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Updated info requested
The annual Community Focus special section will publish April 19, and any organization, church or other entity that would like to update its information (contact name, phone number, address, website, etc.) should contact Kay Tharp, special sections editor, at (870) 793-2383 or kaytharp@guardonline.com. The Community …
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Hams, pork butts being sold for Easter holiday
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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Pedestrians reported in roadway, ditch
A woman found lying in the road ended up going to jail for being drunk and disorderly, according to a report from the Independence County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Darin Brewer was dispatched to a report of a woman lying in the roadway in the 1700 …
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Arrest made in choking, kicking of ex-wife
An argument between an ex-husband and wife turned violent at a home on Runway Road around 10 Monday night. Rosa Adela Taylor, 41, told police that her ex-husband, Marshall Dewayne Taylor, 32, of Newark, had been baby sitting their two children while she worked and …
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Arrest made in bomb threat
A phone call to local restaurant has led to a local teen’s arrest, according to a press release from Sheriff Steve Jeffery. “Detective Dustin Robbins conducted an investigation into a bomb threat phone call to Taco Bell Saturday,” Jeffery said. “During the course of the …
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Pedestrian assaulted with motor scooter
A Batesville man told police he was struck by another man on a motor scooter because of jealousy over his girlfriend. Just after midnight Monday morning, Deputy Colby Markum said he was sent to White River Medical Center to talk with Burley Wayne Purcell who …
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‘Bach Birthday Bash’ is Sunday
The biennial “Bach Birthday Bash,” a celebratory program of music by Johann Sebastian Bach in honor of the composer’s birthday, will take place on the Lyon College campus at 4 p.m. Sunday, according to a news release. The program was originally scheduled at the Christian …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Oct. 7, 1992. 96 YEARS AGO Alexander McConnell died at his home in Batesville on Sept. 1 at the age of 76 years. He was mustered into the Confederate service at Fulton, Ky., Sept. 7, …
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Gun, tax info stolen
Jeffery Brown of Francis Street said there was no sign of forced entry to his home, but when he went to collect his tax information, some of it was missing, along with a pistol and ammunition. Brown told Deputy Shay Moore Friday evening that he …
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Two arrested for cutting fence to ride 4-wheelers
Cutting a fence while riding four-wheelers and fleeing the scene got two women arrested for second-degree criminal mischief and tampering Thursday afternoon. Alexa Watts, 25, of Concord; and Gena Simmons, 35, of Batesville were arrested when they allegedly cut a fence at 675 Jamestown Loop …
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Drug charges filed in Stone Co.
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Stone County Sheriff Lance Bonds has announced that charges have been filed against two Stone County individuals stemming from the execution of a search warrant. At approximately 1 p.m. Feb. 21, officers with the Stone County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Oct. 6, 1992. 96 YEARS AGO A fair specimen of the products of the Choate mines, three miles south of Jamestown, were brought into Batesville this morning by A.J. Choate, who states that the mineral …
