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Cupboards at pantry are bare
CONCORD — The Food Pantry of Concord, a food bank which has been operating for about six months, is in need of help, said Trudy Bruton, who has been arranging for shipments of food. The pantry was out of food earlier this week but a …
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Man nabbed over threats
ASH FLAT — A Cherokee Village man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly calling in a bomb threat that resulted in the evacuation and search of four area high schools including Highland School that morning, according to both Sharp County Sheriff Mark Counts and Fulton County …
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Inmate charged with fighting
Making threats to harm a jailer’s family and then assaulting him resulted in more problems with an inmate of the Independence County jail, according to a court affidavit. Independence County Sheriff’s Detective Mike Mundy said that on Dec. 5 jailer Hosea Whitson was assaulted by …
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Live entertainment planned
This month’s Second Friday Frolic will feature live music in two locations, according to Paula Grimes, executive director of Main Street Batesville. Plenty of free parking is available. The Simply Southern House Band — Randy and Stephanie Wade, Allen Steiner and Debbie Cochran — will …
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Swaim wins Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses
Matt Swaim, a registered nurse in White River Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit, has been chosen as the November/December recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses, according to a news release. Swaim has been at WRMC for five years. “It’s an honor to receive …
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Burglars get away with $50K in property
One watchful neighbor had to run off metal scrappers from Kirt McDougal’s home in the Southside area Monday morning but not before making them replace everything they had loaded up. A short time later, however, she discovered a car arrive only to find its occupants …
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Heavenly Treasures moves sale
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the sale dates of Heavenly Treasures handicrafts at Fellowship Bible Church at the Landers Theater in Batesville has been changed to 2-6 p.m. Friday only. The sales of crafts from third-world countries goes into programs to promote the growth of business …
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Van schedule to change during holidays
The Independence County Veterans Services office will be closed Dec. 15-27 for vacation and Christmas holiday, according to Veterans Office Director Andrea Taylor. The veterans van to Little Rock will not run Dec. 24 through Jan. 1. The schedule will resume on Jan. 2. For …
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Post offices open Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — U.S. Postal officials in Arkansas say the state’s post offices will be open on both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve — but hours may vary. Spokeswoman Leisa Tolliver-Gay says all post offices will be open both Dec. 24 and Dec. …
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County offices to be closed briefly Thursday
Most county offices will be closed briefly Thursday from noon to 1:30 p.m. in order for county employees to attend the annual employee Christmas luncheon, according to Charlie Morris with the Independence County Judge’s Office.
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Stalled car leads to mugging of two ASU students
JONESBORO (AP) — Two Arkansas State University students who needed help with a stalled car wound up being attacked and robbed. The students told police they were mugged Monday evening by two men who stopped to supposedly help them near the Groves Apartments. Police say …
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King wins coach’s award for Class 5A
NORTH LITTLE ROCK — All 45 finalists and their families from Prairie Grove to McGehee and from Junction City to Walnut Ridge attended the 2012 Farm Bureau Awards Monday night in North Little Rock, according to a news release from Hooten’s Arkansas Football. They included …
