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Valley Springs uses fourth quarter free throw barrage to bounce Lady Rebels 48-36
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/17)
Ashlynn Taylor and Brylee Graddy combined to sink 21 of 22 foul shots in the fourth quarter, leading defending 3A State Champion Valley Springs to a 48-36 victory over Riverside in the quarterfinals of the 3A Regional Tournament Thursday afternoon at Lake City...
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BIC falls to Earle in regional tournament opener
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/17)
Buffalo Island Central (10-18) played Earle close in the first half before the Mustangs' six point output in the third quarter let the Bulldogs pull away on their way to a 73-41 win in the opening round of the 2A North Regional tournament this past Wednesday in Carlisle...
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Lions punch state tournament ticket
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/17)
Manila punched its ticket to this week's 3A State Tournament with a convincing 61-43 victory over Valley Springs Thursday night in the 3A Regional Tournament at Lake City. The Lions held a slim 15-10 lead after the opening stanza but went on a 13-4 run to begin the second period to pull away to a 28-14 advantage. ...
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Rebels earn trip to state
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/17)
Gavin Stone scorched the nets, pouring in 40 points to help power Riverside to a dominating 77-55 win over Yellville-Summit in the quarterfinals of the 3A Regional Tournament Wednesday night at Lake City. The win gives the Rebels a spot in this week's state tournament at Bald Knob...
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Riverside outlasts Manila 62-61 in 3A Regional finals
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/17)
The stakes were high and the house was full in Saturday night's 3A Regional final at Lake City between old rivals Riverside and Manila. In the end it was the host Rebels who made just enough big plays to hold off the Lions to squeak out a 62-61 thriller that left the big crowd breathless...
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Manila School Board welcomes computer science and EAST students
(Local News ~ 02/28/17)
Manila High School students in the computer science and EAST classes presented projects at the Manila School Board meeting held Feb. 21. Computer science students demonstrated an app they developed for a state-wide contest. The app won first place, out of 1,800 entries, in the state of Arkansas. The app allows students to send messages to the school counselor...
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Leachville City Council appoints new city park committee and members
(Local News ~ 02/28/17)
A six member park committee was approved by the Leachville City Council during the Feb. 20 meeting. Following discussion concerning the state of disrepair, the Council agreed to eliminate previous caretakers of the park in favor of the committee taking on responsibilities. ...
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Caraway contributes $13,500 to Make A Wish
(Local News ~ 02/28/17)
Volunteers manned a roadblock in Caraway Friday, Feb. 17, raising $13,500 for Make A Wish Foundation. This is the second year for the roadblock chaired by Bo James. James expressed his appreciation to all the volunteers and those who contributed to a such a good cause. (photo provided)...
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Improving Irrigation Water Use topic for conference March 7 in Manila
(Local News ~ 02/28/17)
Our region's supply of water for irrigation is critically important for crop production, and adopting practices that improve irrigation water use efficiency will help ensure our ability to irrigate in the future. ...
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Police: Man causes property damage, gas leak on Chickasawba
(Local News ~ 02/28/17)
A local man faces criminal mischief charges after the vehicle he was driving plowed through a fence, struck a house and ruptured a natural gas meter, Friday, in the 1000 block of Chickasawba. Everett Jenkins, 20, was arrested in the incident, which caused several thousand dollars worth of damage...
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Blytheville Police Reports
(Local News ~ 02/28/17)
The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Police investigated a battery report at Little Caesars involving an employee being terminated. -- Police took a domestic assault report in the 800 block of North Franklin. -- Police arrested Brian Crossland, 41, on charges of theft by receiving, fraudulent use of a credit card and fleeing in the 600 block of West Moultrie...
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Don Leslie Ellis
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
Mr. Don Leslie Ellis, 69, of Blytheville, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. Don was born in Half Moon to L.C. and Elwese (Cummings) Ellis. He was a painter and a lifelong resident of Blytheville. Don had a passion for cars. He loved going to car shows and working on cars. He loved the first Chevy he owned. Don liked watching westerns and sitting on the porch and watching the people pass by. He also love antiques...
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Ulysses "Lish" Stewart, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
Mr. Ulysses "Lish" Stewart, Sr., 82, of Blytheville formerly of Keiser passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born October 26, 1934 in Macon, Mississippi he was the son of Will and Lena Bell Stewart. ...
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Rosemary Hughes
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
Mrs. Rosemary Hughes, 93, of Blytheville, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Rosemary was born in Texarkana, Texas to Cecil and Nettie (Holmes) Dupre. She was a lifelong Catholic and member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and taught elementary school at Immaculate Conception Catholic School. ...
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Jamie Lee Spinks Brown
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
Mrs. Jamie Lee Spinks Brown of Blytheville, was born, February 28, 1966, to James Watkins and Aretha Spinks Kimble in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She departed this life on Tuesday February 28, 2017 at the age of 51 at her home in Blytheville. She was preceded in death by her father, James Watkins; her mother, Aretha Kimble and her sister, Barbara Fields...
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Aretha Spinks Kimble
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
Ms. Aretha Spinks Kimble of Blytheville, was born January 12, 1941, to John Henry Spinks and Eva Jean Boatman in Marion, Arkansas. She departed this life on Monday February 20, 2017 at the age of 76 at Great Rivers Medical Center in Blytheville. She was preceded in death by her father, John Henry Spinks; her mother, Eva Jean Spinks Dotson; her daughters, Jamie Spinks Brown and Barbara Spinks Fields; her sisters, Ivory Spinks, Linda Dotson and Brenda Dotson and her brother, Bill Spinks...
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Human remains found south of BRS site
(Local News ~ 02/28/17)
The Mississippi County Sheriff's Department received a call around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday morning after an employee at Big River Steel found human remains just south of the BRS facility. MCSD investigators arrived at the location to investigate and were on the scene for a couple hours as the body was collected and processed, as well as processing the scene itself. The remains are being sent to the state crime lab in Little Rock for identification and study...
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Lisa Renee Reed Barnett
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
Ms. Lisa Renee Reed Barnett, 53, of Blytheville, passed away February 27, 2017 at the Great River Medical Center. Born December 12, 1963 in Blytheville, to the late Eddie Lee Reed and the late Charlie Reed, she was a cook and a member of Pleasant Ridge Missionary Baptist Church in Blytheville...
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Cullen Dixon
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
Mr. Cullen Dixon, 88, of Blytheville passed away at home on Monday, February 27, 2017. He was born in Blue Mountain, Mississippi on June 17, 1928 to F. T. Dixon and Louella Virginia Evans Dixon. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War. Mr. Dixon worked for Monsanto, retiring after 35 years as a Master Salesman. ...
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Armorel searching for superintendent
(Local News ~ 02/28/17)
The Armorel School Board met Monday evening and discussed the hiring of a new district superintendent. The meeting was announced Friday as a reaction to the announcement that Supt. Sally Bennett would be leaving the district to take the same position at her alma mater, Rivercrest Schools...
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Defending champion Tigers open the season with win over 6A Marion Patriots
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/17)
ARMOREL-- The 1A defending state champion Armorel Tigers started off their season with a 7-4 non-conference win over the 6A Marion Patriots on Tuesday at Billy Brown and Hugh Don Ashmore Field. Tiger senior Logan Blankenship tossed four and two-thirds innings and waived seven Patriot batters. Then, his classmate Seth Wyatt came on late in the fifth inning in relief and picked up the win. Wyatt struck out five batters and allowed a walk...
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