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Concord council to hear reports
CONCORD — The Concord City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the city hall for a routine monthly business session, said Recorder-treasurer Jayne Pettit. In addition to departmental reports, the aldermen are likely to hear reports concerning a recently approved Arkansas Rural Community …
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Quorum court to meet
The Independence County Quorum Court will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the Jess B. Carpenter building. The agenda includes a presentation from attorney Bill Walmsley, representing Jerry Townsley of White River Petroleum, and Circuit Clerk Debbie Finley with personnel requests. All meetings are open …
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Tools, auction sign stolen
Suspects have been listed in the theft of tools from a Newark man’s workshop, according to a report filed with Independence County Sheriff’s Deputy Les McCollum. Bobby Freeman reported that Tuesday morning two men, who have been identified, entered his shop and removed various hand …
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Batesville’s EAST named top program in state
Batesville Junior High ninth-grader Elise Fry started to cry when the announcer of the 2012 Environmental And Spatial Technology conference in Hot Springs said, “This community has a gym full of pioneers.” Little did she and fellow BJHS EAST lab students know the announcer was …
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CASA seeking volunteers
In 1874, a young girl by the name of Mary Ellen was the first child abuse case brought to public knowledge, Colleen McKenzie told the Batesville Kiwanis Club during its noon luncheon Friday. “This was during an era when animals had more rights than children,” …
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First Lyon bagpipe major directing Celtic Concert
Bagpiper Elliot Smith came to Lyon College with a history degree in mind. However, after one year working under Pipe Band Major Jimmy Bell’s guidance, he decided to change course a bit. “Jimmy taught me that the goal of piping is to teach as well …
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Authority to hear project updates
SOUTHSIDE — The Southside Public Water Authority board will hear updates of three ongoing projects when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the authority’s office at 1401 Batesville Blvd., said manager John Richardson. Matt Dunn with Crist Engineers will give an update on the …
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New sign discussed New sign discussed
MELBOURNE — The Melbourne School District could soon be getting a new LED sign and it was a topic of discussion at the school board’s meeting March 29. First National Banking Company of Melbourne is expected to furnish the sign at a cost of about …
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Retired teachers to meet
The Independence County Retired Teachers will meet noon Monday at the Citizens Bank Annex, 258 College St. Nicole Stroud will present an overview of the Ozark Foothills Literacy Project. For more information call Alice Witterman at (870) 793-5928.
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Local barber cuts hair for 49 years
Bill Sullivan has been a barber for nearly 49 years and has no plans of quitting anytime soon. Sullivan, owner of Bill’s Barber Service, said he’d been contemplating for about four or five years whether to follow in his father’s footsteps, and in 1963 he …
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Book details ‘ghost’ case
In 1929, five Stone County men were accused of beating another man, then setting his body on fire. Two were accused of raping the victim’s fiancée and forcing her to watch the brutal killing. Suddenly, during the middle of the trial in Mountain View, a …
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Traffic stop yields narcotics and meth
Several narcotic pills and a quantity of crystal meth were reportedly found under the driver’s seat of a pickup truck when the driver was stopped by police Wednesday morning. Deputy Anthony Carter said around 8 a.m. he saw a light blue Chevrolet El Camino, driven …
