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‘It’s heartbreaking’: Batesville mourning death of business owner, wife in plane crash
BATESVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) - A prominent Batesville businessman and his wife are being remembered as “perfect models” of citizenship. Joseph Steve Bryant and his wife, Sharon, died Sunday, May 12, when their plane crashed in a field near Marianna in Lee County. According to Arkansas State Police, the...
Internet, TV provider replaces City of Batesville American flag
Local employees from Optimum, a provider of internet, mobile, TV and phone services, recently replaced the American flag in front of the City of Batesville’s “Welcome” sign. Mayor Rick Elumbaugh (center) joined for the flag replacement ceremony. According to a media release from Optimum, this effort is...
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...
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...
College holds graduation for graduates’ pets
BATESVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) - A Northeast Arkansas college held a graduation for its recent graduates’ pets. Lyon College said in a social media post “It’s not just the students that get recognition for their years of hard work.”. Around seven students brought their pets to the ceremony...
‘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...
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