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Sex offender arrested in stabbing, rape in Searcy
SEARCY (AP) — Authorities in White County have arrested a registered sex offender accused of stabbing a woman, then raping her 12-year-old daughter in front of her. Authorities say deputies arrested 29-year-old Aaron Ray Rash of Bald Knob on Wednesday afternoon. Searcy Police Department spokeswoman …
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2 cruisers totaled
SEARCY (AP) — State police are investigating a crash in Searcy involving two troopers that totaled both of their patrol cars. No one was hurt in the Monday night accident, which Searcy police say occurred when the troopers were driving to assist Searcy police, who …
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Reality show to air on Christmas
The new reality show, “Swamp’d,” that features Batesville native David McCall, will air on Christmas Day at 10 p.m. on the Animal Planet channel, according to McCall. The show was filmed at P’Maws Bait Shack in Pierre Part, La.which is owned by McCall’s friends and …
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Christmas Eve service set
SIDNEY — Grace Country Church in Sidney will hold a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 5 p.m. Monday. The candlelight service will last approximately 30 minutes and is open to the community. Grace Country Church is located at 181 Highway 58 in Sidney. For more …
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Magness changes trash pickup
MAGNESS — Due to the Christmas holiday, there will be no trash pickup in Magness on Dec. 25. Instead, trash will be picked up on Dec. 26. Pickup will also be held Jan. 1, New Year’s Day. Meanwhile, the Magness City Council will meet Jan. …
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Pioneer baseball player signs with Lyon College
Landon Gillmore will stay close to home while continuing his baseball career. The senior pitcher-third baseman for the Batesville Pioneers recently signed a national letter of intent to attend Lyon College and play baseball for the Scots. “It’s my hometown school and Lyon has a …
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Bowling numbers pick up among area high schools
Bowling’s on a bit of a roll among Guard circulation area high schools. Along with Concord and Izard County, which is each in its third year in the sport, Southside and Melbourne declared to the Arkansas Activities Association for the first time this season. The …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sports events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Thursday, December 20 – Saturday, December 22, 2012.
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on July 14, 1993.
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Steroids loom large in college football
AP editors note: Whether for athletics or age, Americans from teenagers to baby boomers are trying to get an edge by illegally using anabolic steroids and human growth hormone, despite well-documented risks. This is the first of a 2-part series. WASHINGTON (AP) — With …
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Sports Briefs
College football NEW YORK (AP) — The Penn State child sex abuse scandal was selected as the sports story of the year by U.S. editors and news directors in an annual vote conducted by The Associated Press. The news broke in November 2011, with a …
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Concord student awarded Leadership scholarship
WALNUT RIDGE — Mary Thompson of Concord has been awarded a Leadership scholarship to attend Williams Baptist College. The scholarship is awarded to incoming WBC students based on their college entrance examination scores. Thompson is a senior at Concord High School. She is the daughter …
