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Pleasant Plains annexes 10 acres of land
PLEASANT PLAINS, Ark. (KAIT) - The city of Pleasant Plains just got a little bigger. The city unanimously passed a resolution to annex ten acres of land into the city during Tuesday’s council meeting. The property is on Highway 167 just south of Blackland Road. Mayor Ken Burns said...
Investigation begins into attempted theft of horse
EVENING SHADE, Ark. (KAIT) - For the third time in the past month, a new investigation regarding the death or theft of an animal has been opened in Sharp County. Around April 30, John Kunkel found one of his goats beheaded on his farm on Simstown Road north of Evening Shade.
Bad Boy Mowers celebrates Industrial Signing Day
Kade Qualls and Brandon Thrash (pictured above, left and center), two graduates of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) welding program, recently signed employment offers with Bad Boy Mowers as part of Industrial Signing Day. The event is held to recognize and acknowledge the collaboration between and...
Earthquake recorded near Smithville
SMITHVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) - A 2.1 magnitude earthquake was reported near Smithville Friday evening. The United States Geological Survey reported the earthquake happened shortly before 9 p.m. on May 10. The earthquake had a depth of 17 kilometers and happened about 5 miles northeast of Smithville. No one reported feeling...
Hall Powers Woodlawn Over Cedar Ridge Into Title Game
PALESTINE - Tate Hall's torrid pace at the plate continued Saturday afternoon as he had yet another triple and double to drive in four runs as the Woodlawn Bears grabbed an early lead to cruise past the Cedar Ridge Timberwolves, 8-5, in the Class 2A state tournament semifinals at Palestine-Wheatley High School.With the win, Woodlawn advances to play in the Class 2A state finals at 4 p.m. Saturday at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. The Bears, ther 8-2A conference champions, will face a familiar opponent in the Ouachita Warriors, the 8-2A conference runners-up.Ouachita, the no. 3 seed from the South Region, knocked off Rector, 8-4, in the early semifinal game on Saturday.After having to squeeze out a 1-0 victory over Riverside in the quarterfinal game on Friday, the Bears wanted to get off to a quick start against the Timberwovles and they got that.Peyton Wells singled to start the game and Garrett Weatherford then drew a walk to put two aboard with no one out. With one out, Hall blasted a triple into left field, scoring both Wells and Weatherford. Hall's courtesy runner, Gage Boykin, then scored on Dillon Lunsford's ground out to give the Bears a quick 3-0 lead.Woodlawn Coach Tommy Richardson said building that three-run lead early was critical in giving the team some breathing room, especially after having to sweat out that narrow win in the quarterfinals on Friday. "Collectively, you could hear the (sigh) in the dugout because last night we didn't get that," Richardson said. "We didn't get it (any runs scored) a for a while. .. Everybody was tight. Today, everybody was relaxed and we hit the baseball a lot better."We hit the ball really well against a good pitcher (Cedar Ridge's Kyle Provence)," he said.Cedar Ridge used a lead-off walk and a one-out single by Provence to plate a run in the top of the third to make it 3-1. The Bears turned a double-play against the next batter to end the inning.While the Timberwolves managed to get runners on base…
School board recognizes baseball team for successful season
SOUTHSIDE, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - One local school board is recognizing its baseball team for a successful season. The Southside School Board recently recognized the baseball team at the May board meeting for a successful season. The team finished conference runner-up and district champions of 4A - East. They...
ASU-Newport expanding trucking program to more campuses
NEWPORT, Ark. (KAIT) - If you are interested in learning how to drive an 18-wheeler, you’ll soon have a chance. ASU Newport is expanding its Commercial Driver Training program to its Jonesboro and Marked Tree campuses. The new facilities will have two trucks at each location to accommodate at...
UACCB receives grant for expanding, enhancing nursing program
Featured image (from left): UACCB Director of Health Professions Dr. Becky Warren, UACCB Chancellor Dr. Brian Shonk, and UACCB Vice Chancellor for Academics Dr. Holly Smith. Image: UACCB. The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) has received a $368,614 grant to help support the development of the nursing...
‘Arkansas Graveler’ expected to bring hundreds of bicyclists to Northeast Arkansas
CAVE CITY, Ark. (KAIT) - Several Region 8 towns are gearing up to host hundreds of bike riders next month. Last August, K8 News reported that the Ozark Foundation planned to bring its statewide biking tour, the “Arkansas Graveler,” to Northeast Arkansas. The six-day, 300-plus mile tour will...
BACC holds ribbon-cutting for AgHeritage Farm Credit Services
A Batesville business recently celebrated its move to a new location. On April 25, the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the new AgHeritage Farm Credit Services (FCS) opening at 1169 Batesville Boulevard. “With our move to the new office, we show our commitment to...
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