(LITTLE ROCK, ARK.) – Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston wants to remind Arkansans that Early Voting for the Preferential Primary & Nonpartisan General Election begins Tuesday, February 18th.
To check your voter registration information, find your polling location, or view a sample ballot, you can visit www.VoterView.org. VoterView is a service of the Arkansas Secretary of State.
The polls will be open between the hours of 8:00 am and 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday. Early voting ends at 5:00 pm on the Monday prior to the election. Election Day is Tuesday, March 3. The polls on Election Day will be open from 7:30 am until 7:30 pm.
If you have moved or your information has changed and you need to update your voter registration, you have until February 28th to make this change before the March 3rd election.
By state law, voter identification is required at the polls, so remember to have a photo ID with you when you go to vote.
(LITTLE ROCK, ARK.) – Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston wants to remind Arkansans that Early Voting for the Preferential Primary & Nonpartisan General Election begins Tuesday, February 18th.
To check your voter registration information, find your polling location, or view a sample ballot, you can visit www.VoterView.org. VoterView is a service of the Arkansas Secretary of State.
The polls will be open between the hours of 8:00 am and 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday. Early voting ends at 5:00 pm on the Monday prior to the election. Election Day is Tuesday, March 3. The polls on Election Day will be open from 7:30 am until 7:30 pm.Â
If you have moved or your information has changed and you need to update your voter registration, you have until February 28th to make this change before the March 3rd election.
By state law, voter identification is required at the polls, so remember to have a photo ID with you when you go to vote.
The Paris Jr. High Eagles boys basketball team will play the host school, Perryville Jr. Mustangs, tonight in the championship final of the boys junior district basketball tournament. Tonight’s final is scheduled to start at 7:15 p.m.
Paris fans will want to get to the game early tonight. Perryville is also playing in the preceding girls final versus Lamar, so, the stands will be full of Mustangs all night. Paris fans will need to arrive early to get a seat at tonight’s game.
Resident Press will have full coverage Friday afternoon of tonight’s tournament final. Stay with RP for complete Paris Eagles basketball coverage!
On Tuesday, February 11, the Hackett Sr High Hornets banded together as an unbreakable chain and brought in their second win in a row. Taking down the Mountainburg Dragons 60-37, the Hornets have one conference game left on the season and they couldn’t be more pumped to get things rollin’.Dylan Kats unleashed the fury on the Dragons scoring 21 points while Cash Oliver netted 13, Jake Fisher and Jesse Esparza brought it five each, Zach Gragg and Austin Cowell made four apiece, Jaren Johnson obtained three points, Tyler Satterfield and Steven Jenkins snagged two, Ethan Slavens picked up one.
“Tuesday was an awesome atmosphere and my athletes loved all 32 minutes of what our fans brought,” stated coach, Kent Elmore. “It was one of my favorite victories I have ever been apart of. I have preached culture and being great teammates all year long. This short week we had an athlete go down to injury, an athlete playing ill, and a very special athlete who had to play in a game after suffering a tragic loss just this morning.”
“I sat in my office today and tried to find words to help him heal. The kid is special to me and all I knew to say to him is WE have his back. We sat and talked and I just listened and it made me realize how lucky I am to be at Hackett. Tonight our entire bench stepped up and played for each other. But as a coach, I know deep down all of us were playing and coaching for their teammate.”
In their final hardwood conference showdown, the (5-6) Hornets will host the (3-8) Westside Rebels on Friday, February 14 with the Lady Hornets playing first at 6 p.m. “The Hackett Hornets are playing some really good and fun basketball. I ask all of you personally to please come out and support our seniors as they will step onto their home court one last time. A win would put us in prime position going into the District Tournament!”
It was a lackadaisical start to the Mansfield Sr High Tigers and the Charleston Tigers face-off Tuesday night as the scoreboard merely read 29-12 at halftime. After an inspiring halftime speech by Mansfield coach, Keith Dake, the Tigers shot onto the court with a new attitude and a rekindled determination. Mansfield knew it was going to be hard to knock top conference Charleston off of their pedestal but they weren’t going to go down without a fight.
Tyler Holmes
Mansfield set the hardwood ablaze in the second half of the game forcing Charleston out of their comfort zone and although they took a 64-41 loss, the Red Tigers went down swinging. Ethan Stovall put 20 points on the board followed by Tyler Holmes with nine, and Codi Chick with eight. “Offensively we were very slow getting started,” explained Coach Dake. “Charleston’s zone defense was huge, much bigger than any zone we had seen up to this point in the season. We came out timid in the first half, afraid to attack, which led to our slow start and inconsistent scoring opportunities.”
