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Husband charged – Williford man accused of attempted murder, battery
ASH FLAT — A Williford man accused of beating his wife nearly to death, leaving her blood-soaked in a ditch about five miles from their home on Feb. 27 was charged Thursday with criminal attempt to commit second-degree murder, according to public records in the …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Sept. 28, 1992.
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Chamber trap shoot total success
Cool temperatures and a strong head wind didn’t deter the 20 shooting teams that turned out for the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce Trap Tournament Feb. 24 at the new Independence County Shooting Sports Complex at Batesville. The five-person teams, some of them shooting for …
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Local couple’s daughter co-directed horse rescues
Hurricanes play a deadly game of H-O-R-S-E. And, quite unlike the harmless schoolyard basketball game of the same name, so do tornadoes. “In Katrina — well — they believe that hundreds of horses died in Louisiana, Mississippi and the Alabama Gulf Coast — maybe even …
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Banking on retirement: Teague ends 42-year career
Connie Teague remembers walking into Citizens Bank 42 years ago and learning how to post ledgers. She was 17 years old and fresh out of high school. Besides waitressing, it was her first time in the business world. She began her career like any other …
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Warrants issued for theft, forgery
Arrest warrants have been filed in Independence County for two people accused of separate cases of second-degree forgery and theft by receiving/fraudulent use of a debit card. In the latter case, a warrant was issued for Robert J. Jobes, 30, of Mountain View after he …
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Man arrested for cooking meth
ASH FLAT — Sharp County Sheriff Mark Counts and Detective Sgt. Dale Weaver followed their noses to a residence at 214 W. Mary St. in Williford and made a drug-related arrest Thursday. But first, a tip came in to the county’s 911 Dispatch Center. Counts …
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Riding gear stolen from trailer
Sometime between September and Wednesday, someone broke into a horse trailer owned by David Hagler and stole $6,000 worth of riding gear, according to Independence County Deputy Michael Moody. “Hagler said he is unsure of where the theft really occurred because the horse trailer had …
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Board to discuss running club
SOUTHSIDE — The Southside School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the high school cafeteria. Agenda items include a presentation by volunteer Davy Insell with the Southside Striders running club, principals’ reports, and contract extensions for elementary, middle and high school personnel. Meetings …
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JPs to dole out grant funds
ASH FLAT — Sharp County justices will be asked to appropriate $240,000 in grant funds when the quorum court meets at 6 p.m. Monday in the main courtroom of the courthouse in Ash Flat, said County Judge Larry Brown. The money will go toward construction …
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UACCB down to 3 mascots
The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville Student Government Association will hold a campuswide meeting at 5 p.m. Monday to discuss final selections on a campus mascot. The informal, drop-in meeting is open to the public and will be held in the Nursing and …
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Concord council eyes grant
CONCORD — The Concord City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the city hall to discuss a grant and handle routine monthly business, said Recorder-treasurer Jayne Pettit. She said the city was recently notified by White River Planning and Development District that it …
