• Cave board to consider contracts

    CAVE CITY — The Cave City School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday to consider certified personnel resignations and contracts for the 2012-13 school year, said Superintendent Steven Green. A legal transfer request will also be considered and a monthly financial report will be …

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  • Committee filings announced

    Republican committee filings, according to the Independence County Clerk’s office are as follows: Greg Ade, Beverly Altman, Darrell Birmingham, Sharon Birmingham, John C. Casey, Terry Casey, Bonna Deaton, Beverly Finch, Phillip Finch, June Fournier, Charles Fuqua, Lorena Fuqua, Brent Henderson, Kenny Hurley, Tracy Kenefick, Lisa …

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  • Awareness meeting set

    CAVE CITY — A meeting about suicide prevention awareness will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the safe room on the Cave City Elementary campus. Discussion will continue about a prevention walk scheduled for April 14. For more information call Gina Lovins at (870) …

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  • Gospel singer to be in concert

    Celia Whitler, singer, songwriter and author, of Nashville, Tenn., will perform in a community-wide concert at 6 p.m. Sunday in the First United Methodist Church sanctuary, located at 615 E. Main St. in Batesville. The children of the church will sing with Whitler. Compact discs …

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  • Maxwell, FilmFest artist, to exhibit work

    Mandy Maxwell The Batesville Area Arts Council will feature Paragould artist Mandy Maxwell and her exhibit beginning at 5 p.m.  Friday at its art gallery, 246 E. Main St. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. Maxwell was selected to design the 2012 Ozark …

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  • Benefit concert and dinner to be held Saturday

    A benefit concert featuring Weston and Christy Hinson will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at Peaceful Harbor Pentecostal Church of God, located at 3000 E. Main St. in Batesville. Hinson is the son of the late award-winning Kenny Hinson. The French Family will also perform. …

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  • Hams, pork butts to be 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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  • Willis lands new job at White House

    Adam Willis Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Willis will soon be headed to his new job — communications specialist for the president of The United States. Willis will work for the Whitehouse Communications Agency (WCA), 3rd Presidential Communications Command. The WCA was created to provide …

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  • The family business – Kids share space in medical office

    It’s no coincidence that “family” makes up Falwell Family Medicine of Batesville because for owners Dr. Wade and Autumn Falwell, it’s not just where they work, it’s where they partly raise their three sons, little Wade, 7, Henry, 5, and George, 3. Upon arriving for …

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  • Fight erupts in toy aisle

    Andrea Drake is serious about her toys. In fact, she appeared to attack another shopper in the toy aisle at Walmart Sunday afternoon, thus landing her in jail, according to the Independence County Sheriff’s Office. Trevor Gilliam, the victim, told Deputy Michael Calendar that he …

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  • Cedar Ridge students gain nose for news

    NEWARK — Knife, 1876, loser, cow and the No. 88 were all there but it was up to students in Cindy Paarman’s social studies class at Cedar Ridge High School to find them and more Wednesday afternoon. Scouring the pages of the Feb. 28 edition …

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  • Warrant issued for sex offender

    Zach Bruce Failure to keep his current address registered with the Independence County Sheriff’s Office, as required by law, has resulted in a warrant being issued for the arrest of 21-year-old Zachary Bruce. Sheriff’s Detective Mike Mundy said Bruce, who’s last known address was 255 …

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