A Batesville man who sat down on a woman’s front porch to drink a beer but was told to leave before police were called apparently thought he’d disturb the peace at the local trailer park by throwing rocks at the homes, knocking on doors, trying …

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CONCORD — Concord High School will have its graduation at 7 p.m. May 17 at Concord Gymnasium. Valedictorian is Megan Talley. She has been involved in Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Beta Club and basketball. She plans to attend the University of Arkansas Community College at …

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Amedisys Home Health Relay for Life team will have a fundraiser Saturday. The relay rally will begin at 1 p.m. at Batesville Middle School auditorium on Water Street. Other activities include: Fusion Dance Team, 1 to 2:30; KC Dance Dynamics, 2:30 to 4; pie/cake auction, …

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First Baptist Church CAVE CITY —  A benefit yard sale will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church FLEC building located at the intersection of highways 167 and 230. Proceeds will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Cave City High School student …

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CHARLOTTE — Cord Charlotte Elementary will host a “fun run” fundraiser with proceeds going to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in honor of one of its students who was diagnosed with a curable cancer. The Reese Run, named for sixth-grader Reese Gardner, will be held  at 6:30 …

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BRADFORD — Two terms of evening summer classes will be offered by Williams Baptist College at its Bradford extension campus. Registration will be held at 6 p.m. May 6 at Bradford High School. The first session of classes begins May 13 and the second session …

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United Daughters of the Confederacy The April meeting of the Albert Sidney Johnston Chapter #135, United Daughters of the Confederacy, was held in the Old Independence Regional Museum in Batesville. President Sherrie Stagner welcomed members and called the meeting to order at noon, after a sandwich …

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The Independence County Historical Society is seeking information for an article on Joe Robert Lewis; better known as J.R. or Joe Lewis. He was born in 1870 to Dr. Samuel M. and Margaret Lewis of near Evening Shade, and died in 1954 in Batesville. Dr. …

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J.R. Lewis, wearing his trademark bow-tie and seated near the center of this 1937 picture, will be featured in an upcoming issue of the Independence County Chronicle, according to Nancy Britton, editor. The picture was made during a Lewis-Marlin Family Reunion at the J.R. and …

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Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Nov. 24, 1993.

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Ruthie Sheffield, a registered nurse in White River Medical Center’s Recuperative Care Unit, has been chosen as the most recent recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses. “I was very humbled and feel extremely blessed to have received this award,” said Sheffield, who has …

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MELBOURNE — In a special meeting Wednesday the Melbourne School Board agreed to move forward with plans to hire an architect to draw plans for a 7,000-square-foot addition to a multipurpose field house at the high school campus. The addition would include turf and lighting …

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