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Teachers honored
Rather than ringing in the new year more than 30 area teachers rang in retirement Monday during a reception in their honor at First Community Bank in Batesville. For many it will include spending more time with families especially grandbabies. For those like Terri Walden, …
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Clinic relocates
The Batesville Oncology Clinic, offices of Dr. K. Raman Desikan and Dr. Muhammad A. Khan, recently moved into a new location on the ground floor of White River Medical Center’s East Tower, with the entrance being at the end of the tower. The new location …
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Woman reportedly beaten; felony battery charges filed
A woman at Newark claims she was beat up by a couple who came to her home May 15, and now the man and woman both face a felony battery charge. Officers from Independence County were sent to the Newark residence and talked with a …
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Free movie offered by Batesville Parks Department
The Batesville Parks Department will host its next “Movies in the Park” at 9 p.m. Friday in the amphitheater at Riverside Park. Admission is free. This week’s movie is “Parental Guidance,” which is rated PG and stars Billy Crystal and Bette Midler. A concession wagon …
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Church offers free meal, movie
A free meal and movie will be held Friday in the fellowship room at North Heights Church of Christ, located at 200 Warrior Road in Batesville, above the fairgrounds. The meal will be served from 6 to 7 p.m. with the movie following. The movie …
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Weekend Events
Friday • “Oblivion” (PG-13), Melba Theatre, 115 W. Main, Batesville, 7 p.m. $2. Call (870) 698-9252. • Meal and movie night, “Finding Nemo,” North Heights Church of Christ, 200 Warrior Road 6 p.m. Call (870) 698-1441. • Batesville Moose Lodge ladies’ night, (members and guests), 750 Brewer Hill …
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Stabbing victim dies
WYNNE (AP) — Police in Wynne are trying to find out who fatally stabbed a 33-year-old woman who was found lying behind a church. Investigators say 33-year-old Sara Collins of Wynne was found along Poplar Street the evening of May 1 and the origin of …
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Ex-coach sentenced to 10 years in sex abuse case
TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — A former Texarkana-area youth baseball coach who crossed state lines to sexually abuse young children was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday. The U.S. Attorney’s office for the Western District of Arkansas said Walter Richard Roberts’ sentence was the …
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I-40 toll being considered
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Arkansas highway officials are exploring the possibility of adding tolls on Interstate 40 between Little Rock and the Tennessee border as a way to pay for widening the congested highway. The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department has posted an online survey …
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Intruder caught at Gov. Mansion
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Authorities are questioning a man accused of climbing over the fence around the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion and entering the grounds. Arkansas State Police say the man scaled the fence at about 5:30 this morning and was quickly arrested by the governor’s …
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Alcohol, speed in boat crash fatal to students
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A preliminary report on a northeast Oklahoma boat crash that killed two University of Arkansas students says excessive speed, driver inattention and alcohol use contributed to the accident. Grand River Dam Authority police said in a report Wednesday that the driver …
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UA, ASU boards voting on new campus guns law
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Arkansas’ two largest university systems are considering proposals to opt out of a new state law allowing faculty and staff to carry concealed handguns on campus. The boards of trustees for the University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University systems are …
