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Citigroup to cut more than 11,000 jobs
NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup said today it will cut 11,000 jobs, a bold early move by new CEO Michael Corbat. The cuts amount to about 4 percent of Citi’s workforce of 262,000. The bank did not spell out how many of the jobs will …
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Venita Withrow
ASH FLAT — Venita June Draper Withrow, 78, of Ash Flat, formerly of Sims, Ill., died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Born Aug. 19, 1934, in Sims, she was the daughter of Curtis and Martha Elizabeth Hunt Fenton. She was a homemaker and a retired city …
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Betty Sims
Betty Rose “Rosie” Breeden Sims died Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. She was the daughter of Woodrow and Gwendolyn Breeden. She grew up, married and raised her children, Curt and Teresa, with her husband, Terry Sims, while living in Batesville. She actively participated in the Junior …
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Rayburn Richardson
JONESBORO — Rayburn G. Richardson, 77, of Jonesboro died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in a Jonesboro hospice. Funeral services will be private. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the Lupus Foundation of America, 2000 L St., NW, Suite 410, Washington, DC …
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Linda Neeley
Linda Sue Neeley, 68, of Batesville died Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, at her home. Born March 2, 1944, at Frederick, Okla., she was the daughter of Harlon and Cleo Smith Woodall. She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist Church in …
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Ruth Stewart – Paid Obituary
Ruth Stewart, 89, of Oil Trough departed this life Saturday, December 1, 2012. She attended Blackland Baptist Church and enjoyed fishing, music, dancing and gardening. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward L. Stewart; parents, Alfred and May (Williams) Western; one granddaughter, Carol …
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Residents tossing money into trash
Recycling doesn’t just save the environment — it also helps the county’s bottom line, but many residents are throwing money away. Recyclables are sold by the county and the funds help pay for the Independence County Recycling Center facility, operations and maintenance. The recycling program …
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No seat belts, music end in meth arrest
Terry R. Turner knew he was caught — and allegedly owned up to having meth when police questioned him. Independence County Deputy Bobby Woods said he was on patrol in Batesville just before noon Friday when he saw a blue Toyota pickup truck occupied by …
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Suspect on run arrested
Mandy Engles HARRISON — A former Izard County man, suspected in a Saturday night robbery and shooting near Bellefonte, was taken into custody Monday afternoon without incident, according to Boone County Sheriff Danny Hickman. Phillip Engles, 27, was arrested in Newton County near an area …
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Center joins emergency stroke care program
LITTLE ROCK — Stone County Medical Center has partnered with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to provide life-saving emergency care for stroke patients in the region, according to a news release. SCMC is a 25-bed critical access hospital serving Mountain View and surrounding …
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Christmas party set at museum
Old Independence Regional Museum will host its sixth annual Old Fashioned Family Christmas Party from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, said Amanda Nikkel, volunteer coordinator. Admission is free. “This is the final installment of the museum’s popular Family Day series for 2012,” she said. …
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Forgers, others sentenced
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Judge Dan Kemp recently handed down several sentences in Independence County Circuit Court: • Donald Hutto Harwood was sentenced to five years probation for first-degree forgery. • Jeff Lindsey Hall was sentenced to 18 months in a regional corrections facility and three years probation …
