-
Malik Dority found guilty
(Local News ~ 05/01/24)
By SANDRA BRAND NEA Town Courier Editor In what could be called a very emotional trial, a jury of his peers found Maleke (aka Malik) Dority, 27, of Blytheville guilty of first degree murder in connection with the Jan. 17, 2023 shooting death of his cousin, Dandre Whitfield, 25, also of Blytheville...
-
Change in location announced for Blytheville Prayer Walk
(Local News ~ 05/01/24)
The Blytheville Ministerial Alliance will host the National Day of Prayer with a prayer walk beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 2. There has been a change in the starting location. The prayer walk will begin at the New Mt. Olive MB Church at 534 Maple and West Rose Street in Blytheville. Pastor is Doug Echols. It was originally announced it would start at the Pentecostal Power Church, Inc...
-
Author comes to Blytheville
(Local News ~ 05/01/24)
There will be a meet and greet the author Frank Thurmond at Blytheville Book Company on Saturday, May 4, starting at 10 a.m. Thurmond’s books include Before I Sleep: A Memoir of Travel; Reconciliation; Ring of Five; A Novella and Four Stories; and Remember and Other Poems...
-
AWS launches new chapter at ANC event
(Local News ~ 05/01/24)
By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Lexicon, Inc. hosted the American Welding Society (AWS) Leadership luncheon in conjunction with National Welding Month. The event was held on April 29, at the ANC Center for Allied Technologies at the Blytheville campus...
-
Chickasawba Masonic Lodge annual barbecue sells out
(Local News ~ 05/01/24)
By Joseph Fondren NEA Town Courier Contributor BLYTHEVILLE— The Chickasawba Masonic Lodge #134 held its annual barbecue at the lodge hall at 200 E. Davis Street over the weekend and sold out for the second straight year. Members of the lodge began preparing Thursday night; on Friday they cooked 250 Boston butts; and finished Saturday morning cooking 150 ribs before opening to the public...
-
Upcoming Community Events...
(Local News ~ 05/01/24)
Thursday, May 2: –The Blytheville Ministerial Alliance invites the community to a prayer walk in recognition of the National Day of Prayer. The event will be held starting at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 2. It will start at the New Mt. Olive MB Church, 534 Maple and West Rose Street, Blytheville. For more information contact Pastor Willie D. Williams, Jr., at 870-740-8489...
-
Manila Schools send two OM teams to world
(Local News ~ 05/01/24)
Saturday April 13 was a big day for Odyssey of the Mind in Manila. The program, which is only three years old, is sending two teams to the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals in Ames, IA this year. The program had teams competing from Manila Elementary school and Manila High School in this year’s Arkansas State Finals...
-
Lady Rebels shutout EPC for district softball title
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/24)
By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team MONETTE - Riverside (20-1) got another stellar performance from Klaire Womack as she only allowed three hits in a 10-0 win over EPC (15-7) in the finals of the 2A-3 district softball tournament. Terrin Powell led off with an infield single for EPC only to be thrown out trying to steal second base. Brinley Brewer drew a walk only to be left on base as Riley Ashcraft struck out and Cedes Reel grounded out...
-
Colts Ralph slams door on Gosnell, leads team to district title
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/24)
By DAVID PIERCE Sports Connection GOSNELL – Big games call for big time performances and Rivercrest’s Joe Louis Ralph answered Wednesday with a shutout of top-seeded Gosnell in the 3-3A District Championship. The junior pitched a complete game while allowing just two hits, striking out 10 and walking three in the 3-0 win, the Colts first in the last five games against the Pirates. ...
-
Corning downs Manila in 3A-3 tournament
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/24)
By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team GOSNELL - Corning scored seven runs over the first two innings and was able to weather a Manila comeback bid and went on to claim a 7-6 victory in first round action at the 3A-3 Conference softball tournament Monday at Gosnell...
-
Lady Wildcats win thriller in district opener
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/24)
By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team It took an extra inning to find a winner as Trumann's Faith Munt lifted a sacrifice fly deep enough to score Topanga Elliott giving the Lady Wildcats (6-8) a 15-14 win over Highland in the opening round of the 4A-3 district softball tournament played at Westfield High School...
