• Woman drives into passing train, making her fourth DWI offense

    WALNUT RIDGE — A Lawrence County deputy arrested a Hoxie woman Tuesday after seeing her drive a vehicle into a passing train, then learning the vehicle was stolen. Sheriff Jody Dotson said 29-year-old Amanda Graves faces charges of theft of a motor vehicle, driving while …

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  • FFA benefit rodeo set for Friday, Saturday

    SOUTHSIDE — The Southside School FFA will host a benefit rodeo Friday and Saturday night at the Pleasant Plains arena on Highway 167, according to a news release. Start times are 6 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday. The rodeo will feature events for all …

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  • Weekend Events

    Weekend events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Friday, October 26 – Sunday, October 28, 2012.

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  • Students should learn about stone spheres

    Why aren’t our public school students taught about mysteries of the ancient world? Such classes — one for upper elementary students, another for junior high and a more advanced one for senior high — could light the imagination of students who might choose to become …

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  • What about the homeless?

    As a biographer of Ronald Reagan, I’m constantly asked to compare today’s fiscal/economic situation to what Reagan faced in the 1980s. Today’s record debt/deficits remind of the 1980s, though today’s are far worse, with the deficit at least six times as high — and debt-to-GDP …

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  • Union general could smell battle brewing

    One hundred fifty years ago, the Federal Army was not sitting idly by while the Confederate forces in the Trans-Mississippi were in the midst of reorganizing. While Helena hosted the majority of the Federal army in Arkansas, one cannot forget the scattered Yankee forces across …

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  • Sheriff elected to board – Izard’s Tate Lawrence voted in to 3-year term

    Izard County Sheriff Tate Lawrence has been elected Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches’ board of directors for a three-year term, according to a news release. The board is responsible for setting the policies that govern the operations of the ranches, provide input on all of the …

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  • Rockin’ Fall Festival kicks off Friday

    TUCKERMAN — Tuckerman’s Rockin’ Fall Festival will be Oct. 26 and 27 at Tuckerman City Park. On Friday a Halloween costume contest will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. with first, second and third place ribbons being awarded. There is no entry fee. A …

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  • Stubbs benefit dinner set

    MOUNTAIN VIEW — A benefit spaghetti dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Gospel Opry, located at 308 School Ave. in Mountain View. A concert will begin at 7. Proceeds will go to help with medical expenses for Steve Stubbs. …

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  • ‘Reducing stress’ to be topic

    MELBOURNE — The Ozarka College Institutional Professional Development Committee will host “Reducing Stress in Today’s Busy World,” from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday in the lecture hall of the John E. Miller Education Complex on the Melbourne campus. Tom Stalf, director of Senior Haven of …

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  • ‘Two nights of horror’ begins Friday at LaCrosse

    LaCROSSE — Relay for Life will present “two nights of horror” in the Haunted House from 6 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday at the Izard County Fairgrounds in LaCrosse near Melbourne. A press release asks “Can you handle it?” The cost is $3. The …

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  • BAAC presents ‘The Addams Family’

    Batesville Area Arts Council will show the movie “The Addams Family” at 7 p.m. Friday in Couch Garden, behind Brown Chapel, on the Lyon College campus. The movie is rated PG-13. Admission is free.

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