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DENSO announces planned closure of its Osceola plant
(Local News ~ 02/21/24)
DENSO officials informed its Osceola staff of its plans regarding the closure of its plant in Osceola Tuesday afternoon. The Osceola plant employs approximately 650 associates. The Times received this statement regarding the pending plant closure from Andrew Rickerman, Advanced Regional Public Relations Specialist / DENSO NA Corporate Communications...
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Sheila Ward honored
(Local News ~ 02/21/24)
The 22nd Annual Delta Byways Awards Banquet was held at the Eugene Woods Civic Center in West Memphis Friday evening. Sheila Ward of Blytheville was presented the Byways Outstanding Member award. Ward is director of the Arkansas Welcome Center, located off Interstate 55 at Blytheville. (See Page 7)...
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–Robert Cherry – Construction worker makes a difference
(Local News ~ 02/21/24)
By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Robert Cherry, owner of Robert Cherry Construction, has been doing what he loves to do for more than 30 years. He grew up in the building business learning from his dad Bonnie Howard Sr. Robert Cherry Construction, formerly Howard Construction, was launched in the early 1950s and became Robert Cherry Construction when he took over the management of his father’s company in 1993...
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Blytheville native brings musical talents home
(Local News ~ 02/21/24)
Singer/writer Gary Davis will be coming to the Ritz March 9. Memphis & the Misfits may be based out of Nashville but their roots are in the heart of the American Delta. Bassist, vocalist and founding member Gary Davis was born and raised in Blytheville and his first album as a front man pays tribute to those roots. ...
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Blytheville Police Dept. reports six open officer positions
(Local News ~ 02/21/24)
John Frazier, Blytheville assistant chief of police, gave a report to the city Fire and Police Committee at the Feb. 13 meeting. The police department is staffed at 29 officers. It is budgeted at 35 leaving six open officer positions. One officer resigned and one officer transferred from reserves to full time...
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Officers invited to training
(Local News ~ 02/21/24)
Officers in Mississippi County are invited to the Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving and two SFST refresher courses hosted by Gosnell Police Department in conjunction with CJI. The courses will be held March 13-15 at the Gosnell Police Department, 307 S. Airbase Highway. The training will be held in the Gosnell Community Center located in the same parking lot, directly behind the police department...
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Human Trafficking Awareness Forum set
(Local News ~ 02/21/24)
The ladies of the Blytheville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. will host a Human Trafficking Awareness Forum. Guest speaker will be Nyya Marion - Anti-Human Trafficking Specialist from West Memphis, Ark. Everyone is invited to join them on Facebook Live Tuesday, Feb. 27, at 6 p.m. CST on...
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Colts top Osceola again, claim district title
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/24)
GOSNELL – It’s often said, it’s tough to beat a team three times in one season. Apparently, the Rivercrest Colts didn’t get the memo. The top-seed from the 3A-3 downed rival Osceola, 66-52, for a third time and earned a number one seed in the Class 3 Region 2 tournament this week in Manila. This is in addition to their district tournament title and regular season conference championship...
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3A-3 Boys semi-final - Osceola slips past Corning 48-43
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/24)
By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team GOSNELL - In a game in which both teams struggled to put the ball in the basket, second-seeded Osceola would slip past the third-seeded Corning Bobcats 48-43 Tuesday night in the 3A-3 conference tournament at Gosnell High School. The win advanced the Seminoles to the 3A-3 championship game where they faced the top-seeded Rivercrest Colts Thursday...
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Colts open postseason with rout of Gosnell
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/24)
By DAVID PIERCE Sports Connection Team GOSNELL – The Rivercrest Colts, fresh off an undefeated conference slate, dispelled any notion of a postseason letdown as they routed 3A-3 District Tournament host Gosnell, 71-44, to advance to the title game...
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Brownlee leads Lady Colts to 3A-3 District title
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/24)
By DAVID PIERCE Sports Connection Team GOSNELL – It had been eight years since the Rivercrest Lady Colts had won a district tournament championship and head coach Ronnie Dye had never beaten their finals opponent Manila in nine tries. Scratch both those from the scorecard as Dye’s Lady Colts defeated Manila, 53-50, Thursday to win their first title since the 2015-16 season...
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Banks pours in 29 as RHS top Lady Bobcats
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/24)
By DAVID PIERCE Sports Connection Team GOSNELL – The second-seeded Rivercrest Lady Colts used a third quarter surge to turn a deficit into a lead they didn’t relinquish on their way to a 58-54 win over Corning in the semifinals of the 3A-3 District last week...
