• Help & Hope sets open house

    Batesville Help & Hope, a food and clothing bank, will have an open house from 2-4 p.m. Friday to show off the new addition and renovations made to its building at 2622 E. Main St. The event, which is open to the public, is a …

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  • Dinner scheduled

    HUTCHINSON MOUNTAIN — A fish and chicken dinner will be held at the Hutchinson Mountain Community Center from 3-7 p.m. Friday. The all-you-can-eat buffet, which includes drink and dessert, is $10 for those 12 and older and free for children 11 and under. Take-outs will …

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  • Winners named

    SULPHUR ROCK — Sulphur Rock Magnet Elementary recently competed in a science fair competition. The winners will go on to compete in the district fair May 3 at Highland. First-place winners include: Abigail Gates, Adriana Miranda, Aiden Zehr, Kinley Dorris, Natalie Jackson, Butch Long, Gabriel …

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  • Judge rules against woman’s $1M ticket

    SEARCY (AP) — An Arkansas woman who cashed a $1 million lottery ticket may have to give up the winnings to a woman who threw away the ticket after she bought it, according to a judge’s ruling Tuesday. The judge decided that Sharon Duncan was …

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  • Rosie man dies of gunshot wound

    Authorities say the death of 79-year-old Cecil Dean Wyatt of Rosie Tuesday morning was caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Independence County Sheriff’s Sgt. Kirk Green said he was dispatched to Wyatt’s home on Capshaw Road after police dispatch received a call regarding a shooting. …

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  • College receives accreditation

    The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships has announced the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville as one institution to receive national accreditation for its concurrent enrollment program. “NACEP accreditation validates the quality of college courses offered in high schools and ensures that the …

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  • Tip leads to stolen UTV, warrant

    Daniel Hulsey Acting on a tip, the owner of a stolen Chuckwagon Brister farm utility vehicle called police who followed a paper trail from a Cave City pawn shop, leading to the recovery of the vehicle and eventual issuance of a theft warrant for 28-year-old …

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  • Pleasant Valley Homecoming set

    CAVE CITY — The annual homecoming at Pleasant Valley Church and cemetery, near the banks of Poke Bayou 10 miles west of Cave City, will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday, according to cemetery committee spokeswoman Cyndie Christopher. The homecoming will consist of a short business …

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  • SkillsUSA instructor to speak

    CAVE CITY — Ben Johnson, director of Cave City High School’s radio and SkillsUSA programs, will speak to the Cave City Kiwanis Club at noon Thursday in the Cave City Community Center, said secretary Lisa Reschke. Johnson will report on the SkillsUSA team’s success at …

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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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