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Junior Pirates lose star QB, game with CC
(High School Sports ~ 09/27/19)
Gosnell freshman star quarterback Reid Shelton went down with an apparent broken fibula on the Junior Pirates’ second offensive snap Thursday night, and the GJHS offense could never get going as they fell to league foe Cave City, 42-0, at J.W. Rea Stadium...
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Junior Lions top Piggott
(High School Sports ~ 09/27/19)
The Manila Junior Lions erased a 6-0 halftime deficit at Piggott Thursday night, posting an 8-6 conference win over the Mohawks. Felipe Lopez had the only Manila touchdown, coming on a 57-yard run with about five minutes to play in the ballgame. Collin Crook added the two-point conversion on a sweep left, setting the final score. The Lions now stand at 2-2 and 2-0 in 3A-3, while the Mohawks drop to 0-4 and 0-2...
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Stephanie Faye Wilson Fowler
(Obituary ~ 09/27/19)
Stephanie Faye Wilson Fowler, 49, of Osceola, died Sept. 22, 2019, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. She was a childcare provider, a CNA and a member of New Mt. Pleasant Christian Worship Center in Osceola. Mrs. Fowler was born Aug. 15, 1970, in Osceola to Vernon and Susie Glover Wilson. She was preceded in death by her parents...
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Gale Hanna, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/27/19)
Gale Hanna, Sr., 91, of Luxora, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born to Wilburn Lee and Ethel May Brown Hanna in Lepanto, Gale worked as a farmer in his younger years and he retired from American Greetings where he worked in maintenance. ...
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Bus tour arrives in Blytheville
(Local News ~ 09/27/19)
Some of the estimated 60 buses made their way to the Greyhound Bus Station on Thursday. Buses are filling up Blytheville’s downtown as part of the Antique Bus Homecoming. The buses will be on display today (Friday) and Saturday and there will be parade down Main Street at 6 Saturday night...
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Manila drops conference opener to Piggott
(High School Sports ~ 09/27/19)
MANILA — Coming off a lopsided win over Marvell and entering Friday night’s game having won two of their first three contests, the Manila Lions had momentum going into the 3A-3 Conference opener with visiting Piggott. However, it was not Manila’s night as the Lions fell to the Mohawks, 44-14...
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Pirates rout Cave City in conference opener
(High School Sports ~ 09/27/19)
CAVE CITY— The Gosnell Pirates (1-3) picked up their first victory in the Coach Lewis Earnest era Friday night on the road against the Cave City Cavemen,54-26. The Cavemen (0-4) received the ball first and were on the Pirates 26-yard line but junior corner Druw Reynold jumped in front of a Caveman pass and returned the ball to the Pirate 31-yard line...
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Chicks lose league opener to Wynne
(High School Sports ~ 09/27/19)
The Blytheville Chickasaws ran into a buzzsaw to open 5A-East play, Friday night, dropping a 42-21 decision to the host Wynne Yellowjackets. The defending league co-champion Chicks (0-4, 0-1 5A-East) fell behind 21-0 in the early going and never could catch up...
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