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February 4, 2012

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    FFA recognized on C-Span
    December 16, 2011

    SOUTHSIDE —  Many students at the Southside School District had never stepped inside a stockyard let alone raise prize-winning animals and garner national attention before adviser Chase Hilton came along.
    Ask 27-year-old Hilton and he’ll probably tell you that’s no credit to him, but others at the district might disagree. Since it’s start nearly four years ago, the Southside Future Farmers of America program and its 135 students involved have competed and won both local, state and national competitions.

    Residents deal with high water
    April 26, 2011

    Stepping out onto her porch shortly before 8 this morning, Stacy Young looked in disbelief at the muddy water just inches below her front steps on Elsie Street in west Batesville.
    “Oh no,” she said, putting her hand to her face as if wondering what to do next.
    “Is it my imagination or is it going down?” she hollered to her neighbors and owners of Pecan Circle Apartments standing across the street, surveying the flooding from Monday night’s storms.

    Two incumbents fall, one squeaks by
    May 19, 2010

    It wasn’t a good year to be an incumbent.
    Tuesday night, two incumbents in Independence County were turned out, while a third nearly lost his seat in his five-county district.
    County Judge Bill Hicks will finish his term come Jan. 1, when challenger Robert Griffin takes over. The two battled it out for the Democratic nomination. No Republicans or independents have filed, clearing the way Griffin through the fall General Election.
    Also losing his seat was Coroner Hardy Willis. Wesley Gay won the race without a run-off, defeating Willis and fellow challenger John Cooper by a 2-to-1 margin.

    Not many problems reported during snowy, icy conditions
    February 1, 2010

    So far Flave Carpenter Jr.’s first day as customer service manager for Entergy Arkansas has gone smoothly and so has the weather for electrical crews.
    While some roadways remain slick and the landscape white with snow across the area today, the winter weather posed no problems for Entergy Arkansas crews in the Batesville area over the weekend, Carpenter told the Guard this morning.
    “Everything I saw, there were a few outages here and there but nothing (major) to report.”

    TOP NEWS OF '09: Ice storm paralyzes region
    January 1, 2010

    Almost one year after Mother Nature wrecked havoc with deadly tornadoes, this year began with freezing rain that turned into a major ice storm leaving homes and businesses without power for days, some even weeks.
    Thousands were left without power after the ice weighed down trees and broke utility poles. Emergency shelters were opened in Independence and surrounding counties.

    OEM Director voices frustrations at meeting
    February 5, 2009

    MELBOURNE - The bottled water coming into Izard County on pallets for those needing it is going to be rationed at this point. That's what Dennis Williams told the quorum court members Tuesday night.

    Man’s home burns while helping others
    February 5, 2009

    HORSESHOE BEND - While a man was struggling to provide shelter for others during the ice storm last week, his home burned to the ground.
    "We lost everything," Tony Baptistia said during a Guard interview Monday. "But we'll rebuild."

    Planners shown architect’s ideas
    February 4, 2009

    After years of brainstorming and work by city officials and a number of Batesville's citizens, a new comprehensive plan for the city's future growth has been approved by the planning commission to go before the city council for approval and implementation.

    Darkness continues for many
    February 3, 2009

    While 1,800 homes are still without power in rural areas this morning, Les Frensley hopes that won't be the case Wednesday afternoon.
    "We hope to have most everyone on by the end of the day Wednesday," said the customer service manager with Entergy Arkansas.

    Base Logistics sees to needs of workers
    February 3, 2009

    For nearly a week, long convoys of electrical workers from all over the country have been flooding into Batesville to restore power and bring lives back to normal in several nearby rural communities.

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