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UACCB to honor late professor
University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville will host a 10-year memorial for the late Dr. Stuart Patterson at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Stuart Patterson Memorial Gazebo, just east of Independence Hall on the UACCB campus. Those attending are invited to share memories of …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Jan. 25, 1993. 95 YEARS AGO The barber shop run by Pink Westmoreland has been closed out, and Mr. Westmoreland has stored his fixtures and will leave soon for Childress, Texas. The building will be …
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Hillcrest team places second
STRAWBERRY — Students from Hillcrest High School recently placed second overall in the 10th annual Electric Vehicle Rally hosted by the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas. Students from 11 schools competed in the statewide event at Pulaski Technical College’s South Campus in Little Rock, competing in …
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ASU names honor students
JONESBORO — More than 2,000 students have been named to the Chancellor’s and Dean’s lists for the spring 2012 semester at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. The two lists recognize students who achieved the highest grade point averages while enrolled in 12 or more credit …
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Thomas awarded WBC scholarship Thomas awarded WBC scholarship
WALNUT RIDGE — Josh Thomas of Pleasant Plains has been awarded a Leadership Scholarship to attend Williams Baptist College. The scholarship is awarded to incoming WBC students based on their college entrance examination scores. Thomas is a graduate of Midland High School. He is the …
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Local grads named
FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas has announced students who graduated during spring 2012 commencement ceremonies. Local students and their degrees include: Batesville — Erica Bolin, master of arts in teaching with a major in childhood education; Jacob Brown, master of science with a major in …
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A Glance at Days Gone By
These ornate headstones in the old part of Mt. Tabor Cemetery south of Cave City are for Tabitha Ann Jackson, wife of B.F. Jackson, and her husband whose name is given as just Franklin Jackson on his marker. To show detail, only part of each headstone …
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4-H members decorate planters during workshop
ASH FLAT — Sharp County 4-H’ers were treated to a June workshop from the Sharp County Master Gardeners, reported Extension Agent Joe Moore. “The Master Gardener workshop is a yearly tradition for 4-H members and is one kids — and adults — look forward to …
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Independence Co. Fair pageant deadline nears
Applications for the 92nd annual Independence County Fair beauty and photogenic contests are available and the deadline to enter is Tuesday. They can be obtained at the fairgrounds, A Formal Affair, Terri B’s and may be downloaded from www.icfair.com. Meanwhile, auditions for the fair’s amateur …
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Sharp County Fair pageants planned
ASH FLAT — Several beauty pageants will be held in conjunction with the 2012 Sharp County Fair, which will be July 24-28 at the fairgrounds on Fairgrounds Road just off U.S. Highway 167 about four miles south of Ash Flat, said organizer Sue Billiot. “To …
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Woman charged with public intoxication
Charges of public intoxication and resisting arrest were filed against 45-year-old Joana H. Marroquin of Batesville Thursday night. Deputy Bret Ward said he was dispatched to the Davis Lane/Hawkins Street area around 9:20 p.m. regarding a woman in jeans and a sleeveless shirt walking in …
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Sex offender arrested for failure to comply
HEBER SPRINGS — Elliot Gilbert, 36, was arrested by sheriff’s deputies in Cleburne County on misdemeanor warrants at his place of employment on June 30, according to a news release from the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Department. “Gilbert, who had been living on Dekalb Road since …
