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Salesville man shot to death
NORFORK (AP) — Authorities in Baxter County are investigating the shooting death of a Salesville man. Sheriff John Montgomery says emergency crews responded to a call Monday night from a woman who said that a man had been shot accidentally. Authorities responded to a home …
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BHS graduate takes part in coronation
POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. — Kendra Keyes of Ventress served as a candidate in the College of the Ozarks 2012 homecoming coronation, according to a news release. Keyes is a Batesville High School graduate. More than 40 C of O student clubs and organizations nominated candidates; …
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Experience life in ‘1862 Arkansas’
LITTLE ROCK — The Old State House Museum will recreate life in Arkansas during the second year of the Civil War at a living history event on Saturday, said Amy Peck, publicist. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., living history interpreters will interpret the political …
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Civil War events
A complete listing of November’s scheduled sanctioned sesquicentennial activities, including lectures, living history events and exhibits, as well as additional information on the activities listed below, can be found at www.arkansascivilwar150.com/events/. Among the events are: • “Civil War Arkansas, 1861-1865,” the ACWSC traveling exhibit, will be …
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West Memphis double shooting leaves one dead
WEST MEMPHIS (AP) — Authorities are investigating a double shooting in West Memphis that left one man dead and another injured. Police say the shooting happened at about 10 a.m. Sunday outside of an apartment complex. Police found two people suffering from gunshot wounds when …
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Entergy workers to return Entergy workers to return
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Entergy Arkansas says its workers will soon be returning after helping restore power on the East Coast following Superstorm Sandy. Entergy says six crew members are scheduled to return later this week after helping in repair work following the storm that …
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600,000 visitors later … Crystal Bridges turns 1
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Starting its second year, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is adapting to its place on the world art stage. Director Don Bacigalupi said the first-year attendance of 604,000 was more than double the anticipated number for a museum in a …
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Freeze predicted tonight
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Forecasters are predicting the first freeze of the season in much of central and southeast Arkansas late tonight into Tuesday. The National Weather Service issued a freeze warning that’s effective until 8 a.m. Tuesday. Forecasters say freezing temperatures are expected overnight, …
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Recounts to stretch to Thursday
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — A recount sought by a Democrat in a northeast Arkansas state representative race will stretch until Thursday. Democrat L.J. Bryant lost by 44 votes to Republican John K. Hutchison in District 52, which spans four counties. Clerks said Friday that the …
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Funeral science program expands to AT-Ozark
MOUNTAIN HOME — Arkansas State University-Mountain Home is expanding its funeral science program to include classes at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark campus beginning in January 2013. The memorandum of understanding was approved Oct. 26 by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education during a meeting of its …
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Resident accepted into pharmacy school
SEARCY — Laura Simpson of Cave City has been accepted into Harding University’s College of Pharmacy for the fall 2012 semester, according to a news release. Simpson is a 2011 graduate of Arkansas State University where she was a member of the Agriculture Honors Society, …
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Thanksgiving dinner to cost only a penny more in 2012 Turkey, milk prices stabilize after sharp increase in 2011
LITTLE ROCK — It will cost families only one cent more on average to prepare the traditional Thanksgiving meal this year, due largely to a stabilizing of prices for frozen turkey and a gallon of whole milk. According to Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 27th annual survey, …
