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Nettleton juniors sweep Batesville in 5A-East District hoop contest
Nettleton swept Batesville in 5A-East District varsity junior high basketball action Thursday night in Pioneer Gym, with the girls from Jonesboro winning 29-27 and the Junior Raiders taking a 46-24 decision. The Junior Lady Raiders led 9-6 after one quarter of play, but the Junior …
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UACCB to offer a karate training
The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville’s Community and Technical Education Division will offer a training course entitled Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Karate. Sensei Don Gregory, fourth-degree black belt/full-range close combat instructor, will teach this traditional martial arts class that offers present-day applications of Shorin-Ryu Karate …
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Application deadline nearing for single parent scholarships
Those applying for the Independence County Single Parent Scholarship need to have their applications filled out and returned to the Northcentral Arkansas Development Council office in Batesville by Jan. 18 for the 2013 spring semester, according to a news release. An applicant must be a …
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Robert Jessie-Wyatt Lowder
Jessica Lowder, Lily, Isaiah and Jazmyn of Cherokee Village have announced the birth of a son and brother at White River Medical Center on Dec. 31, 2012. The baby weighed 8 pounds, 1.7 ounces and has been named Robert Jessie-Wyatt Lowder. Grandparents of the child …
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Caden Lee Brown
Matthew and Amy Brown, Catherine, Ashlynne, Camden and Marissa of Newark have announced the birth of a son and brother at White River Medical Center on Jan. 1, 2013. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and has been named Caden Lee Brown. Grandparents of …
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Zoey Jane Allen
Destiny Allen of Mountain View has announced the birth of a daughter at White River Medical Center on Dec. 28, 2012. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 15.7 ounces and has been named Zoey Jane Allen. Grandparents of the child are Jennifer Allen and Andrew Marleou. …
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Brileigh DanYale Marlin
Katie Verser of Batesville has announced the birth of a daughter at White River Medical Center on Dec. 25, 2012. The baby weighed 5 pounds, 4.5 ounces and has been named Brileigh DanYale Marlin. Grandmother of the child is Brianna Verser of Batesville. Great-grandparents are …
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A Glance at Days Gone By
Curtis Thompson of Thompson’s Jewelry in Batesville supplied this family photo for publication. It shows his grandfather, C.T. (his first name also is Curtis) Thompson on an “Indian” motorcycle, his great-grandfather R.C. Thompson (wearing hat) and two other people. It is not known where the …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on July 26, 1993.
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Let the renovations begin!
All my complaining about buying a fixer-upper house was totally in vain. I began renovations last weekend and it was actually fun. I began in the living room since it’s the most used room and the one seen by guests. I was really dreading pulling …
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Letter to the editor
Loving care Dear editor: I’m not sure that all Batesville is aware of the wonderful, caring people that are working at our nursing homes and our hospitals here. Our daughter, Linda, has been a resident of Wood-Lawn Nursing Home for almost two years. She has …
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‘Fiscal Cliff’: Waiting for the sequel
The latest horror movie from Washington — “The Fiscal Cliff” — finally came to an exciting end in the early hours of 2013. But after two years did its climax — more taxes, more spending and more chicken-livered can-kicking by our politicians — really shock …
