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Batesville man to host comedy show fundraiser to St. Jude

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Batesville man to host comedy show fundraiser to St. Jude

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Polk & Paddle in Batesville is set to host a stand-up comedy night on Aug. 23 to raise funds for the St. Jude Children’s Hospital.Read Article

Lyon College combines 45th Arkansas Scottish Festival with homecoming

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Lyon College combines 45th Arkansas Scottish Festival with homecoming

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ScotsFest, the largest annual festival in Independence County, returns to the Lyon College campus in Batesville the weekend of Oct. 17-19. The campus will come alive with the sound of bagpipes, the intensity of Highland games and the energy of…Read Article

Topless 100 Results: August 15, 2025 (Lucas Late Model)

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Topless 100 Results: August 15, 2025 (Lucas Late Model)

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series results from Batesville Motor Speedway It’s Topless 100 weekend in Batesville, Arkansas. The 3/8-mile of Batesville Motor Speedway is set to host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. View Batesville Motor Speedway results below. Tomorrow, they’ll race for $50,000 to win. Tonight, two preliminary features will set the stage for Saturday’s finale. Batesville Motor SpeedwayRace ResultsAugust 15, 2025 The following …Read Article

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Chamber celebrates opening of Southside's new middle school addition

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Obituary: Wanda G. “Jonnie” James

Wanda G. “Jonnie” James, 92, of Batesville, passed away August 13, 2025, at Batesville. She was born August 17, 1932, at Moorefield to Munford Joe Pool and Ruthel Mae (Fry) Pool. She worked at White-Rodgers and was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking and liked to travel. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Haddock James; son, Jerry James; brother, Billy Joe Pool and sister, Katherine Johnson. Survivors include he…Batesville, Arkansas · Batesville Read Article

Public casting call in Batesville

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Cindy Hubberd is embarking on her 50th year of teaching dance in the Ozarks. She opened her Mountain View Academy in the fall of 1976 in a converted chicken house owned by Clyde Horton.Batesville, Arkansas · Batesville Read Article

Stone County schools briefly locked down after off-campus domestic dispute

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Obituary: Richard Raymond Rentz

Richard Raymond Rentz, 83, of Pleasant Grove, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, August 11, 2025, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. Richard was born on February 14, 1942. Richard earned his Master’s Degree in Engineering and worked for many years as a plant engineer making missiles at ATK in Luka, Mississippi and for NASA. Richard was a veteran of the United States Navy and served his country at the Bay of Pigs during the Cuba…Batesville, Arkansas · Batesville Read Article

City looks to clean up asbestos inside Gray’s, raze former hospital

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NOTICE - County property reappraisal finished; appeal deadline set for Aug. 18

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Obituary: Patrick James Fisher

Pat passed peacefully at home in their sunroom overlooking the small lake, birds and God’s beautiful creation, Friday morning, August 8, with Mary Ann’s arms around him and loving family nearby. Patrick James Fisher, son of Leila MacFarland Fisher and George Fisher, was born in Wallace, Idaho, on May 23, 1938. Pat is survived by his wife Mary Ann Fisher; children, Jim Fisher (wife Katharine) of Kensington, California; granddaughters Iris and Pet…Batesville, Arkansas · Batesville Read Article