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$100K bond set for NLR man
District Judge Chaney Taylor on Tuesday set a $100,000 bond for a North Little Rock man allegedly caught stealing from a woman’s west Batesville home on Monday. Joshua Blake Stricklin, 37, remains in custody following the incident in which he was reportedly seen by Independence …
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Scot women break away in second half; men fall
American Midwest Conference Female Player of the Week Debbie Onukwube scored 12 of her team-high 18 points in the second half as she led the red-hot Lyon College women’s basketball team to its seventh consecutive win Tuesday night with a 77-52 whipping of Missouri Baptist …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sports events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Thursday, February 14 – Sunday, February 17, 2013.
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Southerners topple Greyhounds in 4A-2 tourney
NEWPORT — The Southside Southerners pulled a major upset in the 4A-2 District Tournament Tuesday, defeating the host Newport Greyhounds 53-45 in overtime. The ’Hounds had defeated the Southerners twice by double figures during the regular season. “It was a great win,” Southside Coach Brad …
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Charges filed following rollover accident
Allegedly leaving the scene of an accident because of several outstanding warrants even though a Pleasant Plains woman was thrown from a vehicle and sent to a Little Rock hospital on Jan. 29 has resulted in another warrant for one Batesville man. A warrant for …
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Pawn owners meet ‘Pawn Stars’
Every year Batesville Gun and Pawn Shop owner Tracy Wallis and wife, Selina, go to Las Vegas, but not to gamble. Instead, they attend an annual gun show but on one trip found themselves at the 24-hour Gold and Silver Pawn shop made famous by …
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Central to get sidewalks
Connecting the Eagle Mountain Magnet and Batesville Junior and Senior High campuses will have to wait a bit. Tuesday night, the Batesville City Council amended an application for infrastructure project funding through the Arkansas Safe Routes to School Program. A resolution had been approved at …
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Bond set for Concord woman
HEBER SPRINGS — Bond for a Concord woman who was arrested early this month on drug charges has been set at $50,000, said Cleburne County Sheriff Marty Moss. A search of 52-year-old Janet Nicholson’s residence on Nicholson Road near Concord resulted in her arrest. Nicholson …
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Food pantry to be closed
SOUTHSIDE — The Southside 4-H food pantry will be closed Thursday, according to a spokesperson.
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Check on drug activity leads to man facing various charges
WALNUT RIDGE — Officers from three law enforcement agencies participated in the arrest of Jeremy Gilliam, 38, of Black Rock on Monday due to Gilliam’s actions which included resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and tampering with evidence after he was approached, said Lawrence County Sheriff Jody …
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Jackson County voters approve tax for new jail
NEWPORT (AP) — Voters in Jackson County have approved two sales tax issues that will pay for a new 100-bed county jail. On Tuesday, voters passed a three-eighths percent sales tax for construction and another three-eighths percent sales tax for maintenance. The two taxes are …
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Movie offered for those with special needs, sensory issues
The Arkansas Parent Training & Information Center will host Sensory Saturday at 9:30 a.m. this Saturday at the Carmike Oaks 7, 2250 Harrison St., according to a news release. The movie to be shown is “Escape from Planet Earth.” For a trailer to the animated …