Ethan Stovall
“Finally, in the 4th quarter, senior Ethan Stovall came out ready to give the Tigers the offensive spark they needed scoring 14 of his team-high 20 points in the final quarter of the game. Looking to the future, we have to attack the glass offensively and finish strong at the rim. Our best games have come when we relentlessly attack our opponents.”
Layton Howard
On Friday, February 14, Mansfield will travel to Cedarville for their final conference game of the season and take on the Pirates with the Sr girls starting at 6 p.m. The Tigers are 8-13 in total season play while the Pirates are 10-18. Both teams sit 4-9 in conference play and with a win this Friday, the Tigers could tie for a top-four finish in conference which would in return put Mansfield in a tiebreaker with Greenland going into the District Tournament.
The #3 seeded Hackett Jr High Lady Hornets sent the Westside Rebels marching back home after they secured a 38-23 win in the second round of the Jr High District Tournament. Teonna Best led her team with 12 points and 9 steals followed by Kyleigh Hill with seven points, Tori Blanton with six, Alex Bunch with four, and Alona Rothwell and Aaliyah Escoffier with two each.
Coach, Broc Adams had this to say about the game. “We played really well defensively. We forced a bunch of turnovers early in the game but couldn’t convert those into points in the first half. We talked about it at halftime, made a couple of simple adjustments and the girls did a great job of finishing in the second half!”
The (16-5) Jr Lady Hornets will be back in Danville tonight for the semi-finals to take on the #2 seeded Lavaca Lady Golden Arrows at 4 p.m. Upon a victory tonight, Hackett would go on to face either Danville or Hector in the championship round.
The Waldron Jr High Bulldogs are pushing forward in the 3A-1 West Jr High District Tournament. In Round 1 on Monday, February 10, the #2 seeded Jr Dogs took on the #7 seeded Greenland Pirates and in true Bulldog dominance they took the victory 50-22. “I’m really proud of all the guys for being focused on winning a championship this week,” exclaimed coach, Josh Atchley. “I wouldn’t bet against these dudes for nothing!”
Lidge Stinson led the Bulldog pack in points with 17 along with three rebounds, and one assist. Trevor Hunt claimed 12 points, four rebounds, four assists, and five steals. Trenton Hunt finished with a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds as well as three steals and three assists. Forrest Efurd grabbed three points. Petey Justice netted two points and four rebounds. Peyton Lipham obtained two points, one rebound, two steals, and one assist. Jon Jon Valdez picked up two points. Ethan Mayberry, Scout Young, and Jose Cardenas earned one rebound each. Jacob Daggs acquired one rebound and one steal. Chris Lopez scored four steals. And Kason Davis snagged five rebounds.
The (22-4) Jr Bulldogs will now be playing in the semi-finals on Thursday, February, 13 at 7:45 p.m. in Lincoln against the #3 seeded West Fork Tigers.
The Mansfield Recycling Center is set to re-open for business on Tuesday, February 18.
According to Mansfield Mayor Buddy Black, the center will only be accepting cardboard and #2 plastics, such as milk jugs, initially. More items will be accepted at a later date.
The gate for the center will be open during hours of operation: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and the first Saturday of each month from 9 a.m.-noon.
There will be an employee to man the recycling center, located at 601 E. Center Street in Mansfield.
The Charleston Tigers traveled to West Fork on Wednesday night to play a make-up game that had been previously postponed last month in West Fork due to severe weather. The Tigers needed to win to maintain first place in their conference over Elkins and Waldron.
The Tigers defeated West Fork by the score of 47-37 and remain in first place in their conference with one game to go in the season, On Friday, Charleston will again be on the road to play at Elkins for a game that will ultimately decide the conference champion or champions, and will finalize the order of the top seeds going into the boys district tournament next week. As of the publication time of this story, the boys conference standings are:
Charleston 12-1
Elkins 11-2
Waldron 11-2
If Charleston wins Friday night, they will be the conference champion and the number one seed in the district tournament. If Elkins defeats Charleston, Elkins and Charleston will share the conference championship, along with Waldron if the Bulldogs can win at home Friday against Greenland.
