One hundred thousand in cash will get a Batesville teacher out of jail, but it won’t get him his job back.
Grant C. Rader, 34, resigned from the Batesville School District this morning while still incarcerated at the Independence County Jail.
In Other News
9/11, Katrina, Sandy Hook – Nation’s first responder answers call of duty
When the tail of the airplane dropped down, the bottom of it dropped out, smoke filled the cabin and the …
Inmate’s actions lead to multiple felony charges
ASH FLAT — When a Cave City man who was a Sharp County Jail inmate took a chance on walking …
Purse found
A found purse belonging to a Tuckerman woman is being held at the Independence County Sheriff’s Office until it can …
Board approves raises, projects
Employees of the Batesville School District are getting a raise. The Batesville School Board Monday night approved two raises, the …
How does your garden grow?
Dirty fingernails likely don’t raise eyebrows when Eli Skelton, Nathan Stanfield and Kanyon Wilson get home from school. After all …
Lyon’s writer-in-residence to retire
In 1990, Dr. Virginia Wray told Andrea Hollander how Lyon College needed a professor for an evening program, lamenting Hollander’s …
Pesticide training is Thursday
The next farm pesticide applicator training meeting will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Independence County Extension Office, said …
Free mammograms, Pap tests offered
The Independence County Health Unit in Batesville is offering access to free mammograms and Pap tests to qualifying uninsured women …
Sports
Batesville High provides four to all-state soccer teams
Four Batesville High soccer players were recently named to the Class 5A All-State …
Southerner notches third all-state honor
Southside Southerner Brody Clark is a Class 4A All-State selection in soccer for the third straight year. Clark, a senior …
Fitzhugh Park pool to open Saturday
The Fitzhugh Park pool is scheduled to open this weekend, according to Parks Director Jeff Owens. The pool, Batesville’s only …
Space available at Southside camp
SOUTHSIDE — Space is still available for boys in grades 4 through 8 to participate in a individual skills basketball …
Southside volleyball camp scheduled for May 28-30
SOUTHSIDE — The Southside Youth Volleyball Camp is set for next week, according to a news release from the school. …
Sports Calendar
Upcoming sporting events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Saturday, May 25 – Sunday, May 26, 2013.
Spurs win in OT for 2-0 lead as series heads to Memphis
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — If the Western Conference finals seem the slightest bit over after two San Antonio wins, hold …
Bulldogs outlast Tigers, 2-1
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Mitch Slauter’s 2-out single scored Kyle Hann in the 17th inning, giving Mississippi State a 2-1 …
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