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Local playwright plans Juneteenth celebration at the Ritz
(Local News ~ 05/10/23)
By B. Kay Richter NEA Assistant Editor Geneva Aldridge Harris is a Christian, educator, playwright and poet. Her most recent work is a five-act play that illustrates the history of Juneteenth from slavery to freedom and beyond. "It honors the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen and spotlights the accomplishments of African-American men and women from 1863 until 2023 that are first in their field," Harris said during an interview in her home on Wednesday morning. ...
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Federal program provides transportation funding
(Local News ~ 05/10/23)
By B. Kay Richter NEA Assistant Editor A federal program has earmarked funding for local transportation projects in Mississippi County. According to a press release by the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Arkansas and Mississippi County were the recipients of a program titled the Competitive Highway Bridge Program. ...
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Abby May Jewelry shown at the New York Store
(Local News ~ 05/10/23)
By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Abby May Miller, of New York, made her first visit to Mississippi County with a showing of her unique, wearable art at the historic New York Store on Blytheville Main Street. The Friday and Saturday event showcased her private collection...
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3A Region 2 Tournament held in Tuckerman
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/23)
By Marcus McClain NEA Town Courier The Lady Colts’ season came to a close May 4 in the regional opener with a 8-3 loss against Salem. The Rivercrest offense lost its momentum at the most inopportune time over the past two games, also being held to 1 run in the district final...
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Manila falls to Melbourne
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/23)
By Marcus McClain NEA Town Courier In more ways than one, Manila's regional opener with Melbourne mirrored their season. With a historic run on the hardwood, time to prepare for baseball was limited, putting the Lions behind in the conference standings. Against the Bearkatz, a slow start put them behind the 8-ball as well. But in both cases, a decision to make the uphill battle gave them a chance to find success...
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Gosnell captures 3A Region 2 crown
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/23)
By DAVID PIERCE NEA Town Courier TUCKERMAN – The Gosnell Pirates scored three runs in the first inning, two in the second and four each in the third and fourth to capture a 3A Region 2 tournament crown Saturday here. Their run outburst coupled with the stellar pitching of junior Jake Reams led to a 13-0 run rule victory over Rivercrest, who they defeated two weeks ago in the 3A-3 District Championship...
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Lady Greyhounds push out the Pirates
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/23)
By Marcus McClain NEA Town Courier The Lady Pirates’ softball season finished with a nail biting, 3-2 loss to Newport on May 4 in the regional tournament at Tuckerman. Gosnell ended the game on the sour end of a late comeback that captured the attention of the fans at both fields...
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2A North Regional Tournament held at Riverside
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/23)
By COSMO COSSEY Poinsett County Democrat Tribune Riverside got out to 4-0 lead after four innings before Bay cut the lead half after five innings before the Rebels kept the Yellowjackets off the board the last two innings to win 4-2 in the championship game of the 2A North Regional Tournament this past Saturday in Lake City. Riverside will play Murfreesboro at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 11 in Greenland...
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Riverside walks away with softball title
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/23)
By COSMO COSSEY Poinsett County Democrat Tribune For the second week in a row, EPC (27-6) and Riverside (21-4) have played a softball game that was state final worthy as the Lady Rebels came away with a 3-2 walk off win in nine innings this past Saturday in the 2A North Regional Tournament in Lake City. ...
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– 2A North Regional Tournament –
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/23)
By COSMO COSSEY Poinsett County Democrat Tribune BIC fell behind 3-1 early only to see a big fourth inning by Palestine-Wheatley (PW) push their lead to 10-1 as the Patriots would go on to beat the Mustangs 11-4 in the consolation game of the 2A North Regional Tournament this past Saturday in Lake City. BIC will advance to play defending state champion Woodlawn in the Class 2A state tournament at 10 a.m. in Greenland on Thursday, May 11...
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Nichols, Stars headed to NJCAA post-season
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/23)
By STEVE KNOX Osceola Times EL DORADO - The South Arkansas Community College Stars baseball team completed a great regular season May 5 with a 7-6 win over SAU Tech, giving the team a four game sweep of their Region 2 rivals. Elijah Nichols, a graduate of Rivercrest, played his final home game for the team in the victory. ...
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Colts Scott named to East All-Star squad
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/23)
By STEVE KNOX - Osceola Times Rivercrest senior standout defensive back T.J. Scott has been added to the East squad for the upcoming Arkansas High School Football Coaches Association All-Star Game. All star games will be competed this year at the University of Central Arkansas June 23 and 24...
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Dawgs play in tournament
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/23)
The fifth grade Dawgs Elite AAU basketball team took part in a one-day tournament in Jonesboro, Saturday, April 29. The boys played in two games and had one win and one loss on the day. Pictured above are team members Kadin Howard, DJ Lincoln, Colton Miller, MK Redmon, Gavin Lewis and Amari Burnett. The team is coached by Robert Burks and Sedrick Brown...
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– 3A Region 2 Tournament –
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/23)
By STEVE KNOX Osceola Times TUCKERMAN - River-crest scored four runs in the first inning and three pitchers combined to toss a shutout as the Colts up-ended Cave City, 5-0, at the Class 3A Region 2 baseball tournament at Tuckerman High School. The victory guaranteed the Colts a spot in the Class 3A state tournament this week at Lincoln High School...
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Colts win pitchers duel with Bearkatz
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/23)
By STEVE KNOX Osceola Times TUCKERMAN - Joe Louis Ralph pitched a complete game two-hitter and the Rivercrest Colts would go on to defeat the Melbourne Bearkatz 3-1 in the semifinals of the Class 3A Region 2 baseball tournament at Tuckerman High School. Ralph outdueled Bearkatz ace Grant Wren, an Arkansas baseball commit, to get the win...
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Armorel’s Braylen Williams captures 400 meters championship
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/23)
By DAVID PIERCE NEA Town Courier LINCOLN – Marked Tree’s Kiasia Burns claimed two 1A State Track titles May 2 at Lincoln High School. On the boys’ side, Braylen Williams, of Ar-morel High School, captured the 400 meter state championship with a time of 52.6...
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Haymon, Rainer win state track events, OHS sets state record
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/23)
By DAVID PIERCE Osceola Times PRESCOTT – Dreylun Haymon followed up his two district titles in the 100 and 200 meters with a sweep of the same events at the 3A State Meet in Prescott last week. In the 100 meter dash, the Osceola senior posted a winning time of 11.26, edging second place finisher Kylan Crite of Newport by two hundredths of a second...
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Local teams run behind in 3A meet
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/23)
By DAVID PIERCE Osceola Times PRESCOTT – Gosnell and Manila’s girls track team didn’t fare as well as they would’ve liked at the 3A State Track and Field Meet last week at Prescott. Gosnell tallied nine points and Manila eight to finish 25th and 28th, respectively in the event won by the Mountain View Lady Yellowjackets...
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One injuried in East Rose shooting
(Local News ~ 05/10/23)
Police responded to the 1300 block of East Rose on May 9 in reference to shots fired. On arrival, officers located a juvenile male with multiple gunshot wounds. Police reported that his condition is unknown at this time, however, he was transported to Le’Bonheur Children's hospital for medical treatment. ...
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Unoffical school board election results
(Local News ~ 05/10/23)
Armorel School Board Zone 5 Scott Jowers - uncontested Manila School Board Zone 3 Jackie Hill - 238 (79.07%) Brett Sexton - 63 (20.93%) Gosnell School Board Zone 7 Cody Mace - 95 (58.64%) Lindsey Rouse - 34 (20.99%) Christian foster - 33 (20.37%) Rivercrest School Board Zone 1...
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