• Jeffrey elected trustee

    LITTLE ROCK — Batesville general surgeon Jay Jeffrey, M.D., has been elected district trustee of the Arkansas Medical Society. Jeffrey will be working alongside physicians from across the state to protect the interests of patients and improve the health of Arkansans, according to a news …

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  • K.S. Haigwood to hold book signing

    K.S. (Kristie) Haigwood will hold a book signing from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday at Hastings Books located at 2360 Harrison St., according to a press release. Haigwood describes her work as “paranormal suspense romance novels about angels, demons, vampires and witches.” Haigwood’s works include, “Save …

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  • Haas completes course

    Vicki Haas of Sage, a Modern Woodmen of America representative, has attained the Fraternal Insurance Counsellor (FIC) designation, according to a news release. The FIC title is an educational designation that can be earned by career life insurance representatives associated with fraternal insurance societies. Representatives …

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  • Caldwell adds agent

    James Hodge has joined Coldwell Banker Choice Realty as a sales associate, according to a press release. Hodge has been in the field of customer service for over 30 years and said he is looking forward to serving the people of Independence County and the …

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  • Treasurer bows to calls to resign

    LITTLE ROCK  — Arkansas’ state treasurer resigned Tuesday after being accused of accepting at least $36,000 cash in exchange for steering business to an investment broker, bowing to bipartisan calls to step down or face removal from office. Democrat Martha Shoffner held the office since …

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  • Crabtree earns all-state honor

    Cole Crabtree added another all-state honor to his list of accomplishments. The junior at Cedar Ridge High School, an all-state selection in basketball for the Class 2A state champions this winter, earned the honor for track and field when he finished second in 400-meter dash …

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  • News of Other Days

    Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Dec. 14, 1993.

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  • BJHS teacher in custody

    A Batesville teacher and youth minister is being questioned this morning in connection with computer child pornography.

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  • Vet in hospice care has adventure on his radar

    Kenneth Kennedy knows his days are numbered. Doctors tell him there is nothing more they can do to treat his colon cancer, but Kennedy says he isn’t done. Even while on hospice care, Kennedy still wants to go somewhere. Among the things on his wish …

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  • Inmate caught at light

    ASH FLAT — Working to pay off fines lasted about one hour for a Cave City man who decided to call it quits, according to Sharp County Sheriff Mark Counts. Counts said John Edward Gamble walked off work detail Monday morning and had not been …

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  • Oklahoma tornado death toll revised to 24

    MOORE, Okla. — Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb today for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected …

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  • Body found in river is that of missing teen

    WALNUT RIDGE (AP) — A 14-year-old northeast Arkansas girl who has been missing for more than two months has been found dead in a river, authorities said Monday. The body found Saturday in the Black River was identified as that of Sidney Nicole Randall of …

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