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Ollie Hall
HARDY — Ollie Mae Hall, 83, of Hardy died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in a Batesville hospital. Born March 27, 1929, at Ash Flat, she was the daughter of Walter and Leora Mae Couch Jackson. She was a homemaker and was of the Christian faith. …
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Charles Martin
FLORAL — Charles L. Martin, 76, of Floral died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in a Batesville hospital. Born Sept. 23, 1936, in Pleasant Plains, he was the son of John and Edith Johnson Martin. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include three daughters, Debra …
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Jourdan Kinnel
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jourdan Jaynay Kinnel, 10 days old, of Augusta, Ga., died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in a Little Rock hospital. Born Dec. 29, 2012, in Augusta, she was the daughter of Colton Walls and Tasha McGee. Survivors include her parents; a sister, Kaelyn …
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Cave City seniors fall in 4A-3 District play
BROOKLAND — The Brookland Lady Bearcats defeated the Cave City Cavewomen in a Class 4A-3 District game Thursday, dropping the Cavewomen to 5-2 in the district and 13-4 overall. The Lady Bobcats led 14-10, 18-14 and 25-21 at the quarter breaks. Menley Long led Brookland …
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Cave City to host state tourney in basketball; Hillcrest to host region tourney for basketball
NORTH LITTLE ROCK — The host sites for high school basketball region and state tournaments were announced by the Arkansas Activities Association after a meeting here Thursday, and two area schools were on the list. Cave City will host the Class 4A State Tournament, which …
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Izard County students advance to Elks ‘Hoop Shoot’ state event
BROCKWELL — Three students from Izard County Schools won the Elks District Hoop Shoot Contest championships recently in Highland, according to a news release from Izard County High School. Gunner Gleghorn won the 8-9 year-old boys division, Matthew Workman won the 9-10 year-old boys division …
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Scots pull away from Pirates with big second half
After a defensive struggle in the first half, the Lyon College women’s basketball team found its offensive rhythm and pulled away from the Park Pirates for a 57-41, American Midwest Conference victory in Becknell Gymnasium Thursday night. The victory improved the 19th-ranked Scots’ league record …
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Junior Pioneers break through at Tech
PARAGOULD — The Batesville Junior Pioneers broke through here Thursday night, collecting their first 5A-East District basketball victory with a 37-30 decision over the Greene County Tech Junior Eagles. “We actually started off really slow,” Batesville Coach Chip McDonald said. “We were three minutes into …
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Basketball in town tonight
Blytheville Lady Chickasaws (0-2, 5A-East District; 5-9, overall) vs. Batesville Lady Pioneers (0-2, 2-6), Pioneer Gym, 5:30 p.m. One team will register a first victory in the district. Iasha Humphrey leads the Lady Chicks in scoring. Because of the travel time, tonight’s opener is starting …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sports events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Friday, January 11 – Saturday, January 12, 2013.
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MLB to expand blood testing for HGH
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Major League Baseball will test for human growth hormone throughout the regular season and increase efforts to detect abnormal levels of testosterone, a decision the NFL used to pressure its players. Baseball players were subject to blood testing for HGH …
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Sports Briefs
Pro football CLEVELAND (AP) — Rob Chudzinski’s first head coaching job will be with the team he loved as a kid. Chudzinski, who spent the past two seasons as Carolina’s offensive coordinator, has been hired by the Browns as their sixth full-time coach since 1999. …
