Stories from Wednesday, November 1, 2023

GOSNELL – The Gosnell Pirates halted a three-game losing streak and kept their slim postseason hopes alive with a 61-7 win over Harrisburg Friday. The Pirates Kylan Young scored three touchdowns and was one of six players who scored in the rout of the Hornets (0-9, 0-6 4A-3)...

Harrisburg fell behind early and their offense struggled at times during the Junior Hornets 54-12 loss to Gosnell this past Thursday at Jordans Stadium in Harrisburg. Gosnell got the ball and drove to the Harrisburg 27-yard line before turning the ball over on downs with 5:07 left in the opening quarter. ...

GAME PREVIEW In the biggest game of the year pitting arch rivals, the EPC Warriors (8-1, 6-0) will host the Marked Tree Indians (7-1, 5-1) this coming Friday in a huge 2A-2 conference game at Warrior Field. On the line is a conference title and the number one seed in the Class 2A state playoffs. They will play their games at home in the playoff up to the state final...

GAME PREVIEW The Harrisburg Hornets (0-9, 0-6) will host the Trumann Wildcats (4-5, 2-4) in the Battle for the Ridge this coming Friday at Jordans Stadium. The Hornets are looking for their first win of the season and the Wildcats will clinch a spot in the Class 4A state playoffs with a win...

The 2023 regular season is coming to a close this week and there are several big games being played in the area on Thursday and Friday. East Poinsett County and Marked Tree meet Thursday with the Conference 2-2A title on the line. The Warriors and Indians meet in Lepanto. EPC is unbeaten in conference play, while the Indians lost to Des Arc. The winner gets the top seed in the state playoffs...

BLYTHEVILLE- Thursday night,  the Blytheville School Board unanimously approved removing the interim tag from head coach Garrett “Jett” Howard and naming him the head coach.  Howard was named the interim head coach after the 2022 season.  Under Howard’s leadership, the Chicks have posted a 6-2 overall record and 5-0 in conference at the time of the decision. ...

BLYTHEVILLE— The Blytheville Chickasaws came into their Friday night matchup against 4A-3 Conference opponent Pocahontas Redskins undefeated in conference play. However, the Chicks undefeated conference season was snapped by Pokie as the Redskins leaned on 5’10 junior quarterback DJ Coffey’s 284-yard performance to lead the Redskins to a 30-18 victory. ...

HOXIE - In a clash between the Osceola Seminoles and the Hoxie Mustangs, it was the Mustangs who emerged victorious by a 35-14 score, maintaining their perfect record at 9-0 overall and 4-0 in Conference 3-3A. The game kicked off with the Mustangs receiving the ball, but the Seminoles put up a staunch defense, stopping the Mustangs in their tracks during the first offensive drive. However, the Seminoles, too, found themselves halted on their first drive...

OSCEOLA - In a thrilling junior high school football match up, the Osceola Junior Seminoles faced off against the Hoxie Junior Mustangs in the final game of the 2023 season. Osceola would play well but ended up on the short end of a 20-14 decision Thursday at Seminole Stadium...

The modern gun deer season in Arkansas open Nov. 11. In Zones 4, 4A and 17 in Northeast Arkansas there are different bag limits. In Zone 5, hunting is allowed Nov. 11-19 and Dec. 26-28. In Zone 4A, hunting is allowed Nov. 11-Dec. 10 and Dec. 26-28 and in Zone 17 (Mississippi River Islands, hunting is allowed Nov. 11-Dec. 28...

Trumann (4-5, 2-4) lost to Rivercrest 49-14 this past Friday in 4A-3 conference action at The Tez. Jake Osment led Trumann with 23 carries for 140 yards and a touchdown while completing two of our passes for 23 yards. Gavin Greenwell and Brandon Dohm had a catch each for seven and 16 yards respectively. Cade Hatton finished with 12 carries for 72 yards and a touchdown. Hatton, Greenwell, Dohm and Cubit all had four tackles each as Kayden Dunavin had an interception...

TRUMANN - Senior running back Koby Turner scored four touchdowns as Rivercrest raced to a 34-0 lead and an eventual 49-14 victory over the Trumann Wildcats Friday at RKM Stadium in Trumann. The Colts avoid a repeat of their upset loss to the Wildcats in 2021 with a fast start, most of which was fueled by Turner...

Manila High School hosted Walnut Ridge Friday at Lion Stadium in the annual homecoming game. (Above) The Lions race onto the field prior to kickoff greeted by enthusiastic fans. (Below) The action was tough in the trenches as several Lions combined to tackle a Bobcat ball carrier. ...

Marked Tree (7-1, 5-1) clinched a spot in the Class 2A state playoffs with a 22-16 win over Cross County (4-4, 3-3) in a big 2A-2 game Friday at Don Lovell Memorial Field in Marked Tree. The win sets up another huge game with rival EPC this Thursday at Warrior Field in Lepanto, The winner will have the number one seed in the conference and will have home field throughout the playoffs until the finals...

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Members of the Mississippi County finance committee tackled several budget items in a four hour meeting on Monday afternoon. Justice Michael White, chair, opened the meeting with eight justices and five elected officials present. Justice White said the committee had a lot of items to discuss and several budgets to review...

The Tuskegee Airmen exhibit will be held Wednesday through Saturday at the former Blytheville Air Base. There will be lots of vintage airplanes on site. There will be a formation flying clinic Thursday through Saturday. A fly-in on Saturday will be held with ESA cooking. Area schools will be bringing students to see the Tuskegee exhibit. The activities are in conjunction with the National Cold War Museum Gala set for Saturday...

Apparently I am a DUFF. In fact, at some time in our life, I’m pretty sure we have all been a DUFF. If you don’t happen to be a 12-year-old, you may not even know what I am talking about. I personally was clueless until a couple of weeks ago when I had a conversation with three preteens followed by the watching of a movie titled DUFF - Destination Ugly Fat Friend!...

BLYTHEVILLE—The Mississippi County Personnel Committee met Friday afternoon where they discussed a variety of changes in the Collector’s and Judge’s office.  Committee members present were chairwoman Harbans Mangat, Betty Hepler, Cecil McDonald, Tobey McClanahan and Drake Brown. Justice Rick Ash, Dr. Reggie Cullom and Michael White were also in attendance. ...