• Batesville Babe Ruth All-Stars finish second in Missouri event

    WEST PLAINS, Mo. — Batesville’s Junior Babe Ruth All-Star team finished second in the Coca Cola Classic, an annual baseball tournament, here over the weekend. The local team defeated Ava, Mo. 6-0, Izard County 9-1 and West Plains 5-2 before falling to West Plains 11-2 …

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  • Tech boys, Paragould girls win titles on home course

    PARAGOULD — The Paragould Invitational High School Golf Tournament titles went to the hometown teams here Tuesday at the Paragould Country Club. The Greene County Tech Eagles dominated the field of fellow 5A-East District teams, finishing 38 strokes in front of the second-place Nettleton Raiders …

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  • Sports Calendar

    Upcoming sports events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Friday, August 10 – Sunday, August 12, 2012.

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  • Day corrected

    The wrong day was listed in a headline Tuesday about a meeting for bowlers. The Batesville Women’s Bowling Association fall meeting is scheduled for 1:45 Sunday afternoon at the Italian Grill.

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  • Bearkatz, Bucs tied for lead

    MELBOURNE — The Melbourne Bearkat and the Concord Pirate golfers are tied for the lead after the first day of the Izard County Cougar Classic Tournament. The Bearkatz and Pirates each scored a 236 at Cooper’s Hawk Golf Course on Tuesday. Melbourne’s Brad Lamb topped …

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  • Hog QBs, receivers shine, measure talented young D-backs

      FAYETTEVILLE — The big scrimmage still awaits Saturday night at Razorback Stadium, but Coach John L. Smith put his Arkansas Razorbacks through a pretty good warmup with a 79-play scrimmage Tuesday night at the UA Intramural Fields. It was the second night of full …

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  • Bearkatz prepare for school year

    MELBOURNE — Melbourne Public Schools will begin classes Aug. 20. Superintendent is Gerald Cooper. District treasurer is Toni Lawrence. Board members are Phil Ferguson, president, Brad Wheelis, vice president, Jason Miller, secretary, Phillip Edwards, Robert Cooper, Toby Smith and Kirk Miller. The board meets at …

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  • Six students awarded academic scholarships

    Six students have been awarded academic scholarships to the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville, announced Kristen Cross, director of financial aid. Preston Hooper of Floral graduated from Midland High School and was awarded an Academic Distinction scholarship. Preston is the son of Brad …

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  • Dorothy Austad

    SAN DIEGO — Dorothy Lee Austad, 89, of San Diego died July 27, 2012, in a San Diego nursing home. Born Aug. 8, 1922, in Batesville, she was the daughter of James Clark and Leonora Bridgman Duncan. She attended school in Batesville until she moved …

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  • Johnny Lesley

    Johnny Dale Lesley, 57, of Batesville died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in a Batesville nursing home. Born July 18, 1955, in Batesville, he was the son of John Dale Lesley and Cleva Campbell Lesley Carter. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, …

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  • Beebe declares emergency due to severe drought

    LITTLE ROCK — On Friday, Gov. Mike Beebe declared a state of emergency in Arkansas to assist with the transport of hay during Arkansas’ severe drought. The declaration is intended to help Arkansas ranchers whose feed supplies are running critically low. The declaration temporarily authorizes …

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  • Baxter, Dallas Co. jails to keep inmate workers

    PINE BLUFF (AP) — A state committee says the Arkansas Department of Correction will still assign inmate workers to the jails in Dallas and Baxter counties despite problems that turned up in recent investigations. An oversight committee voted Tuesday to allow the counties to still …

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