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Melbourne approves sign bid
MELBOURNE — The Melbourne School Board on Monday voted to move forward with the purchase of a new electronic sign. A bid of $44,817.68 was accepted from Cupples Sign Company of Paragould. First National Banking Company will provide $35,000 for the purchase and installation while …
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Almost 180 pounds of old, unused drugs collected
WALNUT RIDGE — The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office collected just ounces shy of 180 pounds of old, unwanted or unused drugs during its participation Saturday in the national Drug Take-Back program, reported Sheriff Jody Dotson. “The sheriff’s office held take-back sites at three different locations …
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Reading Night is Thursday
The Literacy Project’s Family Reading Night will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Batesville preschool, located at 1900 Lyon St. The theme is “Roar into Reading.” The event is open to families with children birth to 5 years old. The program will include …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Nov. 19, 1992. 96 YEARS AGO T.J. Fulbright, a good citizen of Anderson, lost $80 in some way while he was in Batesville attending the circus, and the week before he had $86 stolen out …
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Groups partner to benefit Calico’s museum exhibit
CALICO ROCK — The Calico Bluffs Questers and the Izard County Historical and Genealogical Society recently partnered to benefit the Calico Rock Museum’s “Homestead in the Coal House” exhibit. The two organizations entered window display competitions at the Ozark Folk Festival in Mountain View recently. …
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Yard sale planned for Saturday
PLEASANT PLAINS — First Assembly of God Church, located at 7477 Batesville Blvd. in Pleasant Plains, will have a yard sale beginning at 8 a.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. The sale will be held in the fellowship hall behind the church …
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Arkansas Children’s Week
Brandon Reed (seated in back) rides with Lisa McGhee’s preschool class at Southside preschool Tuesday. The carriage rides, offered by Anderson’s Promise Land, were part of Arkansas Children’s Week.
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Trike-a-thon
Oil Trough preschoolers Abby Teague (yellow trike), Lillian Talley (big bike) and David McClain (red trike) participate in a trike-a-thon to help support and raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Donations will be accepted through May 4.
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Arrests made in fleeing, false 911 call incidents
Investigation of a reported domestic violence incident over the weekend led to a 24-year-old Batesville man being treated for injuries he suffered in a fall while fleeing from police. Deputies Shay Moore and Darin Brewer responded to the call on Weaver Chapel Road around 12:03 …
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Girl reported as runaway
The Independence County Sheriff’s Department is requesting the community’s assistance in locating a missing teenage girl. Sheriff’s Detective Mike Mundy said 16-year-old Abigail McDaniel was last seen around noon Saturday in the vicinity of the Arkansas Sheriff’s Youth Ranches, 100 St. Vincent’s Place, Bethesda. Police …
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Izard deputies arrest drunks, others
MELBOURNE — Izard County deputies were dispatched to a Calico Rock residence early Saturday night in response to an unwelcome person at that residence who was causing problems, according to Sheriff Tate Lawerence. The visitor, identified as Richard Thomas Brown, 53, of Pineville, had left …
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WRMC heart health screening a success
CHEROKEE VILLAGE — According to womenheart.org, more than 42 million American women are currently living with their No. 1 killer and don’t even realize it — heart disease. In an effort to make women more aware of their risk of developing heart disease, White River …
