• Training building burns

    MOUNTAIN PINE (AP) — Authorities are investigating a fire that destroyed the Mountain Pine Fire Department’s training facility. Lt. Kevin Green says authorities consider the fire suspicious because the building had no utilities hooked up that could have sparked a blaze. The fire happened at …

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  • Man injured when hit by train

    NORTH LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Authorities say a man has been hit by a train in North Little Rock. Union Pacific Railroad spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza said a man was walking between the tracks with his back to the train around 8:20 a.m. Wednesday. The crew …

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  • Jerri Cook

    JUDSONIA — Jerri Masters Cook, 72, of Judsonia died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, at Searcy. Born April 21, 1940, in Marysville, Calif., she was the daughter of Kenneth and Genola Reed Masters. She was a 1958 graduate of Bradford High School. She began working as a farmer, raising …

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  • Montez Rogers

    ASH FLAT — Montez Rogers, 71, of Ash Flat died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in an Ash Flat nursing home. Born June 2, 1941, at Ash Flat, she was the daughter of Alfred and Mattie Mae Layne Rogers. She had worked as a cook at …

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  • Wintha Stoner

    PLEASANT PLAINS — Wintha Lucille Stoner, 89, of Pleasant Plains died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, at her home. Born Aug. 4, 1923, in Pearson, she was the daughter of Clifton Edward Mason and Cora Alice Voorhies Mason. She was of the Baptist faith and was …

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  • Hernandez pitches Seattle by Tampa Bay, to perfection

    SEATTLE (AP) — Felix Hernandez pitched the Seattle Mariners’ first perfect game and the 23rd in baseball history, overpowering the Tampa Bay Rays in a brilliant 1-0 victory Wednesday. The 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner has never hid his desire for pitching perfection. For …

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  • Hogs talking championship or bust

    FAYETTEVILLE — As offseasons go, chalk the University of Arkansas’ up as one of a kind. The Razorbacks had anything but a normal go of it in the wake of Coach Bobby Petrino’s firing in April for lying to his boss about his affair with …

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  • Sports Calendar

    Upcoming sport events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Thursday, August 16 – Saturday, August 18, 2012.

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  • Southside returns veteran, state-qualifying team

    The high school and junior high volleyball seasons will start in earnest next week and we’ve got a new team on the scene. Joining the Batesville Lady Pioneers, Southside Lady Southerners, Cave City Cavewomen, Cedar Ridge Lady Timberwolves and Izard County Lady Cougars are the …

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  • Former county workers remembered with plaque

    By Donetta Sterling Guard Staff Writer Family members of employees who died while working for the county were on hand for the unveiling of a memorial plaque that honored their loved ones at Monday night’s Independence County Quorum Court meeting. Lynn Anderson, 58, was a …

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  • Livestock grants offered

    LITTLE ROCK — The state of Arkansas, through funds provided by Gov. Mike Beebe, will provide a monetary grant to livestock producers for the partial recovery of forage production losses due to extreme drought conditions experienced this year, according to a news release from the …

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  • A Turning Point; From high school dropout to soldier, dad, role model

    ROBINSON TRAINING CENTER — The 233rd Regional Training Center’s Sgt. Aldo Reyes of North Little Rock is a proud father of five and a dedicated soldier with a promising future. But that wasn’t always the case. Surrounded by negative influences as a juvenile, Reyes had …

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