• Leatherwoods to perform Friday at UACCB

    Four entertainers will be in concert at 7 p.m. Friday at Independence Hall, located on the campus of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville. The Leatherwoods, Dave Smith, Mulligan Stew and the Lazy Goat String Band will perform. Folk center artisans will display …

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  • Emma Mae Bean

    Eric and Savannah Bean of Charlotte have announced the birth of a daughter at White River Medical Center on Aug. 20, 2012. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and has been named Emma Mae Bean. Grandfather of the child is Robert Saalfrank.

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  • Weekend Events

    Weekend events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Friday, September 7 – Sunday, September 9, 2012.

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  • Trystyn Alejandro Vazquez

    Alejandro and Tabatha Vazquez, Larry and Marco of Batesville have announced the birth of a son and brother at White River Medical Center on Aug. 24, 2012. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce and has been named Trystyn Alejandro Vazquez. Grandparents of the child …

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  • Hayden Aryan Trent Pittman

    Gerald Pittman and Jessica Hensley, Jaylynn, Hunter, Devon and Johnathan of Ash Flat have announced the birth of a son and brother at White River Medical Center on Aug. 24, 2012. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 8.9 ounces and has been named Hayden Aryan Trent …

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  • Noah Dean Kelch

    Justin and Teela Kelch, Ryder and Jackson of Newark have announced the birth of a son and brother at Harris Hospital in Newport on Sept. 2, 2012. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and has been named Noah Dean Kelch. Grandparents of the child …

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  • Senator’s ex-girlfriend accused of hitting him

    LITTLE ROCK — The former girlfriend of state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson was charged Wednesday with third-degree domestic battery after allegedly hitting the Republican with a preserved alligator head during a dispute. Julie McGee, 39, of Little Rock, was booked into the Pulaski County Jail early …

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  • State revenues show decline

    LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Arkansas finance officials said Wednesday that a drop in sales tax collections last month pushed the state’s revenues below expectations and last year’s figures, suggesting that consumers may have postponed purchases until the annual back-to-school sales tax holiday. The Arkansas Department …

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  • Court to hear casino arguments

    LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Arkansas justices are hearing arguments in a lawsuit challenging the state’s rejection of petitions for a Texas businessman’s bid to win exclusive rights to operate casinos in the state. The Arkansas Supreme Court planned to hear oral arguments today in the …

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  • News of Other Days

    Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on March 29, 1993.

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  • Possible heat death reported

    FORT SMITH (AP) — Authorities say a man found lying on the side of a road in Fort Smith may have died of heat exhaustion. Fort Smith police said Wednesday that 47-year-old Olaf Brian Cooper died at a local hospital. Officers received a call about …

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  • Lawmaker pleads guilty to election charge

    LITTLE ROCK (AP) — A Democratic state legislator from east Arkansas, his father and two campaign workers pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit election fraud after federal prosecutors said the lawmaker’s campaign bribed absentee voters and destroyed ballots in a special election last year. …

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