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Lady Lions smother Piggott with relentless defense
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/24)
By DAVID PIERCE Sports Connection Team GOSNELL – The Manila Lady Lions could likely be charged with a crime considering how much theft took place in their 3A-3 District Tournament semifinal game against Piggott. Behind their relentless defense, the Lady Lions collected 23 steals – 19 coming in the first half alone – as they overwhelmed Piggott, 73-33 to advance to the championship game where they faced Rivercrest...
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Blytheville rolls into 4A-3 Championship with upset
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/24)
By DAVID PIERCE Sports Connection Team HIGHLAND – The Blytheville Chicks chose the right time to up their game as they won three games in four days, defeating two higher seeds to advance the district title game in Highland last Saturday. Top-seeded Brookland (24-4) was the latest to fall to the streaking Chicks (14-13) who have won seven consecutive games. The fifth-seed Chicks bested the Bearcats, 59-56, winning for the first time in four tries against the Bearcats...
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Lady Chicks oust Trumann, fall to Highland
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/24)
By DAVID PIERCE Sports Connection Team HIGHLAND – The Blytheville Lady Chickasaws season came to an end Tuesday, Feb. 13 in the second round 4A-3 District Tournament. The eighth-seeded Lady Chicks (8-17) fell to the host Highland Lady Rebels (14-18) by a count of 51-38...
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EPC falls to Bay in district semi-finals
(Local News ~ 02/21/24)
By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team EPC (15-11) lead after each of the first three quarters before Bay (25-13) outscored the Warriors 20-15 in the fourth quarter to take a 60-56 win in the semi-finals of the 2A-3 district tournament this past Saturday in Bay...
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Lady Mustangs lose in finals overtime thriller
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/24)
By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team BIC (15-16) played a great second half against Earle to force an overtime period only to see Earle (18-11) outscore the Lady Mustangs 12-4 to take an 82-74 win in the finals of the girls' 2A-3 district tournament this past Friday in Bay...
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Indians advance to 1A-3 district finals
(Local News ~ 02/21/24)
By JOSEPH FONDREN Sports Connection Team Marked Tree Indians 44, CRA Falcons 27 PARAGOULD— The number one team in the state of Arkansas 1A classification Marked Tree Indians advanced to the 1A-3 District Finals after their 44-27 victory Thursday night in the semifinals over district tournament host the CRA Falcons. ...
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Lady Indians punch ticket to district finals
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/24)
By JOSEPH FONDREN Sports Connection Team Marked Tree Lady Indians 43, Hillcrest Lady Screamin’ Eagles 34 PARAGOULD— The Marked Tree Lady Indians punched their ticket to the 1A-3 District finals after a 43-34 victory Thursday night in the semi-finals against the Hillcrest Lady Screamin’ Eagles ...
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Mustangs tumble in district tourney opener
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/24)
By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team BIC (20-14) was outscored 24-12 in the second in the second quarter creating a deficit the Mustangs couldn't recover in a 67-51 loss to EPC (15-10) last Tuesday in the 2A-3 district tournament in Bay. Jacob Gaines got EPC on the board first with a basket in the paint as Jax Whitley answered with a three-pointer for the Mustangs to make 3-2 BIC early. ...
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Lady Mustangs oust Warriors in district tournament
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/24)
By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team A seven output in the third quarter proved to be costly for EPC as the Lady Warriors lost to BIC 50-40 in the 2A-3 district tournament last Tuesday in Bay. The Lady Mustangs jumped out to a 5-0 lead as Hallee Wells hit two free throws, Arabella Oliver connected on one of two free throws and Riley Parker scored inside before Zan Young canned a three-pointer for EPC to make it 5-3 early in the opening quarter. ...
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3A-3 District Quarterfinals - Corning Bobcats end Lady Seminoles season
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/24)
By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team GOSNELL - Corning overcame a slow start and determined but short-handed Osceola squad to take 53-26 win over the Lady Seminoles in a quarterfinal matchup of the 3A-3 girls tournament Monday at Gosnell High School...
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Riverside hangs on to clinch 2A-3 district title
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/24)
By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Riverside (27-9) watched and held their breath as Evan Stotts last second shot missed its mark to give the Rebels a 36-34 win over top-seeded Bay (25-14) in the boys' 2A-3 district tournament championship game this past Friday in Bay...
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Lady Rebels fall to BIC in district semi-finals
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/24)
By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team Riverside (25-6) was outscored 30-21 in the second as BIC (15-15) beat the Lady Rebels 55-46 in the semi-finals of the 2A-3 district tournament this past Thursday in Bay. Lady Rebel Ryley Eakins canned a three-pointer to give Riverside an early 3-0 lead only to see BIC score the next six as Riley Parker hit one of two free throws, Hallee Wells hit two free throws, Josephine Hanneken netted one of two free throws and Parker added two more free throws to make the score 6-4 Lady Mustangs with 4:24 left. ...
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