Stories from Wednesday, April 24, 2024

The Blytheville Health Department will host an open house from 1-3 p.m. Monday, May 6. The public is invited to join the staff as they celebrate returning to their newly renovated, modernized unit. Guests will be able to tour the facility at 1299 North 10th Street and learn more about the clinic and the services provided...

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Michael Webster of Leachville, a 20 plus year route salesman for Frito-Lay, received several top awards for 2023. Webster was named the District Route Sales Rep of the Year and Route Sales Rep of the Region and received the world-wide Ring of Honor, the sixth out of 10,000 in the nation...

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Mor Storage was welcomed with a ribbon cutting hosted by the Mississippi County Regional Chamber of Commerce on Friday, April 19. Family, friends and city and state officials were on hand for a tour of the new state of the art storage facility located on Fleeman Street in Manila. The new business is owned by the Irvin Morris Family who is well known throughout the area...

Manila Resource Officer Sgt. Jarred Camp organized a NARCAN training course at Manila High School on Friday, April 19, with several staff members attending. NARCAN is a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose. It is an opioid antagonist. The training course teaches how to recognize the signs of an overdose and how to administer the reversal drug...

Well known local guitarist and singer Roger Williams will be the featured guest at the Thursday, April 25, Music at the Museum in Manila. The show will begin at 7 p.m. Williams of Caraway sings rock and roll, country and gospel. There will be a drawing for free groceries compliments of Farmers Market of Manila. Two $25 gift cards will be given away after the performance. Must be present to win. $1 donation per chance...

By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team A year after a last second loss to County Line in the 2023 1A state basketball championship game, the Marked Tree Indians left no doubt in hoisting the championship trophy this past season. The Indians finished the season with a 35-3 record while going 12-0 in the 1A-3 conference. ...

Recap By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team When the 2023-2024 basketball season began, one Poinsett County boys basketball team was considered an odds on favorite to make a return trip to Hot Springs for another shot at a state title. The Marked Tree Indians were widely regarded as having a great shot at winning the title, one season after coming up short against the County Line Indians and ending as the runner-up...

By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team EPC peaked at about the same time of season for the second year in a row, only this time that peak and team defense carried the Warriors to the top. The Warriors capped a great season with a 68-61 win over Marshall in the 2A State Championship to win the school's fourth state title in basketball and first for head coach JaMarcus Thaxton. “These guys bought into that defense wins games. All the credit goes to them,” Thaxton said...

By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team While one Poinsett County squad was considered a favorite, their Class 2A neighbor wasn’t even an after thought... that team was the EPC Warriors. But EPC would go on an improbable post-season run, ending up in Hot Springs. The Warriors would go on to shock the state by winning the 2A State Title. The win further cemented Northeast Arkansas as being a powerful force in high school hoops in the state...

By Joseph Fondren Sports Connection Team Armorel Tigers 10, Hillcrest Screamin’ Eagles 6 - Game 1 Hillcrest Screamin’ Eagles 4, Armorel Tigers 3 - Game 2 ARMOREL --- The Armorel Tigers were crowned the champions of the 1A-3 conference Friday night after splitting a doubleheader -- 10-6 Tigers; 4-3 Hillcrest -- with conference foe the Hillcrest Screamin’ Eagles...

By Joseph Fondren Sports Connection Team  Armorel Tigers 9, Marked Tree Indians 8 ARMOREL— The Armorel Tigers were down 4-0 after the top of the first to 1A-3 conference foe the Marked Tree Indians; however, the Tigers clawed their way back to stay undefeated in conference play with a 9-8 victory on Senior night. ...

By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team MONETTE - The BIC Lady Mustangs (11-8) bounced back from an early deficit to take an 11-7 win over Trumann (5-8) in non-conference softball action. Faith Muntz led off with a walk for Trumann followed by a single from Sadie Carter. ...

By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team MARKED TREE – Marked Tree (8-12) held on for a 7-6 win over EPC (9-11) this past week after Timothy Risper battled the wind to make the catch for the final out in a battle of Poinsett County baseball teams. Tyler Moore bunted for a base hit leading off the game for EPC and promptly stole second base. ...

By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team PARAGOULD - Riverside (18-1) suffered their first loss of the season to Greene County Tech (GCT) this past Thursday in non-conference softball action. The Lady Rebels had only four hits in a 13-0 loss to the Lady Golden Eagles...

By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team GOSNELL - Trent Middleton and Jake Reams followed up on their verbal commitments to play college baseball Wednesday afternoon in a signing ceremony at the Gosnell High School Library. The two Gosnell Pirate baseball standouts signed to play college baseball for ASU Mid-South in West Memphis. Both had verbally committed to play for the Greyhounds earlier this year...

By Joseph Fondren Sports Connection Team GOSNELL-- The Gosnell Pirates capped off their 2024 3A-3 Conference Championship season with an 11-1 victory Friday night against the Holcomb Hornets on senior night for Gosnell. The Pirates (18-5 overall, 11-1 overall) honored nine seniors during senior night activities...

By Joseph Fondren Sports Connection Team GOSNELL -- The Gosnell Pirates dominated cross county rival and 3A-3 conference foe the Manila Lions Wednesday night with a 14-0 victory as senior hurler Rylan Jenkins tossed a no hitter in a complete game performance...

By DAVID PIERCE Sports Connection Team WILSON – It wasn’t a thing of beauty but a win is a win as the Gosnell Pirates rallied for a 9-8 victory over rival Rivercrest Thursday. With the Pirates trailing 8-7 in their half of the seventh and the bases full, Trent Middleton laced a 1-2 offering from Joe Louis Ralph into right field plating both Blake Brothers and Parker Wells with the tying and what would prove to be the winning run...