-
Connor Lee Girtman
Kevin and Judy Girtman of Austin have announced the birth of a son at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock on Sept. 26, 2012. The baby weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and has been named Connor Lee Girtman. Grandparents of the child are Phillip and …
-
News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on May 6, 1993.
-
Buffalo herds roamed Oil Trough
The late historian Ernie Deane wrote, “The name Oil Trough is one that arouses much curiosity.” It is always near the top of “unusual” place names in America. When Sallie Stockard wrote a history of this region in 1904, she interviewed elderly residents who had …
-
UACCB will pay Town Plaza $60K
A remodeling job that turned into a property damage claim has ended with a settlement of $60,000 that the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville will have to pay to Town Plaza, LLC. Wednesday, UACCB and Town Plaza presented a negotiated settlement to the …
-
Armed man sought in theft
WALNUT RIDGE — On Thursday the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a residence in Strawberry about a large amount of stolen property, said Sheriff Jody Dotson. “Deputies responded and began an investigation into the stolen property. At the time the deputies did …
-
Woman hurt in robbery
Newport — A Newport convenience store employee was hit from behind and knocked to the ground in a purse snatching Saturday. Newport Police Department officers were dispatched to Mapco Express, located at 1020 Third St., around 4:20 p.m. in reference to a robbery. Officers arrived …
-
Air units stolen from homeless shelter
Police are following leads on a possible suspect relating to the theft of outside air conditioning units at the fledgling Mission at the Cross in west Batesville that offers services for the needy. Around 2 p.m. Wednesday Deputy Colby Markum took a theft report from …
-
Leda Sample
SEARCY — Leda Sample, 95, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, in a Searcy nursing home. She had been a member of Roosevelt Church of Christ for more than 70 years. Survivors include two sons, Charles Sample of Russellville and Eddie Sample of Pleasant Plains; two …
-
Refusing to give ID gets man arrested
Loitering and refusing to provide officers his identification only got a Batesville man arrested Saturday. John Jones, 32, of 1450 Grays Ave., was arrested after an off-duty officer saw him walking in the Vital Link ambulance parking lot, looking in vehicles and standing behind them. …
-
Hubert Fugett
MAUMELLE — Hubert D. Fugett, 77, of Maumelle died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Born March 28, 1935, near Cave City, he was the son of Roland and Ray Goforth Fugett. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was a certified public accountant …
-
Buelah Norris
CAVE CITY — Buelah Edith Norris, 74, of Cave City died Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, in a Batesville hospital. Born March 6, 1938, at Taylor, Neb., she was the daughter of Oscar and Sylvia Dishman. She was a member of Eastside Southern Baptist Church in …
-
Elmer Schroeder
Elmer A. Schroeder, 95, of Batesville died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, in a Batesville hospital. He was born Feb. 13, 1917, in Owensville, Mo. He was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired as a contractor in the construction …
