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Merle Rutledge Seuberth – Paid Obituary
Merle Rutledge Seuberth, 86, of Batesville, Arkansas, passed peacefully with her family beside her today, August 31, 2012, at 5:30 a.m. She was born July 26, 1926, at Huff, Arkansas, the eighth child of Obed and Rachael Rutledge. She was preceded in death by her …
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Una Pearl Churchill – Paid Obituary
Una Pearl Churchill, 101, of the Charlotte community, died Thursday, August 30, 2012, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born August 11, 1911, in Hazel Grove, Arkansas, and was the daughter of Charles Cequine Polston and Tallie Hassie (Lance) Churchill. She enjoyed …
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Museum to hold Native American exhibit opening
CALICO ROCK — Calico Rock Museum has announced the grand opening of its Native American exhibit, “The Birth of the Ozarks,” at 11 a.m. Sept. 8. The museum and the Calico Rock Artisans Cooperative share a building on Main Street (Highway 5 at the White …
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Glance at Days Gone By
With about 10 banking institutions currently serving Batesville, it may be hard to believe that just four decades ago the city only had two banks. They were located at the same intersection downtown at Third and Main streets. In 1905, the town had three banks, …
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Tick fever — it may be closer than you think
Charles McKenzie of Evening Shade didn’t know what was wrong when he started running a fever. After all, he didn’t have any other symptoms of flu or a common cold, such as sore throat, stomachache or lower bowel problems, sinus infection or headache. But he …
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‘Magic shoes,’ like cell phone, won’t bring popularity
It seems all I have heard for months is how badly my 12-year-old daughter Alexas wants a cell phone. Apparently every child in school has one except for her, which I’m sure is not true. I keep telling her that having a phone is a …
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Whirlwinds get away with 2 big plays, victory
Thursday night proved to be a rough start to the season for the Batesville Junior Pioneers. In a windy, rainy Pioneer Stadium, the Whirlwinds of Annie Camp Junior High in Jonesboro downed the Junior Pioneers 14-8, and all it took was capitalizing on a pair …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sports events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Friday, August 31 – Sunay, September 2, 2012.
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on March 23, 1993.
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Keeton Tray Lucas
Steven Lucas and Natasha Mabry and Jackson of Newport have announced the birth of a son and brother at White River Medical Center on Aug. 28, 2012. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and has been named Keeton Tray Lucas. Grandparents of the child …
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Brycen Blaine Robbins
Brett and Brittany Robbins and Braelyn of Prim have announced the birth of a son and brother at White River Medical Center on Aug. 25, 2012. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 5.2 ounces and has been named Brycen Blaine Robbins. Grandparents of the child are …
