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Louisville passes first test
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Louisville passed its first test as the No. 1 team in the country, beating Connecticut with a spirited second half. Next comes No. 6 Syracuse on Saturday after a 73-58 win Monday night. With a bunch of other tough games in …
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Sports Briefs
Tennis MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams frightened a few people, including herself. Defending champion Victoria Azarenka had a momentary lack of concentration. Two of the biggest names on the men’s side at the Australian Open — Roger Federer and Andy Murray — had straight-set …
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Two very important girls
My 10-year-old niece Abby can still surprise me. She was given a school assignment to write an essay about the most important person in her life, and she chose me. She told me that everyone else in her class seemed to be writing about one …
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Shot at redemption
The consensus among 2nd Amendment screamers seems to be, in their rampaging defense of so-called “assault rifles,” that the framers didn’t put that amendment in there so good ol’ boy Americans could protect their homes and property from the occasional bad guy, breaking in to …
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Letter to the editor
Unhappy with news coverage Dear editor: I think that having articles and pictures splashed all over the Guard for three days concerning Dr. Gerald Fowler is a disgrace. Sure, readers like sensational stories, but I find this to be very insensitive and degrading to a …
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State Capitol Week in Review
Although we answer calls from constituents year round and meet for interim committees, Arkansas’ Legislature is considered a part-time citizen legislature. Most House members have full-time careers in addition to their legislative obligations. Members come from a wide range of professional backgrounds. This year those …
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2 face drug charges; girl taken in to DHS
WALNUT RIDGE — A Lawrence County couple face numerous charges, including felony drug charges, and a 4-year-old girl in their home was placed in the custody of the state Department of Human Services as the result of an aggravated assault investigation Thursday in the Clear …
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Sheriff investigates shootings
HEBER SPRINGS — Cleburne County Sheriff Marty Moss and his staff are investigating two apparently unrelated shootings. In a news release from the sheriff’s office, Moss said deputies were dispatched to Trout Drive in the west Pangburn area, shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday to a …
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Additional drug charges filed
MELBOURNE — A Violet Hill woman previously arrested for drugs is now dealing with several more charges related to more of the same. Brandie Leigh Holt, 26, had been arrested Dec. 20 on numerous controlled drug violations, said Izard County Sheriff Tate Lawrence. Holt’s total …
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Faulty headlight leads to drug arrest
William Carter got off easy with a citation for driving on a suspended driver’s license when Deputy Bobby Woods stopped him late Friday night for a burned out headlight. His passengers however, Dustin Baird, 25, of Melbourne and Lindsey M. Carter, 19, of Batesville weren’t …
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Group names E-Shade native to post
MELBOURNE — Deltha Shell, director of the TRiO Student Support Services grant at Ozarka College, was recently named president-elect of the Arkansas Association of Student Assistance Programs. Elections for the position were held at the organization’s annual conference October 6-9, 2012. The position is a …
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McCready’s boyfriend dies
HEBER SPRINGS — Country music star Mindy McCready’s boyfriend David Wilson was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound over the weekend. The Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office responded to his home on Sunday after receiving a report of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No details …
