Stories from Wednesday, November 23, 2016

There will be three runoff races in Poinsett County. The General Runoff Election will be Tuesday, Nov. 29. Early voting began Tuesday, Nov. 22, at the Poinsett County Annex Building (located at 110 East Street in Harrisburg) and continues until 5 p.m. ...

TYRONZA - Lois Virginia Parker Lucas, 78, passed away November 21, 2016. Mrs. Lucas is survived by her husband Whitten Lucas; three sons, Billy Ray Lucas of Conway Ark., Randy Hugh Lucas of Tyronza and Michael Lucas of Springfield Ill.; one daughter, Jo Ann Campbell of Tyronza; three sisters, Pauline Lucas of Tyronza, Louise Hall of Marion and Linda Daniels of Tyronza and one brother, Johnny Parker of Tyronza. ...

MARKED TREE - Mrs. Pearlie Mae (Anderson) Snow departed this life Tuesday, November 15, 2016, in Russellville, Ark. at the age of 57. Mrs. Snow was born June 2, 1959 in Holly Springs, Miss. to Pearson and Mary McKinney Anderson. She was a homemaker and a member of Hudsonville and Anderson Chapel...

Bay (4-4) lost 61-52 to Riverside this past Friday in Lake City in boys' high school basketball action. Taylor Layne led the Yellowjackets with 19 points as Dustin Utley chipped in 13 points. Bay (8-2) won the junior high game as Braison Morris scored 11 points...

Bay had the task of facing undefeated Marmaduke in the opening round of the Bay Junior High Invitational this past Wednesday in Bay. The Junior Lady 'Jackets played a close first half before the Junior Lady Greyhounds went on to a 47-19 win. Bay took a 1-0 lead when Olivia Ferguson hit one of two free throws before Marmaduke got a basket inside to go up 2-1. ...

Trumann jumped out to a 12-0 lead after the first quarter of play on their way to a 41-17 win over Cross County in their opening round game in the Bay Junior High Invitational Tournament with past Wednesday. Hannah McClaughlin opened the scoring for Trumann with a basket inside before Haley Mathis and Kayla Spence added baskets in the paint to make the score 6-0 Junior Lady Wildcats with 1:54 left. ...

Bay couldn't get the stops they needed on the defensive as Manila posted a 50-36 semi-final win over the host team in the Bay Junior High Invitational Tournament this past Thursday. Manila opened the scoring with a jumper before Aaron Jolly tied the score at two with a base line jumper for Bay. ...

Harrisburg was held scoreless in the second quarter digging themselves a hole they couldn't get out of as Palestine-Wheatley beat the Junior Hornets 41-31 this past Friday night in Harrisburg. The Junior Patriots hit two free throws to take a 2-0 lead before Brennon Honeycutt hit one of two free throws for Harrisburg to make it 2-1. ...

Gatlin Greeno scored 26 points to lead Harrisburg (5-0) to a 67-52 over Palestine-Wheatley this past Friday in high school basketball action in Harrisburg. The Patriots jumped out to a 2-0 lead before Harrisburg got an inside basket from Greeno, an inside basket from Tommy Maloney and a coast to coast lay up from Greeno to go up 6-2. ...

Trumann got double digit outputs from Kayla Spence and Caroline Morgan as the Junior Lady Wildcats posted a 43-21 win over Marked Tree this past Monday night in Marked Tree. Spence opened the scoring with a jumper in the land followed by Heavenly Lofton hitting one of two free throws to give Trumann a 3-0 lead. ...

After a close first quarter, Trumann opened up a double digit lead by halftime on their way to a 47-34 win over Marked Tree in non-conference this past Monday in Marked Tree. Tybra Crockett scored the first points of the night for Trumann as she drilled a three-pointer from the left wing to make it 3-0 Lady Wildcats. ...

Marked Tree (1-0) survived the Wildcats' fourth quarter comeback and won their season opener 43-40 over Trumann this past Monday in Marked Tree. Nick Andrews converted an old-school three-point play to give Marked Tree the early 3-0 lead before Cody Roland scored off an offensive rebound for Trumann to make it 3-2. ...