5th Annual Unity Fest in Batesville May 29

Title: 5th Annual Unity Fest in Batesville Description: The 5th Annual Unity Fest Will be Saturday, May 29th, 2010 at Riverside Park. Tickets are $10 and benefit John 3:16 Ministries. The fee includes a catfish dinner, and automatic entry for a chance to win a 2010 Ford Ranger, Bad Boy Mower MZ … [Read more...]

Social Media Workshop in Batesville

Title: Social Media Workshop in BatesvilleDescription: On May 19th, from 1-4 pm, there will be a workshop at the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce Conference Room. The attendees of the workshop will learn 5 low-cost ways social media can increase your current marketing efforts, which social media … [Read more...]

First Community Bank Charity Golf

Title: First Community Bank Charity GolfDescription: On May 19th, First Community Bank's 13th Annual Golf Tournament will be at The Course at Eagle Mountain. Lunch will begin at 11 am and tee off will be at noon. The entry fee is a donation of $80 to benefit the Arkansas Sheriffs' Youth Ranch. … [Read more...]

31st Annual Scottish Festival – Batesville April 23-25

Title: 31st Annual Scottish Festival - Batesville Location: Lyon College Batesville Link out: Click here Description: Lyon College will hold their 31st Annual Scottish Festival. Schedule of events: Friday: 1PM USPF Professional Piobaireachd Qualifier 1:30 PM ASF Kilted Invitational Golf … [Read more...]

State Crime Laboratory has identified the body found near Thida in Independence County

State Crime Laboratory has identified the body found near Thida in Independence County as 25-year-old James Franklin Conway. The cause of death has not been determined pending the results of toxicology tests. Franklin's body was found in a wooded area Saturday by a man and his wife out for a … [Read more...]

Scott Wood of Batesville Chosen as Time Magazine Dealer of the Year

Orlando, Fla.—Volunteerism and making his community “a better place to live” are what drive Scott Wood, who was named the 2009 Time Magazine Dealer of the Year during the opening session of NADA’s annual convention Saturday. Wood, of Stanley Wood Chevrolet /Pontiac Co. and Scott Wood … [Read more...]

Museum Presents Program on Batesville Fur Company

On Sunday, January 10 at 2 p.m., Joe Biard, former mayor of Batesville, will tell about his parents’ businesses and their past as he remembers it. He will focus on their Batesville Fur Company, which at one time was the largest fur market in Arkansas. In the 1950s Ernest Biards’ fur company … [Read more...]

Museum Festivity in Batesville

Imagine a whole museum coming to life on Friday, January 8, 2010.  “A  Winter Night at the Museum” will take place between 6 and 8 that evening.  The event is co-sponsored by Old Independence Regional Museum and the Batesville Area Arts Council. Tickets to this event could make good stocking … [Read more...]

Free Play at Believers Community Church in Batesville

What does a young man who has left his roots on the family farm to pursue a high life in a city do when he returns home from Christmas only to find himself reliving the same day over again? Come, enjoy a FREE Christmas play at Believer's Community Church located at 3645 N St. Louis Street in … [Read more...]

Beginning Steps in Batesville

Title: Beginning Steps in Batesville Description: Beginning Steps Conference will be held Friday, December 4th at the Josephine Raye Rogers Center/WRMC in Batesville in Conference Room A from 1 - 2pm. This program is promoted by the Batesville School District its purpose if to offer educational … [Read more...]