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Cemetery cleaning scheduled
SULPHUR ROCK — A cleaning will be held at Sulphur Rock Cemetery at 8 a.m. Saturday. Volunteers are asked to bring equipment to cut branches and bushes.
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Crawford family reunion set
The Crawford family reunion will be Saturday at the Oak Bluff School House, located on Oak Bluff Road. A potluck will be served at noon. All family and friends are invited.
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Calico Rock student nets scholarship
JONESBORO — Hannah Beth Wright of Calico Rock, a senior, has been selected to receive the Lillian Barton Scholarship for the fall semester at Arkansas State University, announced Dr. Mary Jane Bradley, director of Professional Education Programs and scholarship committee chairwoman. Wright’s field of study …
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Science fair winners named
LYNN — Science fair winners have been named in a recent contest hosted by Hillcrest Elementary. Kindergarten winners included Peyton Glenn first place; Cole Poff, second place; and Errin Wright, third place. Honorable mention went to Addison Doyle. First-grade winners included Kylie Geurin, first; Haley …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Nov. 22, 1993.
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Historical society honors author, curator Robertson – Honnoll shares family’s wartime experiences
The annual joint meeting of the Independence County Historical Society and the Batesville Genealogical Society, hosted by the genealogical society, was held April 21 in the Rider Room, First Community Bank. President Gary Perkey called the meeting to order, welcomed members and guests, and asked …
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C-Ridge places in state bowl
NEWARK — The Cedar Ridge High School quiz bowl team recently placed second in the 2A conference finals of the Arkansas Governor’s Academic Competition “Quiz Bowl 2013” against Conway Christian High School. The team includes (front, from left): Matthew Cullum, Reagan Walters, Haley Combee, Jade …
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Field trip cut short after bus collision
A field trip was cut short for Batesville eighth-and ninth-graders this morning when the two buses transporting them were in a wreck near McCain Mall in Little Rock. Fifteen-year-old Kassey Crawford said the bus she was riding in rear-ended the first one. Crawford, who was …
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Man in relationship with girl charged with sexual assault
WALNUT RIDGE — A 26-year-old Powhatan man was arrested Friday by Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department and Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children Division authorities, said Sheriff Jody Dotson. After his arrest, Scott Archer was charged with sexual assault, Dotson said. “The arrest comes after the …
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Hospital’s No. 2 man to retire
Gary Britten may be the No. 2 man at White River Medical Center, but in one sense he’s No. 1. Britten, whose employee number is 2, is the last original employee of WRMC who came over from the old North Arkansas Clinic. He will be …
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Police: Man who was run off vacant property later returned to steal mowers, equipment
Charges have been filed against a Batesville man for taking items valued at nearly $20,000 from the old Batesville Country Club. Matthew R. Mathis, 40, of Batesville faces felony charges of breaking or entering and theft of property, according to the affidavit for arrest filed …
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Former coach pleads guilty
A former Southside School District girls volleyball coach recently appeared in Independence County District Court where he pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay $1,500 in fines and court costs following a charge of indecent exposure. David Shilkitus, 40, was charged in October with the …
