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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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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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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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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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JPs may establish new fund
ASH FLAT — The Sharp County Quorum Court will meet at 6 tonight in the county courthouse in Ash Flat to consider establishing a new fund for the South Sharp County Ambulance Service, according to an agenda for the regular monthly business session. The JPs …
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Law enforcement tops agenda
PLEASANT PLAINS — The Pleasant Plains City Council will meet at 7 tonight in the city hall to discuss the possibility of hiring part-time help for Town Marshal Matt Thomas this summer, said Mayor Rick Siler. A part-time marshal, if hired, would probably work from …
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Cushman council meets tonight
CUSHMAN — The Cushman City Council will meet at 6:30 tonight at Cushman City Hall. Reports will be made and bills will be reviewed. Meetings are open to the public.
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Spring plant sale coming up
The Independence County Master Gardeners annual plant sale will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the National Guard Armory at 1690 White Drive, according to a news release. “The sale will include flowering annuals, perennials, herbs, bulbs, bushes, trees and indoor plants,” …
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President’s Council to meet
The Lyon College President’s Council will meet Friday on the Lyon College campus. Established in 2004, the President’s Council engages leaders in their professions and communities who share Lyon College’s belief in the transforming value of a liberal arts education of the highest quality, according …
