• World premiere to be at Landers

    The recently-completed feature film 45RPM will have its world premiere at 7 p.m. Saturday at the historic Landers Theatre, located at 334 East Main St. in Batesville. The film was written, directed and produced by Juli Jackson. The film focuses on a young female artist …

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  • Church events announced

    Cushman United Methodist CUSHMAN — Cushman United Methodist Church will hold its annual harvest dinner from 3 to 7 tonight. The menu includes turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce, roll and dessert. The cost is $6 for adults and $3 for …

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  • Service News

    Fort Meade, Md. — Air Force Lt. Col. Charles J. Wallace II graduated from the Naval War College, College of Naval Warfare in Newport, R.I. Qualified students earned a master of arts in National Security and Strategic Studies. The college is the oldest war college …

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  • A Glance At Days Gone By

    “SCHOOL AT CHARLOTTE” is written on the back of this photo, brought in by Ina Lee Henley of Charlotte. The picture at one time belonged to Maxine and A.V. Gordon. “They’re way more than a hundred years old,” Henley said of this and three other pictures …

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  • Ozark Folk Center to host ‘After Dark in the Park’

    MOUNTAIN VIEW — After Dark in the Park will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View. The event is for the whole family. Storytellers and musicians will be located throughout the park. There will be …

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  • Corn bread cooks crank up for annual Cornbread Festival

    LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Cornbread Festival, to be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 3 on South Main Street between 13 and 16th streets in downtown Little Rock, is seeking amateur and professional cooks to show off their best corn bread recipes …

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  • Foster joins Citizens Bank

    Charla Foster has been named senior vice president and human resources director at Citizens Bank. In this position, Foster is responsible for oversight of the bank’s employee relations, training, employment, benefits and compensation programs. Foster is a graduate of Lyon College who most recently served …

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  • Students share faith on YouTube

    JONESBORO — What started with a couple of friends, a basketball and an iPhone in the gym has led to a YouTube trick basketball ministry that has attracted thousands of fans. Arkansas State University students, Kevin Frisbee of Batesville, a senior physical education and coaching …

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  • State shooters to converge on Batesville shooting range

    The Arkansas Trap Association will hold a sanctioned shoot Saturday at the Independence County Shooting Sports complex located 3600 North St. Louis St. (across from Believers Community Church) in Batesville. Registration/practice will begin at 8 a.m. with the shoot starting at 9. Newly approved ATA …

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  • News of Other Days

    Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on May 19, 1993.

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  • Scot volleyball team falls twice in Russellville

    RUSSELLVILLE — Without their leader and only senior, the Scots dropped a 5-set match with Central Baptist and were swept by Arkansas Tech at the Arkansas Tech tri-match in Tucker Coliseum on Thursday. Suzanne Fincham, with 399 kills and a .329 attack percentage, went down …

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  • Lyon golfers finish third, ninth in Cabot

    CABOT — The Lyon College teams finished third and ninth here last week in the Bison Fall Golf Classic at Greystone Country Club. The women improved their play by 10 strokes on the second day to finish third. Junior Kaitlyn Duncan struggled on the opening …

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