Stories from Wednesday, September 18, 2024

By DAVID PIERCE Sports Connection Team WILSON – Skies rained on The Tez football field Friday just as the Cavonta Washington and the Rivercrest Colts reigned supreme in a 56-32 homecoming win over East Poinsett County. In the first regular season meeting between the two teams since 2013, Washington combined for seven touchdowns – six passing and one rushing – and accounted for 372 total yards to lead the Colts. ...

By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team The EPC Warriors (0-2) will travel to Manila (0-2) for a non-conference game that will see one team gain their first win of the season. The Warriors are coming off a 56-32 loss to Rivercrest as Manila is coming off a bye week after losing 43-6 to Marked Tree in week two...

By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team The Trumann Lady Wildcats volleyball team last to Pocahontas, 18-25, 25-22, 11-25. 22-25, in high school volleyball action. Devon Andrews had 10 kills for Trumann as Keely Beavers added 11 digs for the Lady Wildcats. The Junior Lady Wildcats lost their match 2-1...

By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team Trumann (1-2) got four touchdowns from Tony Postell, Jr. as Trumann beat Harrisburg (0-3) 36-14 this past Friday to retain the Battle for the Ridge trophy in a clash of Poinsett County football teams. Harrisburg got the ball first as Remington Rapert gave the Hornets good field position with a kick return out to the Harrisburg 43-yard line. ...

Presley Worsham (right), a student at the University of Arkansas, runs into former Rivercrest Elementary principal Gloria Phillips, of Osceola, at Saturday’s Razorback game. Worsham is a 2023 graduate of Rivercrest.

By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team JONESBORO - Nettleton quarterback Maddox Hampton’s 14-yard touchdown pass to Kam Bobo was the difference as the Raiders (2-1) edged visiting Blytheville (0-2) 26-20 in non-conference action Friday at Nettleton. It was the Raiders fifth consecutive victory in the series between the former conference rivals. Four of those games were decided by seven points or less...

The 2023 Trumann Girls Golf Team was recently named an Academic State Champion for the 2023-2024 school year. Trumann shared the award with Valley View and Melbourne. Pictured from the Class of 2024 are Macey Powell, Jaci Osment, and Jenna Hall along with current Trumann sophomore Casey Riddle. This accomplishment reflects success in the classroom. (Courtesy photo)...

By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team GURDON - Senior T.J. Hodges ran for four scores as the visiting Marked Tree Indians (2-1) overwhelmed the Gurdon Go-Devils (1-2) Friday at Go Devil Stadium in Gurdon. Hodges ran for a total of 256 yards, as the Indians ground attack gashed the Gurdon defense all night...

Mid-Southern Championship Wrestling results from Friday night in Osceola. In the first match, Luke Justice took on Funky Monkey, in his return to MCW. The level of insanity that Funky Monkey brings to the ring is astounding. It’s one of those catch 22 moments where you wanna cheer for him, but at the same time, you’re scared for him. In the end Luke Justice walked away with the win...

The 33rd annual Yamato Kogyo/ANC Foundation Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held Monday, Sept. 23. The golf tournament will be held at the Blytheville Country Club. Deadline to register is Thursday, Sept. 12. Proceeds are used exclusively to fund student scholarships at Arkansas Northeastern College...

By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team GOSNELL - Osceola raced to a 15-0 halftime lead and cruised past the Gosnell Pirates 31-12 on rain soaked J.W. Rea Field in Gosnell. The Seminoles and Pirates battled through a scoreless first period after the Pirates turned away the Seminoles initial drive of the game when Osceola quarterback Tyler Bell was stopped short of the line to gain on a fourth and two play from the Gosnell 9 yard line. ...

On Sept. 13, agents with the Second Judicial Drug Task Force, along with Special Response Teams from the Blytheville Police Department, Mississippi County Sheriffs Office, Osceola Police Department and with assistance from Arkansas Game and Fish, successfully executed three search warrants in the 100 block of W. Missouri...

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier The Mississippi County “Work Here Live Here” housing incentive celebrated the 100th home sold through the program on Thursday, Sep. 16. The 100th home is located in Gosnell’s new Diamond Pointe Subdivision. In two years the WHLH has fueled $26.7 million in home sales and construction across Mississippi County in nine different towns and cities...

Emily Bronte wrote, “Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.” Nothing says autumn in the Delta more than the turning of the leaves... the bright yellows, browns, oranges, reds and even purples speak slowly to the soul. There may be no hills or mountains covered in colorful trees, but family yards, city park and woods ripe for hunting take on a new beauty not to be found anywhere else in the world. ...

Tim Simpson’s journey from a diverse upbringing to a career in environmental management is as dynamic as his professional path. Born in India, spending his early years in Indonesia, and moving back to the U.S. after these experiences, Simpson developed a fondness for diverse environments. ...

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Mississippi County Planning and Development Committee met Thursday to revisit a proposed crypto mining project discussed in an August meeting. Cryptic Farms representatives addressed the committee in August but did not get approval to move to the full court with committee members present requesting more information...

Benjamin “Chubby” Edward Moore of Blytheville was born April 12, 1949, to Elder John Moore and Hettie Margerum Moore in Blytheville. He was a 1967 graduate of Richard B. Harrison High School and Arkansas Northeastern Collage in 2006 with an Associate’s Degree in Applied Science. ...