Cora Sue Jackson will be honored at a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday hosted by Stanley Wood Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac and Scott Wood Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram at the General Motors dealership location at 1674 Batesville Blvd. “We want to invite everyone …

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Edgar Ibarra, 25, the man who escaped from a community service work detail twice in three days, has been charged in Independence County Circuit Court, with one count of third-degree escape, which is a class C felony. Ibarra escaped Saturday morning while working with other …

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The Charlotte end of Holcomb Cemetery Road will be closed from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday to replace culverts, according to the county judge’s office. Drivers are asked to use alternative routes.

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SULPHUR ROCK — The Sulphur Rock City Council’s regular meeting originally set for Monday night has been postponed one week because an attorney involved in drafting a trailer ordinance was to be unable to attend, said Recorder-treasurer Ann Heathwaite. The meeting was rescheduled for 6 …

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Heath Owens, prevention program specialist for Region 3 Prevention Resource Center, Health Resources of Arkansas Inc., received the Outstanding Newcomer in Prevention Award from the Arkansas Prevention Network, (APNet), a statewide prevention advocacy association. The presentation of this award was made by APNet board member …

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John Cooke of White River Insurance Agency in Batesville was elected president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Arkansas at their 112th annual convention held June 3-5, 2013, in Pensacola, Fla. Cooke has previously served on the IIAA Executive Committee and Board of Directors. Other …

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CALICO ROCK — The Peppersauce Players will present “Take a Peek,” a two-hour program of music and local history, at 7 p.m. Friday and at 2 p.m. Saturday at Calico Rock Music Hall, located at the intersection of Highways 5 and 56 in Calico Rock. …

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HUTCHINSON MOUNTAIN — The descendants of Wilf and Mattie Moore Simmons and Robert and Eunice Kirkland Simmons will have a reunion Friday and Saturday at Hutchinson Mountain Community Building, located on Camp Tahkodah Road in the Hutchinson Mountain community. A potluck will be served at …

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River Valley Canners The River Valley Canners division of the Independence County Extension Homemakers met at 6 p.m. June 13 at the Extension Office. Nadine Woodward demonstrated how to make jelly using the Ball jam and jelly maker with the help of Toy Siler and …

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Today is Tuesday, June 18, the 169th day of 2013. There are 196 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride, 32, became America’s first woman in space as she and four colleagues (commander Robert L. …

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EVENING SHADE — Main Street Church of Christ in Evening Shade will have a gospel meeting at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. The speaker will be Wayne Goff.

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MELBOURNE  — Ozarka College conferred associate degrees during its recent spring commencement ceremony. Students eligible to participate were those who had completed programs in December 2012, May 2013 or who plan to complete during the summer 2013 terms. Of those who graduated, 38 earned magna …

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