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Wallace awarded scholarship for fall
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., has awarded a scholarship to Luke Wallace for the fall semester. Wallace is the son of Cindy Gray and Dwight Wallace, and the grandson of Bill and Lupe Gray of Batesville.
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WBC names graduates
WALNUT RIDGE — Williams Baptist College awarded degrees to 111 graduates during its 2013 baccalaureate and commencement exercises May 4. A crowd of more than 1,000 filled WBC’s Southerland-Mabee Center for the ceremony. Dr. Gary Hollingsworth, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock was …
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Lyon College holds art exhibit
HEBER SPRINGS — A photography exhibit by Lyon College students is on display at the William Carl Garner Visitor Center in Heber Springs through the end of May. The photographs were shot in a grid-like fashion emulating British artist David Hockey, who first made the …
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Library accepting donations to ease ‘growing pains’
ASH FLAT — The Ash Flat Library is experiencing “growing pains” and is planning to place additional shelving units for the growing number of selections available to patrons, according to a press release. To help out, Ash Flat resident Ina Gill, a member of the …
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Southside hosts countywide 4-H activity day
SOUTHSIDE — The countywide 4-H activity day event was held April 22 at Southside Middle School with 41 4-H’ers participating. The contests included tree identification, seed identification, ornamental horticulture identification, entomology and dairy recipe. First-place winners will be eligible to compete at the Regional O’Rama …
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Driver’s ed to be taught
Driver’s education classes will begin at 8 a.m. June 3 in Room 03 at Batesville High School. To register call Teonia Gott at (870) 793-6846 or Stu Smith at (870) 612-3974.
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Dec. 13, 1993.
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Thompson retires
Dec. 3, 1979. He was 22, still a little wet behind the ears and more than ready for his first official job assignment in Sharp County. Even though he didn’t know a soul the young state trooper was excited and had been given a word …
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Treasurer due in U.S. court
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner was arrested on federal extortion charges over the weekend and is to make an appearance in federal court. Shoffner is set for a hearing before a U.S. magistrate judge in Little Rock today, though the timing of …
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Body found
WALNUT RIDGE (AP) — The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department says the body of a young woman has been found in the Black River but her name is not yet known. The sheriff’s office said Saturday evening that the body would be sent to the Arkansas …
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Batesville High Students named finalists
Two Batesville High School students have been named National Merit Finalists. The students are nationally among about 15,000 semifinalists who were notified that they had advanced to Finalist standing, according to a news release. The students are Rafeh Qureshi …
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Police: Man burned house down around him
A child died and a man committed suicide over the weekend in two unrelated incidents, according to police. Independence County Sheriff Steve Jeffery said officers were dispatched to an area on Westside Friday morning in regards to an unresponsive infant. “When officers arrived the child …
