A community outreach clothing giveaway is held from 12:30 to 4 p.m. each second Saturday at Grace Communion Fellowship, located at 790 Allen Chapel Road. The church requests no vendors.

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MELBOURNE — The Izard County Master Gardener plant sale, which was set for Sept. 8, has been canceled due to the severe drought.

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The River Valley Canners Home Extension Club held its second official meeting on July 12 with 12 people in attendance. The Canners will meet the second Thursday night of each month at the Independence County Extension Office. Club president Toy Siler welcomed new members and …

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It’s now a rice field, but it was once a field of dreams.  During baseball season the crowds flocked to the Lawrence County seat and cheered for the home team while young men were playing their hearts out with dreams of making the big time. …

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The body of an elderly Batesville woman was found in her home Wednesday afternoon when Independence County deputies and an Arkansas state trooper went to her home on a welfare check. Independence County Sheriff Steve Jeffery said this morning that his officers went to the …

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CONCORD — During Tuesday’s special meeting of the Concord City Council, Mayor Buck Rone and the aldermen reviewed applications for the vacant city marshal’s position and agreed to schedule interviews with three applicants next week, said Recorder-treasurer Jayne Pettit. “They decided to interview three applicants …

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HUNTSVILLE (AP) — Sharp County isn’t the only county in Arkansas with a wet-dry issue. A group that wants to legalize alcohol sales in Madison County has submitted signatures to get the measure on the November ballot. Keep the Money in Madison County turned in …

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The Independence County Quorum Court will discuss three positions in three different departments when it meets at 6 Monday night in the juvenile courtroom over the library. Juvenile Detention Center Administrator Peggy Kendrick, Circuit Clerk Debbie Finley and Tax Collector Janet Perkey are making the …

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White River Medical Center registered nurse Christa Duggar is the July/August recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses, according to a news release. Duggar currently works in Senior Haven and has been at WRMC for six years. “I love what I do,” she said. …

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SOUTHSIDE — An update on the office building construction project tops the agenda when the Southside Public Water Authority board meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in its office at 1401 Batesville Blvd., said Manager John Richardson. The board will also hear a 2011 audit report, …

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CAVE CITY — The Cave City School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the high school library to consider any classified employee resignations or hiring and certified employee hiring, said Superintendent Steven Green. The directors will also consider bids for furniture the middle …

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MELBOURNE — An increase in lunch and breakfast prices were approved and employees were hired when the Melbourne School Board met for its recent monthly meeting. Lunch prices for paying students were increased from $2 to $2.25 and breakfast prices from $1 to $1.25. Mount …

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