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Harry Bowers
Harry Jackson Bowers, 82, of Batesville died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, in a Batesville nursing home. Born Sept. 1, 1930, in Batesville, he was the son of W.L. and Mae Matthews Bowers. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He worked for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, …
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‘Tennessee Waltz’ singer Patti Page dies at age 85
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Unforgettable songs like “Tennessee Waltz” and “(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window?” made Patti Page the best-selling female singer of the 1950s and a star who would spend much of the rest of her life traveling the world. When unspecified …
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Gas leak causes brief evacuation
Nearly a dozen people and their pets were evacuated from a Westside trailer park around 11 a.m. Tuesday after a driver ran over a gas meter. Independence County Deputy Andrew Rogers was the first officer to respond to Davis Lane Trailer Park at 1743 Davis …
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County faced lawsuits, resigning officials in ’12
In many ways it’s been a long, hard year for Independence County. Faced with lawsuits, resigning officials and decreasing revenue, Independence Quorum Court and Independence County Judge Robert Griffin had many challenges but the county ended the year better than it started. Hydro lawsuits …
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Family doesn’t let go of dream to start business
For 10 years the building at the corner of Central and College streets in Batesville stood empty. Owners Porter and Paula Roy had wanted to do something with it, but didn’t know what. A restaurant, featuring the family’s handmade tortillas, was too expensive. In July, …
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Pharmacy burglarized 2nd time
Unlike Sunday night, thieves striking Hon’s Sav-on Drugs a second time early Monday morning didn’t kick their way into the drive-through window. They took it out of the frame and set it next to the building at 1610 Harrison St. Independence County Deputy Michael Price …
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Quorum court to meet
The Independence County Quorum Court will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Jess B. Carpenter building. Rules state the court must meet within five days of Jan. 1 following an election year and the regular Monday meeting would have been too late, according to …
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Boyfriend arrested for woman’s death
SALESVILLE (AP) — Baxter County authorities have arrested a Salesville man on suspicion of capital murder in the beating death of his live-in girlfriend on New Year’s Eve. Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery said deputies responded to a 911 call “an incident in Salesville, and …
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Power outages down to 279
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Entergy Arkansas says it’s restored power to all but 279 homes and businesses that lost electricity in the Christmas Day winter storm. As of Tuesday afternoon — a full week after the storm dropped ice and snow on the state — …
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BHS cagers don’t play in tourney
The Batesville High School girls and boys basketball teams did not play in the Heber Springs High School Christmas Tournament over the weekend, which was originally scheduled to begin Thursday. The tournament’s start was delayed to Friday, but due to the weather-related road conditions Batesville …
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Lady Razorbacks move up to No. 23
FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — The Arkansas women’s basketball team moved up to No. 23 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Razorbacks improved their record to 12-1 with a win over Coppin State on Friday. The team opens Southeastern Conference play at Auburn on …
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Harsin adds 2 coaches to Arkansas State staff
JONESBORO (AP) — New Arkansas State University Coach Bryan Harsin announced today that Florida wide receivers Coach Bush Hamdan will join the staff. Harsin says Hamdan will serve as an offensive assistant coach and will be appointed to oversee a specific position at a later …
