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Cave teachers recognized for nat’l certification
CAVE CITY — Four Cave City High School teachers were recognized during a regular school board last week for receiving National Board certification, and one of those was also commended for being named the Arkansas Association for Skilled and Technical Sciences Teacher of the Year. …
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Cash, identity thefts reported
Theft of a large sum of cash from a Main Street business and the theft of a local man’s identity and resulting financial problems is under investigation by local authorities. John R. Martin, owner of Main Street Body Art, told police his safe is located …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Sept. 22, 1992. 96 YEARS AGO What came near being a fatal accident occurred Thursday afternoon on the Little Rock and Batesville road one and one-half miles south of Salado. O.T. Hunt, the victim, is …
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Political races formed
Forty-three political candidates filed in Independence County during the filing period that ended Thursday and six races have formed for those running for justice of peace. In Sharp County races have formed for county judge and coroner while in Izard County five are vying to …
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A Glance at Days Gone By
J.M. GIPSON holds the team ball (in photo at right) for the 1935 junior champs from Cord School. Others on the team were Morris Reeves, Ernest Martin, Theodore Coleman and a youth whose first name was James but whose last name is lost to history. …
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MITM kickoff success
HORSESHOE BEND — The Horseshoe Bend Theatre was filled to capacity Feb. 18 for the kickoff of the 2012 season of the Music in the Mountains Show. The show is celebrating its sixth year of operation. Melodie Clemmons, the show’s founder, director and member of …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Sept. 21, 1992. 96 YEARS AGO The entire county sustained a distinct shock Friday morning when the information was flashed over the city and section that County Judge T.M. Waldrip had died suddenly at the …
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Bad Boy Mowers announces expansion Company to hire 150, invest $7.4M
Bad Boy Mowers plans to construct a new building at its facility in Batesville’s industrial park that will be home to the MTV division that is currently in Melbourne. The announcement was made Thursday in conjunction with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. The Melbourne plant …
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Beebe attends expo Beebe attends expo
His message was short, but pretty sweet when Gov. Mike Beebe addressed the large crowd attending the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce Business Expo at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville Thursday. Beebe bragged on the spirit of cooperation found in the Batesville …
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$500K cash bond set in beating case
David Herron ASH FLAT — District Judge Mark Johnson set a $500,000 cash bond for alleged wife-beater David Herron of Williford during a hearing Thursday morning in the Ash Flat courtroom, even though Herron has not yet been charged in the case. Sharp County Sheriff …
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Man with screwdriver attacks family members
Police were called Sunday to intervene with a man reportedly trying to stab others with a screwdriver, resulting in Freddie Vance, 36, of North Heights, going to jail on numerous charges, according to a circuit court affidavit filed by Detective Michael Thatch. Deputy Phillip Pickett …
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Lenfestey named state’s outstanding math teacher
Kara Lenfestey is not one for attention except when it comes to the students she teaches at Batesville Junior High School. So when she found out the Mathematical Association of America named her Arkansas’ most outstanding math teacher, she was a little embarrassed. “I’m pretty …