Friday’s game will be a rematch of the thriller on January 21 at Tiger Center when Charleston won 51-50 on Brandon Scott’s three-point shot at the buzzer. There is no doubt that the Elks feel like they should have won that game, and they will be highly motivated to avenge the loss and gain a share of the conference title. It should be another epic game for both the Tigers and the Elks.
Stay with Resident Press for more coverage and updates on Charleston Tigers basketball!
It was a big night in Mansfield on Tuesday night as Charleston’s southern swing through the conference continued from its Friday night games at Waldron to Tuesday night’s battle of the Tigers at Mansfield. It was senior night in Mansfield, and the Charleston girls, who had clinched a share of the conference title Friday night were out to clinch the outright title and the top seed in next week’s district tournament. The Charleston boys were playing to keep pace with Waldron following their loss last Friday at Waldron. By the end of the night, both Charleston teams won, clinching the girls title, and for the boys, moving back into sole possession of first place following a win at Mansfield and a loss by Waldron at Elkins on the same night.
Both games resulted in lopsided wins for Charleston as the Lady Tigers defeated Mansfield 57-28 and the Charleston boys defeated Mansfield 64-41.
For the Lady Tigers, Charleston improved its overall record to 22-2 and its conference record to a perfect 13-0. With one game remaining Friday night at Elkins, Charleston has the opportunity to complete a perfect conference record for the 2019-20 season. It will enter the senior high district tournament next week in Waldron as the number one seed.
The Charleston Tigers win over Mansfield moves Charleston into sole possession of first place in the conference. With the win over Mansfield, Charleston’s record improves to 14-9 overall, and 11-1 in conference play. Charleston has a make-up game today at West Fork that is critical to the Tigers maintaining their lead before Friday’s trip to Elkins to play another important conference match-up. Today’s game and Friday’s games will determine the conference champion, and will settle the order of the top seeds between Charleston, Waldron and Elkins going into next week’s senior district tournament.
Waldron, who played an inspired game at home last Friday night and defeated the Tigers to move into first place, dropped a game Tuesday night at Elkins, 54-49. The Bulldogs’ run as the conference leader was short-lived as the loss dropped the Bulldogs to third place in the conference standings as of publication time of this story. According to Max Preps, the boys conference standings are:
Charleston 11-1
Elkins 11-2
Waldron 11-2
Charleston has played one less conference game to date due to the cancellation of their game in January due to severe weather in West Fork. That game will be made-up tonight in West Fork at 6 p.m.
Friday night, Charleston travels to Elkins for a must-win game for both teams. Waldron will finish the season Friday night with a home game versus Greenland. The Bulldogs need both Charleston and Elkins to lose on Friday. If Charleston were to lose tonight, it would throw yet another curve to the possible outcomes in a race that has been like a roller coaster over the past ten days. Besides wanting to win a conference championship, the final order of finish is very important to all three teams as they look at seeding in the conference tournament and the resulting pathways to the regional tournament.
For the Charleston girls, the scenario is much clearer. The Lady Tigers have a two game lead with one game to be played, and they have clinched the outright championship and top seed in the district tournament. Elkins lost a close game to Charleston earlier in the season at Tiger Center, and for a meaningless game in the standings, the game at Elkins has the potential to be a very good game. Coaching decisions for both teams may come into play as both schools have to consider what remains at stake in the regular season, keeping teams in their routine and playing rhythms going into post-season play, and of course, reducing the possibility of injuries late in the season. The Lady Tigers have had an epic season, and this team has a legitimate shot to win it all in Hot Springs on March 13. But before that can happen, they have to avoid the lapses in energy and focus that the team appeared to have in Waldron last Friday. The Lady Tigers, although wining by double digits, did not look their best, and from this point forward, they will have to be in top form to realize their goal of a state championship. But the talent, depth, and experience of this team makes them a good bet to be in contention for a state title deep into the state tournament.
The district tournament will begin next week in Waldron, and the regional tournament will be held the following week, also in Waldron. The first rounds of the state tournament will be held at Tiger Center in Charleston with the Class 3A final being held in Hot Springs. The locations of the regional and state tournaments will be a definite advantage to all of the conference schools; especially to Waldron and Charleston. So, the stage is set for a great post-season setting to end what has been a memorable 2019-20 high school basketball season.
Stay with Resident Press for complete coverage all the way through the crowning of a new girls and boys Class 3A state champion in Hot Springs!
