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Johnnie Kay Lee – Paid Obituary
Johnnie Kay Lee, 75, of Cave City, Arkansas, died Friday, August 31, 2012, at her home. Born July 31, 1937, in Powhatan, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Elisha and Flora Bennett Ball. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include …
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Forgery warrant issued
A warrant has been issued charging a Ward woman with misdemeanor theft of a check and felony forgery for signing and using it at a local doctor’s office. Amy Conley, 36, with a last known address of 274 Lenderman Trail, Ward, was named in the …
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‘Shootout’ highlights points finale
LOCUST GROVE — Racing returns to the Batesville Motor Speedway Friday for the finale of the Isle of Capri points racing series as leaders Joe Payne, Jason Wilkey, Jason Goodman and Ronnie Jones try to take the checkered flag for the championship. The night is …
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S-side juniors turn north, target 4-quarter win
The Class 4A-2 District Southside Junior Southerners will take their football show on the road Thursday, traveling to Mountain View to play the 3A-1 Junior Yellowjackets, hoping to duplicate the success they had last Friday in their victory over the Cave City Cavemen, 22-0. “The …
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Lady Southerners go to 3-0 in league
SOUTHSIDE — The Southside Lady Southerners defeated the Maumelle Lady Hornets 3-2 Tuesday, improving their volleyball records to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the 4A Central Conference. The Lady Southerners dropped the first set 23-25, but rebounded to win the next two 25-15, 25-14. The …
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Lyon men win in overtime for first
Lyon Sports Information ARKADELPHIA — The Lyon College men’s soccer team had to go to overtime for the second time in as many matches on the young season, but the result this time was a thrill-packed Scot victory when Jack Hayes rebounded a Edin Campara …
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BJHS cross country team wins; 3 circulation area girls top race
MOUNTAIN HOME — Batesville’s seventh- and eighth-grade boys won a Junior Bomber Invitational Meet cross country team title last week and Guard-circulation area athletes finished 1-2-3 individually in the girls’ race. The Junior Pioneers’ winning team total, comprised of their first five finishers was 22 …
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Searcy golfers sweep BHS on home course
Searcy swept Batesville in high school golf matches at The Course at Eagle Mountain on Tuesday. The Lions won 159-204 as Austin Pike and Harrison Gooch each shot 2-over-par 38s for nine holes. For Batesville’s team score, Austin Scott shot a 48, Sumner Barnes added …
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Lady Pioneer volleyball falls in another 5-gamer at home
The Greene County Tech Lady Eagles rallied to defeat the Batesville Lady Pioneers 3-2 in a 5A-East Conference high school volleyball match Tuesday in Pioneer Gym. The visitors from Paragould won 17-25, 22-25, 25-11, 25-11, 15-7. The Lady Pioneers, 3-2 overall and 1-2 in the …
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ConAgra: ‘Green’ saves money as well as energy
ConAgra Foods of Batesville is proof that “going green” is not only good for the environment, but also the bottom line. Ed Coleman, environment, health and safety manager at ConAgra, was the guest speaker at Thursday’s “Putting Green to Work” lunch series at the Arkansas …
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West Memphis parents file suit – Hicks, Byers want access to info
An attorney for two of the parents who lost their children in the 1993 West Memphis killings is claiming they are being denied access to information in their children’s deaths under the Freedom of Information Act. Friday, attorney Ken Swindle, who represents Pam Hicks and …
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Naked man on ATV arrested for drugs
The heat, and possibly using drugs, apparently played a part in the arrest of a naked Oil Trough man riding his four-wheeler in the area of the Departee Creek Bridge Saturday afternoon. Independence County Deputy Wayne Green said he was dispatched to the area around …
