• HSB announces deadlines

    HORSESHOE BEND — The Horseshoe Bend Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Christmas parade at 10 a.m. Dec. 8. Parade lineup begins at 9:15 a.m. on Church Street by the United Methodist Church. Parade entry forms are available at the chamber office, located at …

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  • Ballard, Davis set to exchange vows

    JONESBORO — Alan and Tabitha Ballard of Jonesboro have announced the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Chelsey Ballard, to Drew Davis, son of Danny and Karen Davis of Pleasant Plains. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Wayne R. and Marry Jo …

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  • Christmas memories sought for annual special section

    The Batesville Daily Guard is publishing its annual Seasons Greetings special section Dec. 24. Anyone wishing to share a special Christmas memory for publishing in this section may bring the story and/or a photo to go with the memory to the Guard office at 258 …

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  • Action, words have consequences

    Vickie Freemyer loved life. She loved her family. She loved her students. And most importantly, she loved her 2-month-old granddaughter who was the newest addition to her family. Every day was a new adventure for the 52-year-old gifted and talented teacher. In addition to her …

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  • Counting our blessings — 2012

    Seriously? Both political parties talking pre-emptive smack barely a week after the election. Partisan politics? Again? So soon? Not even time to catch our breath? For crum’s sakes, give it a rest, you guys. Besides, shouldn’t you be out on recess? After all, it’s Thanksgiving. …

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  • Thanksgiving & defending freedom

    During pauses of the hectic Thanksgiving season, we sometimes reflect on the past year and those coming, and we think about what’s truly important in our lives. Certainly family comes first, as well as God to whom all prayers of thanksgiving go. Freedom is the …

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  • Turkeys another feather in Arkansas’ cap

    Fast facts • Arkansas No. 3 in turkey production, at $411.8 million in 2011 • There’s only one breed of turkeys, but eight varieties including Bourbon reds, Royal Palms, Blue Slates and Narragansetts   FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas may be known for its chickens, but it’s …

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  • Eye care center now open

    Comprehensive eye care is now being offered for Batesville and the surrounding area by Eagle Mountain Eye Care, P.A. inside the Walmart store at 3150 E. Harrison St. Doctors Jacob Moll and Dustin Vance offers eye care services that include management and treatment of glaucoma, …

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  • Honor roll – Southside High

    SOUTHSIDE — The students listed below made the honor roll for the first nine weeks of the 2012-13 school year at Southside High School, according to a news release: Ninth: all A’s — Donovan Burroughs, Anna Collins, Chaney Edwards, Brooke Halford, Taylor Johnson, Haley Reed, …

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  • Sorority row construction continues

    JONESBORO  — Five new homes where members of Arkansas State University’s Greek sororities will reside are well under construction and progressing toward the target completion date of August 2013. Students are expected to occupy the homes in the fall of 2013. “The opening of the …

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  • News of Other Days

    Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on June 13, 1993.

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  • Golfers hit consecutive holes-in-one

    SYDNEY (AP) — Two club golfers playing The Lakes — site of the Australian Open beginning Dec. 6 — hit consecutive holes-in-one on the par-3 ninth hole Wednesday. Peter Hough and Jonathan Cook hit the back-to-back aces with Hough, a member at The Lakes, holing …

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