-
Lady Pirates claim second straight district title
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/24)
By DAVID PIERCE Sports Connection Team GOSNELL – Twice the Gosnell Lady Pirates and the Rivercrest Lady Colts had met prior to Wednesday’s 3A-3 District championship game. And each held a victory – identical 2-1 scores in the two matchups. However, in the third game between the two, it was three-run differential as Gosnell claimed its second consecutive district title with a 7-4 win...
-
Rebels beat Rector 4-1 for district title
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/24)
By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team MONETTE - Riverside (24-4) used a strong pitching performance from Zane McClure to beat Rector 4-1 and claim the 2A-3 district tournament title. The Rebels also won the regular season title. Rector got two runners on in the top of the first inning before McClure got a strikeout and ground out to get out of the jam. ...
-
Mustangs fall in district tourney thriller
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/24)
By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team MONETTE – In a game where both teams fought a hard wind all day, Nicholas Patterson of BIC and Cayden Richardson of Bay hooked up in a pitcher's duel as the Yellowjackets came away with a 2-1 win in the 2A-3 district baseball tournament...
-
Armorel falls to Hillcrest in district tourney finals
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/24)
By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team MARKED TREE - Armorel (14-8) couldn't produce much offense against Hillcrest in the finals of 1A-3 district tournament as the Tigers lost 13-3 to the Screamin' Eagles. Hillcrest jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning as Ben Braswell grounded out leading off the bottom of the inning for Armorel. ...
-
Indians fall in district semi-finals
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/24)
By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team MARKED TREE - Marked Tree (9-13) jumped out an early 3-0 but couldn't make it stand up as Hillcrest came back for a 7-3 win in the semi-finals of the 1A-3 district tournament. Tate Swink singled leading off the game for Marked Tree before stealing second base. ...
-
Lady Warriors beat BIC 7-2 in district semi-finals
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/24)
By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team MONETTE - After two one run loses during the regular season, EPC () jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first before going on to beat BIC () in the semi-finals of the 2A-3 softball district tournament. Terrin Powell singled leading off for the Lady Warriors before stealing second base. ...
-
Manila boys take 3A-3 track title
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/24)
By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team MANILA - The host Manila Lions boys track and field squad blew past the field scoring a team total of 207.5 points to easily win the Conference 3A-3 title April 22 at Manila High School. The Lions won a total of eight events in taking a 64.5 point victory. ...
-
Corning girls win 3A-3 track meet
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/24)
By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team MANILA - Corning scored 23 team points in the shot put to Manila’s 12 and edged the Lady Lions 156-148 in the 3A-3 track and field championships held April 22 at Manila High School. The Lady Bobcats won four first place titles as Taylor Whitley won the 1600 and 3200 meter runs with times of 7:29.13 and 18:11.19. ...
-
Marked Tree easily wins the 1A-3 boys title
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/24)
By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team Marked Tree blew past the field in the 1A-3 boys track and field conference championship held April 25 at Pocahontas High School. The Indians amassed 197 points to easily win the team title. Ridgefield Christian School was second with 111 points, Mammoth Spring finished third with 98 points. Armorel, paced by meet high scorer Braylen Williams was fourth with 92 points. Maynard was fifth with 77 points and Crowley’s Ridge Academy was sixth with 37 points...
-
Armorel girls outlast Mammoth Spring to win 1A-3 meet
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/24)
By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team POCAHONTAS - The Armorel girls track and field squad won eight of the 18 events and went on to win the 1A-3 Conference track and field meet held Thursday April 22 at Pocahontas High School. Armorel scored 148.5 points to best second place Mammoth Spring (125.5 points). ...
-
Manila softball defeats Corning 12-8
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/24)
By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team CORNING - Freshman Madison Tune drove in four runs and Chloe Helms scored twice as the Manila Lady Lions picked up their third conference win of the 2024 season in a 12-8 victory at Corning in the regular season finale for both teams...
Stories from Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Browse other days