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Bad Boys Kids Triathlon to be held July 14
The Bad Boys kids triathlon will be July 14 at Lyon College. Children will swim, bike and run to benefit the Ozark Foothills Literacy Project. The triathlon is open to children ages 5 to 16 and will cost $20 per person. Ages 5 to 6 …
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Weekend Events
Upcoming events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Friday, June 22 – Sunday, June 24, 2012.
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Daylight Donuts open for business – Cigarette believed to have caused blaze
An improperly disposed cigarette butt is suspected of a small blaze that caused light damage to Daylight Donuts at St. Louis Street and College Avenue just before 3 p.m. Tuesday. Reported by a motorist, the fire is said to have started near the back door …
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Local man recalls arriving in Batesville in covered wagon
Jim Mitchum was only 4 years old when he arrived in Batesville in a covered wagon with his parents and 11 brothers and sisters in the year 1916. “Everything we had was in that wagon,” Mitchum, 99, said. The trip from Crane, Mo., was 240 …
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Fair registration goes online; How-to classes planned
The tradition of registering items at competition at the Independence County Fair is years old but this marks the first year it won’t require waiting in line to do so. Now exhibitors have the option of registering livestock, canned goods, crafts, etc. online by visiting …
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Committee approves re-allocating funds
What to do with an unused, but appropriated $50,000 was the question when members of the Independence County recreation committee met Monday. The funds had previously been set aside by the county to purchase the Jerry Hayes property on East Main Street in Batesville with …
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Tenant suspected in theft, vandalism
An evicted renter has been listed as the suspect who trashed the building and stole an older model cash register from the former Skinner’s Jewelry store on Main Street. Deputy Anthony Rogers said he took the report Tuesday evening from Zeke Wilson, acting on the …
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Newport man wanted in Batesville burglary
Bond has been set at $35,000 for a Newport man wanted for residential burglary and theft of property in Independence County. Independence County Sheriff’s Investigator Shane Meyer said in a court affidavit that Bobby Lee Sanders Jr. stole a Honeywell 5500-watt generator, Dewalt power drill …
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Stolen vehicle found burned
A truck that caught on fire near Batesville June 14 has been found to be the stolen property of an Izard County man. The truck was found burning about 60 feet off the roadway in the 1700 block of Antioch Road, according to Independence County …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Jan. 8, 1993. 102 YEARS AGO The first annual poultry show of the Independence County Poultry Association came to a close last night after a most successful two-day exhibition. Something over 300 of the aristocrats …
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A-State names graduates
JONESBORO — More than 2,000 graduates from 32 states and eight countries received diplomas at Arkansas State University’s 2012 spring commencement ceremonies, according to a news release. Receiving bachelors degrees were 1,017, while 764 students received masters degrees. Associates degrees were awarded to 173, doctoral …
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Bethel AME presents Mother of the Year honors
Pastor Curley Roberts and the members of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church honored the mothers of the church who are 70 or older on May 20. Lillie Watkins was crowned the 2012 Mother of the Year. Other honorees were Juanita Davis and Pearl Fleming. Music …
