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Tickets still available for Rock This House
ASH FLAT — Tickets are still available for the Ash Flat Church of Christ’s fourth annual women’s conference. Rock This House will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door, by calling (870) …
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BAAC sets watercolor workshop
The Batesville Area Arts Council will provide a Faux Batik Watercolor Workshop from 9 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the BAAC Art Gallery on Main Street in Batesville. Artist Marlene Gremillion of Hot Springs Village will conduct the workshop. The workshop will feature a technique …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on March 12, 1993.
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Locals do well in Junior National Salers Show
DU QUOIN, Illinois — Lane Bray of Sidney, Casey Huffmaster and Lindsey Huffmaster, both of Williford and Morgan Street of Cave City all did well in the recent Junior National Salers Show, according to a news release. Salers enthusiasts and junior exhibitors gathered in Du …
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Nursing instructor hired
Caroline Crumley has been hired as a nursing instructor at the University of Arkansas Community College in Batesville, according to a news release. Her primary responsibility will be to coordinate the simulated learning lab. Crumley earned a post-master certification from the University of Arkansas Medical …
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Teenage driver cited in bus accident that injured 2
A 16-year-old driver was cited for failure to yield to a school bus following an accident at the intersection of Jennings and Mark streets near Batesville High School Tuesday afternoon. The girl, Peyton N. Evans, of McHue Road told Deputy Patrick Collins she was traveling …
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Democrats to meet
The Democratic Party of Independence County will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at U.S. Pizza, located at 60 Batesville Blvd. in Batesville. Any and all candidates who are present are invited to speak. This meeting is open to the public.
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East Main Street crash
State Trooper David Jones gathers information for his accident report as Vital Link personnel prepare to remove Dana Campbell, 68, from her car after she crashed into Gerald Littlefield’s truck in front of the old drive-in theater on East Main Street Monday morning. Jones said …
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Inmate breaks into property room
Video recordings of an inmate in the Independence County jail breaking into the jail’s property room and taking items and money belonging to other inmates now has the man facing breaking and entering and theft charges, according to an affidavit filed by Independence County Sheriff’s …
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Wanted man caught
A 33-year-old Goatneck Road man wanted in four counties was arrested by Independence County officers Saturday following a vehicle pursuit that reached speeds of up to 100 miles an hour in hilly, curvy roads, finishing up with the driver abandoning the car in a field …
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Tourism director resigns 4 weeks before carnival
Friday was the last day of work for Tami Meyer, tourism director with the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce. She was hired to fill the newly created positon in mid-March. Chamber CEO/President Crystal Johnson said Monday that Meyer left saying that she “just wasn’t suited …
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Volunteers, funding needed to restore gym
Sheila Avant loves the expression, “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.” She along with other members of the Ethel O. Miller Historical Preservation Association and volunteers have bitten off quite a job-: Restoring the Miller gym. The gym was once …
