• Club News

    Diamond T 4-H The Diamond T 4-H club has been involved in several activities since the first of the year. To start off 2013, the club members turned in their record books, which explain all their work on special projects, community service and leadership from …

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  • BHS student awarded funds

      ARKADELPHIA — A Batesville High School student has been awarded a University Centurium Scholarship for 2013-14 at Henderson State University, according to a news release. Sarah Rudd is the daughter of Lisa and Randy Rudd and the scholarship is equivalent to $2,500 per semester …

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  • Senior receives scholarship

    WALNUT RIDGE — Samantha Derrington of Batesville has been awarded a Founder’s Scholarship at Williams Baptist College.  The award, presented through the Williams Scholarship with Honors Program, is among the most prestigious academic scholarships available at WBC, according to a news release. Through WBC’s Scholarship …

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  • C-Ridge alumnus hired as intern

    JONESBORO — Darah Rounds, 23, of Charlotte has been hired to serve as a public relations intern at the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce for the spring 2013 term. Rounds, a senior PR major at Arkansas State University is enrolled in a PR practicum course …

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  • Mtn. View senior wins state title

    LITTLE ROCK — Mountain View senior Justin Blankenship won a state championship in the 285-pound class during the recent high school wrestling tournament in the Jack Stephens Center on the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus, said Coach Beau Hardison. As a team, Mountain …

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  • Lavender joins Staffmark team

    Leslie Lavender has joined the Staffmark team as a new sales account executive. She will be responsible for providing customer service in the Jonesboro market. Lavender brings more than seven years of experience in servicing customers’ human resource needs. “She has earned an excellent reputation …

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  • News of Other Days

    Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Oct. 11, 1993.

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  • Harvest of Hope selling pork butts, chicken, ribs

    The Independence County Harvest of Hope is selling pork butts, chicken and racks of ribs as part of its eighth annual fundraiser, according to a news release. Tickets are $25 for pork butts, $6 for a half-chicken and $20 for a rack of ribs. Pickup …

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  • 3 Scots, coach win top AMC honors

    Lyon Sports Information Lyon College basketball players Debbie Onukwube, Phagen Altom  and Kendall Leeks were recently named to the All-American Midwest Conference first team and Tracy Stewart-Lange won the AMC Coach of the Year award for women’s teams after the school’s first season in the …

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  • Jenkins to take on role of Lyon AD full-time

    Lyon Sports Information Collegiate athletics across the nation is ever-changing and Lyon College is no different. In a move to assist continued growth and expansion, President Dr. Donald Weatherman has announced a decision to promote Kevin Jenkins into a single role as the college’s athletic …

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  • I miss Nick

    Dear Former Sen. Nick Wilson: I miss you. I miss political corruption. I miss the Good Old Boys. It’s mind-boggling for sure to even think it, say it or put it in print, but these days there are much scarier things afoot than political corruption …

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  • Mysterious, amazing: The hippo

    Over the years, mystery has surrounded the hippopotamus. Known for its gapping jaw, massive size, and aggressive nature, even the animal’s name led to some confusion. We now know it has a Greek origin meaning “river horse,” and not “Rush Limbaugh” as some liberal commentators …

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