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Chandler Conway Matie
Kevin and Kristen Matie have announced the birth of a son at Centennial Hills Hospital in Las Vegas on Jan. 6, 2013. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and has been named Chandler Conway Matie. Grandparents of the child are Ernie and Elaine Loucks …
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Kaidyn Gaille Grigsby
Steven Grigsby and Kaitlyn Butler of Batesville have announced the birth of a daughter at White River Medical Center on Jan. 29, 2013. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces and has been named Kaidyn Gaille Grigsby. Grandparents of the child are Bridgette Earls and …
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Aubrey Ann Diana
Michael and LouAnn Diana, Brayden and Brentley of Calico Rock have announced the birth of a daughter and sister at White River Medical Center on Jan. 29, 2013. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 13.8 ounces and has been named Aubrey Ann Diana. Grandparents of the …
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Tanner Clarence Branscum
LaQuita and Donald Branscum Jr. of Batesville have announced the birth of a son at White River Medical Center on Jan. 27, 2013. The baby weighed 8 pounds, .2 ounces and has been named Tanner Clarence Branscum. Grandparents of the child are Jeff and Rita …
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Layla Beth French
Dustin and Jessica French of Batesville have announced the birth of a daughter at White River Medical Center on Jan. 28, 2013. The baby weighed 9 pounds, 12.4 ounces and has been named Layla Beth French. Grandparents of the child are Delores Rothe, Melissa French, …
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Monette man remembers World War II service
JONESBORO (AP) — It was a long way from Buffalo Island to the islands of the Pacific, but country boy James Ball remembers the journey. The World War II veteran said he joined the military right out of high school, leaving his home in the …
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Athlete battles for life off the court
BLYTHEVILLE (AP) — On the surface, Blytheville Chickasaw senior guard Shaquille Smith looks like your average teenager. Youthful, athletic and just trying to help his team pick up some wins. However, when Smith was in the sixth grade, a trip to the doctor’s office changed …
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John Houston: Izard County’s first clerk
John P. Houston (1793-1838) was born in Virginia, but started his adult life on a 400-acre farm in eastern Tennessee. As head of his siblings, Houston’s only problem was his brother, Sam, who refused to work on the farm or in the family-owned general store …
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Amnesty is not the answer
“No amnesty!” Good luck with that. “Secure the border!” Yeah, that, too. Why not? Rep. Steve Stockman of Texas describes the problem with unenforced illegal immigration laws to Politico’s Ginger Gibson: “The crush of illegals have bankrupted local governments, shut down hospitals, overwhelmed schools and …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Aug. 26, 1993.
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Alfred Young
WIDEMAN — Alfred Young, 68, of Wideman died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, in Batesville. Born Jan. 4, 1945, in Rosie, he was the son of Alfred Cole Young and Maydene Davis Young. He was united in marriage to Libbie Arlene Lawrence on June 2, 1973, …
