• Historical association to meet

    The Ethel O. Miller Historical Association will have its annual public meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Citizens Bank Annex, located on College Street in Batesville.

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  • Lankford to address Izard County historians

    BROCKWELL — The Izard County Historical and Genealogical Society will hold its winter quarterly meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Izard County Senior Center on Highway 9 south of Brockwell. The event is open to the public. Dr. George Lankford of Batesville will speak …

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  • Spring registration under way

    The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville is currently offering open and continuous registration for new and returning students for the upcoming spring semester through Friday. To register, students will need to submit an application for admission, which can be found online at www.uaccb.edu, …

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  • Ozarka to offer GED test

    MELBOURNE — Ozarka College in Melbourne will give the GED Test at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 23 and 28 in Room 516 of the Wyth Duke Adult Education Building. The test will also be given at 9 a.m. at the following locations: • Ash Flat — Ozarka …

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  • Braden Alexander Grant

    Timothy and Katrice Grant and Brandon of Batesville have announced the birth of a son and brother at White River Medical Center on Jan. 3, 2013. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces and has been named Braden Alexander Grant. Grandparents of the child are …

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  • Jaxon Ray Wooldridge

    Alyssa Wooldridge of Cave City has announced the birth of a son at White River Medical Center on Jan. 3, 2013. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 8.3 ounces and has been named Jaxon Ray Wooldridge. Grandparents of the child are Kathy Wooldridge and Scott Wooldridge. …

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  • Hali Jade Martin

    Matt Martin and Sara Lantz and Alexys of Sulphur Rock have announced the birth of a daughter and sister at White River Medical Center on Jan. 4, 2013. The baby weighed 5 pounds, 14 ounces and has been named Hali Jade Martin.

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  • Marissa Sofia Gonzales

    Pasqual and Sabrina Gonzales, Pasqual J and Emilio of Batesville have announced the birth of a daughter and sister at White River Medical Center on Jan. 3, 2013. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and has been named Marissa Sofia Gonzales. Grandparents of the …

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  • Scarlet Abigail Blackmore

    Dennis and Christy Blackmore, Lexi and Haleigh of Batesville have announced the birth of a daughter and sister at White River Medical Center on Jan. 2, 2013. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 8.7 ounces and has been named Scarlet Abigail Blackmore. Grandparents of the child …

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  • Sophia Marie-Fay Gipson

    Brandon Gipson and Linda Childress of Batesville have announced the birth of a daughter at White River Medical Center on Nov. 14, 2012. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces and has been named Sophia Marie-Fay Gipson. Grandparents of the child are Susan Childress, Lillie …

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  • News of Other Days

    Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on July 28, 1993.

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  • Protecting school kids

    Jonathan Hornik, the Democratic Mayor of Marlboro Township in New Jersey, is a pragmatist. He favors a ban on the sale of assault weapons. He also wants laws to prohibit ordinary citizens from possessing high-capacity magazines. He’s eagerly anticipating recommendations from Vice President Joe Biden’s …

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