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Some postage rates go up on Sunday
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sending a post card will cost a penny more in July. The bank will pay a bit more to send mail. So will newspapers and magazines.
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Newport man convicted of murder
NEWPORT (AP) – A Newport man charged with capital murder in connection with the shooting death of a laborer was found guilty of first-degree murder in Jackson County Circuit Court.
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Corps urges caution, Holiday sees increase in congestion
MOUNTAIN HOME – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is urging those seeking fun on or near the water over the holiday weekend to keep their water safety guards up, to prevent accidents.
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CC board discusses recreation grant
CAVE CITY – The Cave City School Board heard a lengthy report Thursday concerning numerous new state laws that affect schools.
Among those:
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Car accident results in citations
An accident early Wednesday night resulted in multiple citations from the Independence County Sheriff’s Office.
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Castrated rapist a suspect in two similar homicides
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – Search warrant documents show similarities between a killing last week and one last year in Missouri – and in each of which a castrated rapist paroled from Arkansas is a suspect.
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Governor leery of smoking ban
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – Gov. Mike Huckabee questioned Thursday the appropriateness of a state Board of Health initiative to ban smoking in Arkansas restaurants.
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Troy Farris
CAVE CITY – Troy Farris, 89, of Cave City died today, June 29, 2001, at a Batesville nursing home.
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Louise Holcomb
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Louise Naomi Gunther Holcomb, 80, of Modesto, Calif., formerly of Batesville, died Monday, June 18, 2001, in Sacramento, Calif.
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Selma Hockett
CLEARWATER, Kan. – Selma Jane Johnson Hockett, 75, of Clearwater, Kan., formerly of the Batesville area, died Wednesday, June 27, 2001.
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Van McDonald
HARDY – Van Aden McDonald, 50, of Ash Flat, died Wendesday, June 27, 2001, at a Little Rock hospital.
