game beginning at 8 a.m. Entry fee for the tournament is $200 per team. Entry fee for the Hitting Bombs for Boobies will be $10 for 10 outs with 50% payout prize...

The Blytheville High School Class of 1983 will celebrate its 40th Class Reunion on Oct. 6-8. “We are blessed to be able to celebrate this amazing anniversary together,” classmate Martha Pollard said. On Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at 6 p.m., the class will meet outside the BHS stadium before proceeding to the game...

Anna Beth Gorman, CEO, Arkansas Women’s Foundation will be the guest speaker at the Engaging Women’s program on Oct. 12. The event will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Blytheville. Tickets are $40 per person. This event will benefit Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Tickets may be purchased at eventbrite.com...

Friday, Oct. 6, Saturday, Oct. 7: –Miss Riverside Pageant, 2023-2024, Tiny Tot, Pre-K and kindergarten; Tiny Miss, 1-3 grades, on Friday. Saturday pageant will be Little Miss, 4-6 grades; Junior Miss, 7-9th grades; and Senior Miss, 10th-12th grades...

The Blytheville Police Department has announced as part of its Neighborhood Watch campaign, the BPD is now live on the app NEXTDOOR. On this app, citizens can customize their neighborhood and join what neighborhoods they want. Citizen can also communicate with the police department and leave a message...

Memphis, Tenn. – Effective immediately, FedEx Forum is implementing a clear bag policy that limits the size and types of bags that may be brought into the venue for all future events. Only clear bags made of plastic, vinyl or PVC, no larger than 6x8x2 inches, will be allowed inside FedExForum. ...

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Mississippi County Finance Committee discussed the 2024 proposed expenditures, including raises and bonuses, at its Monday meeting. The overall finances were reviewed. Justice Michael White chaired the meeting stating the county is in reasonable financial shape with tax collections increased over last year...

On a night where the Rivercrest Colts (3-2, 2-0) were dominant, they tied a school record and saw three school records set by senior Michael Rainer in a 69-14 win over Harrisburg. The Colts built a 54-0 halftime lead at Jordan’s Stadium in Harrisburg and would go on to add 15 points in the second half. Rivercrest’s output tied their total in a 1985 game when they defeated Osceola also by a 69-14 count...

Rivercrest (3-2, 2-0) will host conference rival Jonesboro-Westside (0-5. 0-2) in the Colts annual homecoming game Friday at Cortez Kennedy Field in Wilson. The Warriors have struggled this season to sustain any offense, scoring only 23 points through the first five contests...

Marked Tree (4-0, 2-0) turned a six point deficit at halftime into an eight point and the Indians held on for a 52-44 win over Earle this past Friday in 2A-2 football action at Don Lovell Memorial Field in Marked Tree. Earle got on the board first with a touchdown pass in the opening quarter to go up 6-0 with 8:37 left. ...

With the 2A-2 conference race seeing a three-way tie at the top of the standings, the first match-up of two of those teams will happen this coming Friday at Don Lovell Memorial Field in Marked Tree as Des Arc (4-1, 2-0) comes to town. The Eagles are the defending conference champions...

mEPC (5-0, 2-0) looks to keep rolling Friday as they travel to Cross County (2-2, 1-1) in a big 2A-2 game at Thunderbird Stadium. The Warriors beat McCrory 50-16 this past Friday as Cooper Argo passed for 211 yards and four touchdowns while topping the century mark in rushing with two more touchdowns. ...

Trumann (3-2, 1-1) could only muster 138 yards of total offense against Highland this past Friday as Wildcats lost 13-0 in 4A-3 conference play. Jake Osment led Trumann with 13 carries for 79 yards as Gavin Cubit added six carries for 31 yards. Thomas Chavarria and Cubit had 10 tackles each to lead the defense as Isaiah Carillo and Gavin Greenwell both added nine tackles each for the Wildcats...

EPC (6-0, 4-0) kept their record perfect with a 22-12 win over McCrory this past Thursday night in junior high football action at Warrior Field in Lepanto. The Junior Warriors got the ball first after Jack Glover recovered the onside kick-off at the EPC 36-yard line. Quincy Perry wasted little time as she broke loose on a 64-yard touchdown run to make it 6-0 EPC with 7:40 left in the opening quarter. Perry added the two-point run making it 8-0...

The Palestine-Wheatley Patriots have experienced success this season in the non-conference portion of their schedule, winning three games in a row. The Patriots were not, however, as fortunate against Conference 3-3A favorites Walnut Ridge, losing 43-0 and Hoxie, losing 49-6. The Patriots (3-3, 0-2) roll into Osceola Friday to face the Seminoles (1-5, 1-0) on what will be senior night for the Seminoles...

Riverside boys and girls tennis teams won overall in the district. In the girls competition, Malorie Booth and Brooklyn Berry’s Riverside doubles’ team won first place in the district. Riverside’s doubles’ team of Kaylee Cox and Bennett Durham won runner-up. In boy’s action, the double’s team of Harrison McAnally and Seth Couch won first place...

A five-mile section of State Highway 312 from Highway 18 to Highway 61 near Blytheville will be fully closed beginning Tuesday, Oct. for approximately 30 days. The closure will allow crews to raise the height of the Highway 312 Bridge over Interstate 55 (I-55). The height of the bridge is being raised to accommodate trucks traveling underneath on the newly paved I-55...

Rosendo Albino Gayosso, 77, of Leachville, died Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Puebla, Mexico, he was the son of the late Aurelio Gayosso and Julia Ramirez Hernandez and had worked for the Pemex oil refinery before moving to McAllen, Texas in the early 1970s. He lived many years in the Rio Grande Valley where he worked as a carpenter before moving to Leachville in 1997. He was of the Catholic faith...

Glenna Lambert, a longtime resident of Arkansas and recent resident of Tennessee, passed away at the age of 79 on Oct. 2, 2023. Glenna was born Sept. 15, 1944, to Thelma and Pruitt Fowler in Manila. She was the oldest of seven: Terry, Susan, Charles “Sonny”, Paul, Don and Scott. During her childhood, she collected a plethora of eclectic stories like her father bringing home a monkey for the day! Many years later, these stories would make her grandkids and great-grandkids smile...

Sherry Wisdom Tornatore passed away Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Elizabethtown, Ky., after a long illness. Sherry was born in Blytheville to Johnny and Wanda Burress Wisdom. Sherry touched many lives through her long career as a nurse in the medical profession, as well as her work as a published author. She was known for her caring, generous nature and will be greatly missed by her family and friends...