Stories from Wednesday, November 29, 2023

The Mississippi County Library System will offer children a chance to give a gift to their loved ones. The library system will give children an opportunity to personalize an oven mitt. Gifts for Loved Ones events will be held Dec. 7 at the Osceola Public Library at 3 p.m...

Attorney General Tim Griffin recently recognized Chief Glen Austin as Mississippi County’s Officer of the Year, a tribute to his distinguished career in law enforcement, culminating with his retirement as Keiser's Chief of Police on October 31, 2023...

Mississippi County had four farms inducted into the Arkansas Century Farm Program. Monday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders was joined by Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward to induct 36 farms into the Arkansas Century Farm Program. The four farms added from Mississippi County are Baxley Farm (established in 1922), C.W. Ramey Farm-Section 8 (established 1923), C.W. Ramey Farm-Section 9 (established 1923) and Halfmoon Sisters Farm, LLC (established 1919)...

Main Street Blytheville will present The Historic West Main Parlor Tour again this year. The tour will be held Friday, Dec. 8 from 6-9 p.m. There will be six historic homes for tour with libations, music, food and holiday fun. Tickets are $100 and may be purchased at the Bus Station. Main Street accepts cash, check, card or PayPal @MSBlytheville ($3 charge for card and PayPal payments)...

The Lepanto Fire Department will hold a Polar Express Breakfast Saturday, Dec. 16. The breakfast will be held from 8-11 a.m. at the fire department, 728 Greenwood Ave. Plates are $10 each. Santa and Ms. Claus will make a special appearances. Proceeds will go towards LFD Fourth of July show...

Robbie Sue Tennyson Glover, of Columbia, Mo., celebrated her 96th birthday this past week with family and friends. She lives with her husband of 34 years, Carl Glover, at the Solstice Senior Living Center. Robbie Sue spent most of her life in Steele, Mo. ...

The Manila High School Theater presented Bye Bye birdie, a musical comedy by Michael Stewart, on Nov. 9-12. Candace Hawkins, MHS Theatre and choir Director, was the director of the show with Heath Hawkins, assistant director. Candace Hawkins said the show was a testament to the dedicated performers who put in the time to accomplish something great...

Kaylen Marcel Jacobs, 34, of Osceola, passed away Nov. 22, 2023, at Baptist Crittenden Hospital in West Memphis. He was born Aug. 1, 1989, in Osceola to Bennie Louis Jacobs and Stephanie Wilson Fowler. He was a sergeant for the Earle Police Department in Earle and a member of Westside Ministries in Osceola. Kaylen was preceded in death by his parents, Bennie Jacobs and Stephanie Fowler...

Ronnie Dean Wilkerson, 68, of Manila, passed from this life Monday, Nov. 27, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Caraway to the late Lonnie and Florence Vinson Wilkerson, he was raised in Northeast Arkansas and was a lifelong area resident. ...

Erica Mechelle Chew was born Aug. 14, 1981, in Blytheville, to Eric Burton and Mechelle Chew. Erica attended Blytheville School District. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Erica was preceded in death by her father, Eric Burton, and grandparents, Eddie and Bernice Chew. She passed from this earthly life on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023, at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. at the age of 42...

ARKADELPHIA - Rivercrest’s second consecutive visit to Arkadelphia for a Class 4A quarterfinal matchup with the Badgers was all Colts after the opening quarter in a 36-12 victory. The field which was a “House of Horrors” for the Colts in 2022 was quite the opposite this time as after surrendering a first quarter touchdown, the Colts scored 36 unanswered points to win going away...

By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team WILSON - Rivercrest held visiting Brookland scoreless for the first four minutes of the game but the Lady Bearcats would eventually find the range and go on to take a 67-46 win. The game, Thursday, was the final contest of the annual Judy Watson Classic hosted by Rivercrest High School...

Marked Tree (9-3) found themselves down 20-0 midway through the second quarter and couldn't recover. Bigelow ended the Indians' season with a 36-20 win in the semifinals of the Class 2A state playoffs this past Friday in Bigelow. Bigelow got the ball first and was forced to punt with just over 10 minutes left as the ball was downed at the Indians' 10-yard line with 9:53 left. ...

EPC (12-1) punched their ticket to their first state championship game with a 26-21 win over Carlisle this past Friday in Lepanto. The Warriors got 186 yards and four touchdowns from Dennis Gaines, Jr. to lead the EPC offense. Michael Collins led the EPC defense with four tackles and fumble recovery. The Warriors come in on an 11-game win streak...

Harrisburg (0-3) trailed by only six at halftime before Walnut Ridge went on a 11-0 the late in the third quarter to blow the game open on their way to 72-49 win over the Hornets this past Thursday in an non-conference matchup at the Hornets Nest. Walker Casebier gave Harrisburg an early 2-0 lead with two free throws as the Bobcats hit a jumper and three-pointer to go up 5-2. ...

PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA - The Arkansas State University men’s basketball team took part in the Acrisure Classic Friday and Saturday in Palm Desert. ASU lost their opening game to San Diego 71-57 and defeated UTRGV in the second game. In the first game, ASU got off to a hot start grabbing as much as a nine-point lead (19-10) at the 10:40 mark of the first half. ...

Riverside (6-2) hit 17 three-pointers on their way to an 87-19 win over Sloan-Hendrix last Tuesday (Nov. 20) night in Lake City. Six different players connected beyond the arc for the Lady Rebels. Ali Towles got the three-point barrage started by hitting triple twine for the first points of the game as Gracie Washington added two free throws and Ryley Eakins scored in the paint to make it 7-0 Riverside. ...

BLYTHEVILLE - The Blytheville Chickasaws raced to a 16-point lead after one quarter and went to defeat visiting Osceola 78-60 Nov. 21 in senior boys basketball action at Chickasaw Arena. The Chickasaws came out hot as Tylis Wimbley buried a three-pointer and Jontavious Johnson scored three buckets. Elijah Donnerson added six points and the Chicks held a double-digit lead less than five minutes in...

BLYTHEVILLE – The Blytheville Junior Chicks outscored Osceola by nine points in the fourth quarter to win going away, 47-33, last week. Damarious Smith paced BJHS with 14 points as the host team led 12-10 at the end of the first period and 26-17 at halftime...

Osceola’s senior boys basketball team began the 2023-24 season by participating in the Empower Invitational Tournament at Brookland High School. The Seminoles met the Valley View Blazers in the season opening game Thursday and the Blazers came away with a 74-47 victory over Coach Bryanth Bazemore’s short-handed squad...

MANILA - The Lady Lions improved to 4-0 on the season with a win over the Westside Lady Warriors Monday at the Lions Den. Manila had defeated Highland 70-63 in the Highland Classic Saturday, Nov. 20. Manila 53, Westside 50 Manila had three players score in double figures led by Lucy Farmer who netted 20 points. Jenna LaRose added 13 and Madysen Deeds had 11 points for the victors...

LEPANTO – Workhorse Dennis Gaines carried the ball 10 times on East Poinsett County’s game-winning drive. The senior’s final carry measured one yard and that three feet equaled six points and a 26-21 win over Carlisle in the 2A State Semifinals Friday...

A two-vehicle accident has shut down I-55. The accident occurred at mile marker 50.1 north of Osceola, according to ArDOT. The accident occurred at 1:47 p.m.