Stories from Wednesday, October 9, 2024

By DAVID PIERCE Sports Connection Team OSCEOLA – The Osceola Seminoles likely couldn’t have played a better first half Friday in the homecoming matchup with visiting Walnut Ridge. The ‘Noles (3-1, 2-0 3A-3) scored on each of their four possessions, blanked the Bobcats, picked off two passes and forced two turnovers on downs to lead 26-0 at the break...

By DAVID PIERCE Sports Connection Team The Osceola Seminoles host the second of three games against the one of the top four teams in the 3A-3 Conference Friday. This week the Seminoles welcome Newport (4-1, 1-1) which is fresh off a frustrating last second loss to Rivercrest...

By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team – Jayvin Thompson rushed for 148 yard and four touchdowns on nine carries to help Harrisburg (1-4, 1-1) win their first game of the season and snap a 23 game losing streak in a 33-6 win over Piggott this past Friday night. ...

The Manila Lady Lions volleyball team defeated Walnut Ridge in three sets Thursday night at Manila. Scores were 25-15, 25-19, 25-22. Manila also won the 7th grade and junior B games, while Walnut Ridge won the junior A. Key stats for the night for Manila included:...

By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team BLYTHEVILLE - Blytheville High School celebrated Homecoming Friday night at historic Haley Field with stands full of Chicks fans past and present. On the field the current version of the Chickasaws gave fans plenty to cheer for as they raced to a 20-0 lead after one quarter and went on to post a 40-7 Conference 3-4A victory over the Jonesboro-Westside Warriors...

By DAVID PIERCE Sports Connection Team The Rivercrest Colts heart-stopping win last week against Newport was the first of four games in a treacherous October slate that features three of the top teams in Class 3A. The Greyhound game was on the front end with contests against Walnut Ridge and Osceola on the back side...

By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team NEWPORT - Rivercrest quarterback Cavonta Washington scored on a 2-yard run with 12 seconds remaining as the Colts outlasted the Newport Greyhounds 48-44 in a classic battle between the two long-time rivals. The win kept the Colts unbeaten (5-0, 2-0) and gave the Greyhounds (4-1, 1-1) their first loss of the season...

By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team Trumann (2-3, 1-1) couldn’t find a way to stop the passing game of Highland (4-0, 2-0) as the Rebels cruised to 46-16 win over the Wildcats this past Friday in 4A-3 conference action at RMC Stadium in Trumann. Highland got the ball first and wasted little time to drive the field and score on a pass play to take a 6-0 lead with 10:11 left. ...

By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team East Poinsett County (EPC) (3-2, 2-0) will host Cross County (3-2, 1-1) in a 2A-3 conference clash this Friday at Warrior Field in Lepanto. The Warriors are coming off a 22-12 win over McCrory as the Thunderbirds are coming off a 46-6 win over ICC. EPC beat Cross County 36-8 last season at Cross County. The Warriors started the season 0-2 but have won three straight games...

By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team GLENWOOD - Medalist Taryn Sink’s 80 paved the way for the Lady Bulldogs to finish fourth in the Class 2A State Girls Golf Tournament competed Monday at Glenwood Country Club. Sink’s total was 20 strokes better than runner up Lorali Barnes whose 100 led team champion Parkers Chapel which fired a 326 to win by six strokes over Junction City (332)...

On Oct. 4, agents with the Second Judicial District Drug Task Force along with officers from the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Department, and Blytheville Police Department executed a search warrant at 1612 Hearn Street in Blytheville. A search of the residence yielded 60.8 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 56 suspected Fentanyl pills, $2,228 of U.S. Currency, as well as various items of drug paraphernalia...

Mississippi County Real Estate and Personal Taxes are due Oct. 15. Penalties will begin Oct. 16. The online payment system will shut down at 11:59 p.m. Oct. 15. Pay online at countyservice.net. There is a fee of $2.50 or 2.99% to pay online or use your card in the office. This fee is charged by the processing company...

By Joseph Fondren NEA Town Courier BLYTHEVILLE— On Monday night, the Blytheville Council held another special meeting to allow Blytheville Mayor Melisa Logan to apply for a grant to improve the Ritz Civic Center.  Logan informed the audience that the resolution concerning the $500,000 grant passed last Monday regarding the lighting project in the Ritz Civic Center in downtown Blytheville had each component in a single resolution, and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission stated that each element had to be its own resolution. . ...

Corrine Young, 94, of Blytheville, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 at Manila Healthcare. Corrine was born in Baldwin, Ga., to Nero and Dora Brady Norton. She was an avid flower gardener, was an excellent cook, and enjoyed feeding everyone that came to her home. She was a member of First Christian Church in Blytheville...

Robert “Bob” L. Crouch, 75, of Sullivan, Mo., passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Robert Leo Crouch, known affectionately as Bob, was born Aug. 21, 1949, in Blytheville to Doyle and Dorothy (Roberts) Crouch. ...