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Heavy rain predicted
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — The National Weather Service says heavy rain is expected this week with a chance for severe storms as a front moves through the state. Forecasters say 1 to 3 inches of rain is possible Tuesday and Wednesday, with up to 4 …
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Quorum court to meet
The Independence County Quorum Court will meet at 6 tonight in the juvenile courtroom located on the second floor of the Independence County Library building. The meeting is open to the public. A brief agenda is planned and includes reports from county department heads, as …
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Heasley Prize winner to speak
Geoffrey Douglas, winner of the 2013 Leila Lenore Heasley Prize for Literary Excellence, will host a public interview at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Alphin Board Room on the Lyon College campus. The award ceremony and public reading will be at 7:30 p.m. in Bevens …
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Website planning program set
A website planning workshop for small businesses will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Batesville Chamber of Commerce, located at 409 Vine St. in Batesville. The workshop is being held in conjunction with Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center …
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Water quality workshop to be hosted by Stream Team 821
MOUNTAIN HOME — Students from Stream Team 821 at Arkansas State University in Mountain Home will host “Cold, Clear but Not Pure: Challenges for Restoring and Protecting Groundwater Quality in the Ozarks” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at McMullin Lecture Hall in Dryer Hall on the …
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Scuba, snorkeling to be offered
The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville will offer two courses in April for beginner training in scuba and snorkeling. Bruce Fletcher will instruct both of these classes, the majority of which will take place at Lyon College’s Becknell pool. Fletcher says he has …
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Log cabin and kaleidoscope quilting workshop scheduled
MOUNTAIN HOME — Flavin Glover of Auburn, Ala., will conduct two full-day workshops on Wednesday and Thursday and a lecture on Friday. Sponsor is Hill ‘N Hollow Quilters Guild. “Colorful and Creative Log Cabin Diamonds,” to be presented on Wednesday, is for the experienced quilter …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Oct. 28, 1993.
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Man dies after shooting at Searcy apartment
SEARCY (AP) — Police are investigating after a 27-year-old man was fatally shot at a Searcy apartment complex. Police responded to a call of shots fired Sunday afternoon at the Searcy Apartments on North Pine Street. Police identified the victim as Chris Pruitt of Searcy. …
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2nd murder charge added in pregnant woman’s death
SEARCY (AP) — A man charged with capital murder for the slaying of a Bald Knob woman will face a second count because the victim was four months pregnant when she died. Prosecutor Chris Raff added the additional capital murder count on Friday against 28-year-old …
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White Co. escapee tumbles through hospital ceiling
SEARCY (AP) — A White County jail inmate who was taken to a hospital while serving a nine-day sentence tried to escape by crawling through a ceiling but wound up falling onto a nurse’s station. Authorities say 25-year-old Brandon Uriah Terrell of Searcy blocked a …
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2.1-carat diamond found
MURFREESBORO (AP) — A visitor at Crater of Diamonds State Park at Murfreesboro has found a 2.1-carat brown diamond. Andrea Murphy of Gentry dug up the diamond on Friday during a family visit to celebrate her 30th birthday. The park is unique in that patrons …
