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AgHeritage names scholars
Sarah Saffell of Saffell and Alyssa D. Smith of Newport were two of eight students awarded $500 scholarships from AgHeritage Farm Credit Services. Alyssa Smith Smith is the daughter of Mandy Smith, a graduate of Newport High School and plans to attend Arkansas …
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4-H donates to organizations
SULPHUR ROCK — The Sulphur Rock Magnet Elementary 4-H Club recently donated money to the Coordinated Care Network and the United School Fund. The Coordinated Care Network is a program at the Batesville School District that helps families in need, such as fire loss, paying …
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Sister totes brother back to jail
Wayne Watkins ASH FLAT – — She is not her brother’s keeper. Wednesday authorities in Sharp County were notified the sister of Wayne Watkins would be arriving back to the jail with him in tow and requesting her bond money back. Watkins sold hundreds of …
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Alleged scrappers caught at scene
A call to police dispatch from an off-duty state trooper Tuesday morning led to the arrest of three people on charges of theft of property for taking scrap metal from the scene of a house fire. Trooper Jeremy Hughes called dispatch when he saw two …
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Wife reports husband missing
Jonathan Gray The Independence County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a man missing from his Independence County home since Friday. Kimberly Gray told investigators that her husband, 35-year-old Jonathan Gray dropped her off at work about 6:30 a.m. Friday and …
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Cash, tools are stolen
Employees at Galloway Sand and Gravel on Stadium Drive arrived at work Wednesday morning to find a window air conditioner missing and called the sheriff’s department. After unlocking the business, Deputy Daniel Heflin said he checked the building for intruders and found it clear and …
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Weekend Events
Upcoming events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Friday, May 25 – Sunday, May 27, 2012.
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Missing person returns home
Listed as a missing person Saturday afternoon after visiting McDonald’s, a Newark man was located driving his car in Newark Tuesday afternoon, according to Deputy Phillip Pickett. Pickett said he was notified by police dispatch that 37-year-old Christopher Morris had been seen driving a gray …
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Meal program starts Friday
The Batesville School District will hold its summer meal program beginning Friday. The program will be held Mondays through Fridays through Aug. 3. Locations include the Batesville Early Learning and Enrichment Center, 1900 Lyon St., and West Magnet Elementary, 850 Hill St. All children 18 …
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Lyon schedules orientation
The third and final Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR) day at Lyon College will be held June 1. SOAR participants will get to know faculty advisers, select and pre-register for their first semester of classes and attend different orientation sessions dealing with living on …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Dec. 14, 1992. 96 YEARS AGO Realizing that the readers of this paper are interested in the facts in regard to the Richardson trial, the Guard has arranged to have the trial reported and to …
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Wren Cemetery to be open
CUSHMAN — The Wren Cemetery gate will be open for Memorial Day weekend, Saturday through Monday, for visits or cleanup. The road leading to the cemetery has been graded. The cemetery is located 1-1/2 miles north of Cushman on the left.
