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Izard County man arrested
MELBOURNE – A bond of $75,000 holds an Izard County man after officers in Izard County and members of the 16th Judicial District Drug Task Force searched a Dolph residence Friday and recovered nume
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P-Plains has second meeting
PLEASANT PLAINS – Pleasant Plains City Council will meet at 7 p.m. tonight to discuss the feasibility of a zoning committee, according to Mayor Rick Siler.
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Council views safety
MAGNESS – Magness City Council members addressed topics of safety and agreed to seek grant application for their fire station at Monday night’s meeting.
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UACCB awarded grant
The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville has received a $17,500 Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority Grant to develop a resource center, according to Cari Wickliffe, vice chan
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Community school board to meet
The board of The Community School Inc. will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at White River Specialized Industries, 1550 Cottonwood St., according to Amanda Lott, WRSI director of human resources.
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Board denies school waivers
CONWAY (AP) – The state Education Board says severe winter weather is no excuse for shortening the 178 days of school required under state law.
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Residents angry about vet employee, proposed Bell-Foley Dam project
Sharp County Quorum Court members found the courtroom filled to capacity Monday night, and most of those present were fighting-mad veterans, while others were angry over the Bell-Foley Dam project
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Tenants give new life to Main Street icon
It has been called “a beacon bridging the old and the new” and, according to Guard historian Wilson Powell, “one of the finest commercial buildings in Batesville.”
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Quorum Court authorizes hydroelectric expenditure
A much debated, delayed project got an additional go-ahead from the Independence County Quorum Court Monday night.
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Sports calendar
Today
College baseball: Delta State at Lyon, 2 p.m.
High school golf: Southside, Melbourne and Salem at Turkey Mountain Golf Course, 3:30 p.m.
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BHS plays softball opener today; Pioneers face Rams in first steps of AAAA-East District race
The Batesville Lady Pioneer softball team will open its season this afternoon, and, on a nearby field, the Pioneer baseball team will begin its chase for a seventh straight AAAA-East District title
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Four golfers return for district champ BHS
Returning four of the five golfers who made up the AAAA-East District championship team, the Batesville Pioneers look like contenders for the same this spring.
