Batesville News

Salem and Viola high schools were recognized as bronze schools by U.S. News &World Report.

Not enough dollars was the common theme running through the Batesville Community School Corp.

DESHA, AR A Batesville man was killed in a single car accident Tuesday evening. The accident happened on Jamestown Road just south of Desha in Independence County around 5:30 Tuesday evening.

A fire was quickly contained at the Otis Pack's lumber company in Batesville. According to Independence county emergency management, the fire started in a trailer that contained paint and paint thinner.

The Viola Longhorns were eliminated from the Lyon College Tournament Friday with a 57-43 loss to the Cave City Cavemen in the semifinals at Becknell Gymnasium in Batesville.

Cimate officials: optimism, much work ahead...Obama meets Turkish leader COPENHAGEN U.N. officials say the world is within reach of keeping global warming under control.

Friday, December 4, 2009 News Briefs Story date: Dec. 4, 2009 Toys For Kids drive The Dover Fire Department will host a Toys For Kids drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Dover Supermarket.

Batesville-Saturday, December 5th will mark the 24th year of the Arkansas Sheriffs' Youth Ranches' Country Christmas Craft Fair, held at the Ranches' flagship campus near Batesville.

In an effort to raise awareness for the Youth Ranch, the Ranch is selling Mossy Oak camouflage caps for $14 . The money raised from the cap sales will go to support the abused and abandoned children that call the Ranch home.

Here's a look at local and regional happenings. Fall Festival, Mountain Home Berry Farm, Saturdays and Sundays through early November.

One could almost see the hand of fate at work in the lives of Angie Lee Burnham and Julius Stewart.

The flooded roads in Jackson county remind us of the floods of a couple of years ago.

Authorities say two people have died after record-setting rainfall inundated the state for two straight days, leading to flash flooding in some areas.

An investor and an officer of First Community Bank of Batesville were in Mountain Home on Wednesday shopping for investment properties and a location for an upstart restaurant franchise here.

Batesville citizens, teachers and administrators and consultants worked together to arrive at a plan to update the four Batesville Community School Corp.

Not many people have a job that take them to the ends of the Earth, but Bob Smith is one of those few.

Travis L. Cagle, 30, of Calico Rock has been brought from Independence County to Baxter County Detention Center on outstanding warrants of arrest for breaking or entering and felony theft of property.

A Region 8 man was killed when his motorcycle hit an oncoming car head-on. The accident happened around 5:30 Tuesday evening on highway 69 in Newark in Independence County.

When FutureFuel Corp. began separating its IT systems from its former parent company almost three years ago, it had carte blanche to build its own IT infrastructure however it saw fit.

Photo by Tammy Curtis Residents of John 3:16 prepare food for the crowd at their Variety Night benefit Oct.