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Prepare for disaster
If a tornado or earthquake levels the White River Bridge and your family is on opposite sides of the river — where will you meet? Do you have a plan to reach safety if phone/Internet service is also knocked out and roadways are impassable? This …
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Wood Chevrolet dealership continues heritage of growth
SOUTHSIDE — While some businesses have become victims of a downturn economy, Scott Wood Chrysler and Stanley Wood Chevrolet of Batesville continue to grow. That includes construction of a new dealership at 1674 Batesville Blvd. at Southside where on Tuesday a group gathered for a …
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Coots nominated for assessor
Twenty-two members of the Independence County Democratic County Convention met in a special session Tuesday night to choose a candidate to run for the position of county tax assessor, a position recently vacated by Odis Fulmer who had been unopposed in this year’s general election. …
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Killer moved to ADC
MELBOURNE — A Fulton County inmate being held in the Izard County jail since October 2010 has been transported to the Arkansas Department of Correction to fulfill a prison term for murder, according to Sheriff Tate Lawrence. Diego Handelin Villonueva, 21, of Timbo was among …
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Veterans office to be closed Thursday
The Independence County Veterans Office located inside the Independence County Courthouse will be closed Thursday, officials said. The office will resume normal business hours Monday. The office is open to veterans affairs Monday-Thursday each week. For more information call Andrea Taylor at (870) 793-8812
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Cemetery cleanup set
ROSIE — Wyatt Cemetery at Rosie will have a cleanup day at 8 a.m. Saturday. Volunteers are asked to bring tools.
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Trailer arson, copper theft reported
A vacant mobile home fire in Magness just before 3 a.m. Tuesday is believed to be an act of arson, according to Independence County Deputy Jesse Wilson. While en route to the fire at 9160 Harrison St., Wilson said Batesville police dispatch advised him that …
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Revival ends Friday
Full Gospel Church is having a revival now through Friday. Services are at 7 each evening. Zane Estes is the evangelist. The church is located at 2805 Neeley St. in Batesville.
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Writers Guild schedule changes
The White River Writers Guild has changed its meeting time. The guild now meets from 10 a.m. to noon the fourth Thursday of each month at the Citizens Bank Annex, located at 285 E. College in Batesville. The meetings are open to anyone interested in …
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Board OKs move
New Horizons Alternative Learning Education Center at Desha will soon be moving to the former Cushman school campus. The Batesville School Board approved Thursday to relocate the school to Cushman at a cost not to exceed $100,000. Director Gary Anderson made the proposal last month. …
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Racing to fame – Dad helps son turn dream into reality
Fourteen-year-old Kyler Keeney wants to have a name in the racing world as big as Batesville native Mark Martin — only he wants to be known for motocross. Every weekend for the last two years he and his father Elton have been trying to make …
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Stroud honored for Chinquapin campaign
WEST PLAINS, Mo. — Veteran news writer/photographer Larry Stroud of the Batesville Daily Guard was invited to speak to the annual Ozark Chinquapin Conference here Friday, but instead was surprised to receive one of only two awards given by the group. Stephen Bost, director of …
