• Watercolors to be taught

    Artist Diane Ziemski will present a watercolor workshop in from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday with a break for lunch at the BAAC Art Gallery on Main. Cost is $125 for two days with $25 deposit due with pre-registration. For more information …

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  • SHS to raise funds for Project Graduation

    SOUTHSIDE — Southside High School will have a Spring Fling fundraiser Saturday with proceeds benefitting Project Graduation for seniors to have a drug-free party graduation night. A yard sale is scheduled from 7 a.m. to noon. A pie and cake auction as well as live …

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  • ‘Idol’ to perform

    MELBOURNE — Lauren Gray, American Idol Top 40 contestant, will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday in the John E. Miller Education Complex Auditorium on the campus of Ozarka College in Melbourne. All proceeds will benefit the scholarship fund. Gray, of Hardy, competed on the television …

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  • Vehicle in Newark Lake

    Onlookers watch while a pickup driven by Mike Winston floats in Newark Lake Tuesday. Damieon Boode, a freshman at Cedar Ridge School District, and his older brother Joseph Boode are being touted as heroes by teachers and peers after they helped free Winston who reportedly …

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  • Izard man dies in house fire

    MELBOURNE — An Izard County man who threatened to burn his house down late Friday night apparently made good on his promise, killing himself in the process, according to a report from the sheriff’s office. The body of Charles L. “Chuck” Green, 58, was recovered …

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  • Arkansas Scottish Festival is this weekend

    All things Scottish will be found at the 33rd Arkansas Scottish Festival Friday–Sunday on the Lyon College campus in Batesville. Admission to the three-day festival is free. The Arkansas Scottish Festival began as a way to honor the college’s Scottish roots. Lyon College was founded …

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  • Manager plans to ‘sneak off’ to retirement – Riverside Graphics to change hands, not service

    After 38 years Jim Cargill is sneaking off. Most of it will be to spend time with family, especially his grandsons, but he also hopes to get away to Eden Isle where “Sneakin’ Off” awaits alongside his Sea-Doo and fishing boat. “I might have to …

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  • Sweep In kicks off Friday, highlighting broom making

    MOUNTAIN VIEW — The third annual Sweep In will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. The event was started by broom maker Shawn Hoefer three years ago to put the art and craft of broom making back in the …

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  • News of Other Days

    Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Oct. 27, 1992. 96 YEARS AGO An illustration of the value of the work being done by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in cooperation with our own state university and county farm demonstrators is seen …

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  • CPR classes offered

    The healthcare provider cardiopulmonary resuscitation class will be offered by Vital Link ambulance service from 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday. The fee is $40. The heartsaver CPR and first aid class will be from 6 to 10 p.m. April 19. The fee is $25, which …

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  • Lyon student bakes her way to D.C.

    Even as a small child, Lyon College junior Jordan Faulkner had a passion for philanthropy. “Both of my parents have always had a caring nature, and they raised me to be compassionate toward all people,” Faulkner said. “So I’ve been volunteering for as long as …

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  • Scholarship seeking donations

    SOUTHSIDE — The Southside Career and Technical Department will be awarding annual Robert Stephens memorial scholarships at 6 p.m. April 24 at the Completer’s Banquet. The banquet will be at the Southside Middle School for students and parents. To date 12 scholarships have been awarded …

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