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Dawn Scarbrough
CHEROKEE VILLAGE — Dawn Scarbrough, 56, of Cherokee Village died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, in Jonesboro. She was the daughter of Donald and Bernadene Schrock Anderson. She and her husband were the co-owners of CV Tax Service. Survivors include her husband, Lon Scarbrough; two daughters, …
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Linsey Morris
PHOENIX — Linsey Boyd Morris, 74, formerly of Brockwell, died Sept. 12, 2012, in Phoenix. Born Aug. 28, 1938, he was the son of Clarence and Dollie Sanderson Morris. Survivors include a son, Marshall Morris of Oxford; five daughters, Nell Masters of Melbourne, Mary Sanders …
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Building Batesville
It’s no secret some businesses and communities have been hit hard by a downturn economy. Fortunately there are plenty in the Batesville area that continue to grow. So far this year, the city of Batesville Code Enforcement Office has $29.5 million in building permits; that …
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Main Street nominated – Prettiest Painted Places in America
Thanks to a national competition to find the “Prettiest Painted Places in America,” people across the country are discovering what Arkansas residents have long known: The Natural State has some of the most beautiful towns and neighborhoods to be found anywhere, according to a news …
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Thieves target Newark, Oil Trough
Electronic equipment, jewelry and coins were targeted in the burglary of Danny Nunemaker’s home on Pecan Street in Newark Tuesday. When reporting to Sheriff’s Deputy Rob Leonard, Nunemaker said he came home around 3:30 p.m. to find a window broken and glass all over the …
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Lyon sets service day
Lyon College has scheduled its annual service day for Tuesday. Each year, Lyon releases students from their classes and faculty and staff from their regular work duties to visit sites throughout the Batesville community to “do everything from reading to elementary school children to washing …
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Inmate charged in forgery
Already in jail on unrelated charges, Mandy Roberts, 37, of Batesville is now facing charges of four counts of second-degree forgery and one count of theft by receiving, according to a court affidavit filed by Investigator Michael Thatch with the Independence County Sheriff’s Office. In …
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Two arrested on drug charges
Melanie Mandera WALNUT RIDGE — Deputies from the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office arrested two Imboden residents, 35-year-old James Mandera and 44-year-old Melanie Mandera on Tuesday for delivery of a controlled substance (marijuana), possession of a controlled substance (marijuana), possession of a controlled substance (hydrocodone), possession …
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Searcy man wanted for printing bogus check
A warrant has been issued for a 39-year-old Searcy man who reportedly printed his own check and then cashed it at the Batesville Kroger store recently. Independence County Sheriff’s Investigator Jeff Sims said in a court affidavit that on Sept. 10 LaJean Brown with the …
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Energy savings, 4-legged friend: Annual report covers many topics
From the introduction of Dottie, a poodle undergoing training to serve as an instruction dog at Sulphur Rock Elementary, discussion of alternative learning and success programs as well as recognition of the first recipient of the Batesville School District and Citizens Bank Above and Beyond …
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‘Seed corn’ forever lost
In this, one of the years of remembrance of the U.S. Civil War’s sesquicentennial, I made a couple of exceptions to my general rule of not reading in-depth material relating to that horrible time in American history. Anytime I try to read about a particular …
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Letter to the editor
Dear Editor: “The Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty-seven and of the independence of the United States of America the twelfth” (quoting the Constitution of the United States of America) was the date the Constitution …
