• Izard Relay for Life sets meeting

    MELBOURNE — Izard County Relay for Life will hold its monthly team captain meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Ozarka College dining hall. Those who do not have teams are encouraged to form ones. The relay will be June 1 at the Melbourne walking …

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  • Hams, pork butts being sold

    CHARLOTTE — John 3:16 Ministries in Charlotte is currently taking orders for hams and Boston butts for Easter. The cost for ham is $34.95 each, and pork butts are $24.95 (the same prices as at Thanksgiving and Christmas). Prices include tax. Pickup will be April …

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  • Weekend Events

    Upcoming events in Batesville and the surrounding area from Friday, March 30 – Sunday, April 1.

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  • Wackerly turns 80

    Mary Wackerly will celebrate her 80th birthday with a party from 3 to 5:30 p.m. April 1 at Elizabeth’s Restaurant on Main Street in Batesville.

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  • Festival Film celebrates Batesville ‘Mug Tree Lady’

    “Ozark: A Celebration in Song” will be screened at the Ozark Foothills FilmFest at 6 p.m. March 30 as part of the Variety Showcase in Independence Hall on the campus of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville. The film was made by Still …

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  • GT accepting nominations

    PLEASANT PLAINS — The Midland School District gifted and talented (GT) department is accepting nominations for its GT program for the 2012-13 school year. Parents, teachers and students can nominate students who will be entering grades 4-12 who they think demonstrate high intellect, creative skills …

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  • Ozarka to host GED test

    MELBOURNE — Ozarka College in Melbourne will give the GED Test at 8:30 a.m. April 10 and 26 in Room 516 of the Wyth Duke Adult Education Building. The test will also be given at 9 a.m. at the following locations: • Ash Flat — Sharp …

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  • BAAC schedules concert

    The Batesville area Arts Council will host an abstract workshop with artist Marlene Gremillion from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. This two-day workshop will be held at the BAAC Art Gallery on Main, 246 E. Main St. The fee is $100 for …

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  • ID fraud, debit card fraud reported

    Ronald Ross says he has never lived in Bryant and that the AT&T phone bill of $1,132.14, listed on his credit report, is not his. Ross, who lives in west Batesville, told police that he recently went to his bank and refinanced a truck and …

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  • Money order scam victim owes bank money

    Accepting an online offer to make money by cashing checks has a Batesville man in hot water with his bank. Josh Wilder of Quail Valley reported the scam Tuesday afternoon. “Josh explained to me that he had posted his resume to an online job search …

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  • News of Other Days

    Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Oct. 16, 1992. 96 YEARS AGO H.L. Ayers died Saturday morning about 6:30 o’clock at the Phoenix cotton gin where he was employed, the cause of death being heart failure. Mr. Ayers had been engineer …

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  • Several area homeowners report burglaries

    Someone backed their car up Hope Morin’s deck in order to load more than $12,000 in stolen loot, according to a report from the Independence County Sheriff’s Office. Morin, who lives on Happy Trails in Sulphur Rock, reported her home was burglarized sometime between 8:30 …

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