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PJ’s White River Lodge
NORFORK -— When Les and Julie Stevens decided to make a change, it was a big one. The California couple accustomed to the hustle and bustle of city living found themselves drawn to a remote area in Arkansas and decided to reopen an abandoned lodge …
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DHS calls cops over beating
Buddy Earl Mitchell ASH FLAT — A 42-year-old Evening Shade man was charged Friday in Sharp County Circuit Court with domestic battery in the second degree and violating an order of protection, according to court documents that are open to the public. Buddy Earl Mitchell …
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Big Brother, Big Sister win Arkansas competition
Imagine being a 9-year-old girl with no woman in your life to talk to or learn from, That’s what Debra Johns was dealing with until Autumn Hunter came along. Five years ago Dekon Torrez, 13, had just moved to a new community and was having …
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‘Bath salts’ investigation continues
HEBER SPRINGS — Authorities on Friday arrested four people in Cleburne County after serving a federal search warrant at 1001 Blackoak Lane in Heber Springs in regards to synthetic drugs and synthetic stimulants, according to news releases from local Prosecuting Attorney Don McSpadden and the …
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UACCB to host ‘Bunco Blitz’
The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville Foundation will hold its third annual Bunco Blitz at 6 p.m. June 5 at Elizabeth’s Restaurant. Cost to play is $25 and the night will include food, prizes, a silent auction and more. All proceeds from the …
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Yelcot to seek land from city
The Batesville City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at city hall. A representative from Yelcot will come before the council to ask about buying some land from the city. The company, which is based in Baxter County, is looking for an area to …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Dec. 9, 1992. 96 YEARS AGO O.B. Fisher of Hutchinson, Kan., the jockey who was stabbed at Newport following a horse race at the fairgrounds, is reported to be improving with favoring chances for recovery. …
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Special needs group to meet
The One Day at a Time support group will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Citizens Bank Annex, located across from the main bank on College Street in Batesville. This is a support group for families and friends of children and teenagers …
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Students named to Who’s Who
WALNUT RIDGE — Taylor Toon of Batesville and Jason McNabb of Pocahontas have been selected for the 2012 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Toon is a May graduate of Williams Baptist College who majored in psychology. She is a …
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Stagner nets funds
Joseph Allen Stagner of Batesville has been accepted for admission to Lyon College and has been awarded a Freedom Plan scholarship. Each year, Lyon College awards scholarships to outstanding applicants who show special promise as productive members of the college community, according to a news …
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Williams Baptist College announces graduates
WALNUT RIDGE — Williams Baptist College awarded degrees to 100 graduates during its 2012 baccalaureate and commencement exercises May 5. A crowd of more than 1,000 filled WBC’s Southerland-Mabee Center for the ceremony. Dr. William Steeger, recently retired pastor of First Baptist Church in Paragould. …
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Student awarded Lyon scholarship
Brea Young Brea Young of Magness, a senior at Cedar Ridge High School, has been accepted for admission to Lyon College and has been awarded an academic scholarship. Each year, Lyon College awards scholarships to outstanding applicants who show special promise as productive members of …
