• Habitat sets groundbreaking, prepares for third house

    Habitat for Humanity of Independence County will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its third house at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Boggs Street, between Grace and Edith streets. The third house will be home to the Richardson family, Andrew and Daniella and their two children. The …

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  • Free health event to include cooking demonstration

    Tastes Good & Good for You, a free community health event, will be held twice Wednesday, from noon to 1 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. at White River Medical Center’s Josephine Raye Rogers Center for Women and Imaging, Conference Room B. Presented by Neika Hastings, director …

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  • AARP to hear about clinic

    AARP will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday at China King in Batesville. The program will be the Christian Health Clinic.

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  • P-Plains council has light agenda

    PLEASANT PLAINS — The Pleasant Plains City Council will meet at 7 tonight in the city hall for a routine monthly business session, said Mayor Rick Siler. The aldermen will hear monthly departmental reports and review current bills, Siler said. “There’s not much going on …

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  • Lyon speaker, Ueda, to discuss living green

    Nao Ueda will present “Living Green in Arkansas” in a Lyon College convocation at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Nucor Auditorium. The event is based on Ueda’s blog, GreenAR By the Day. Admission is free. Ueda covers many diverse topics on her blog, such as local …

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  • Chamber president attends training

    Crystal Johnson, president/CEO of the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, has successfully completed Center for Chamber of Commerce Excellence training, according to a news release. The three-year program, created by a partnership with The University of Oklahoma and multiple regionally located state and local chambers, …

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  • ‘The PLACE’ prepares students with disabilities for life after high school

    The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a federal law that requires transition services for students with disabilities, starting by age 16 as part of a student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP). IDEA defines transition as a coordinated set of activities that may address the …

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  • News of Other Days

    Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Sept. 29, 1992.

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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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  • Development council to meet

    The Northcentral Arkansas Developmental Council Inc. board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Italian Grill in Batesville. Orientation for the newly appointed board members, which is open to all board members, will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the NADC office at 550 Oak …

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  • WRAAA board set to meet

    White River Area Agency on Aging Inc. board of directors will hold its quarterly meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the regional offices, located at 3998 Harrison St. in Batesville.

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