Batesville News

Being high school valedictorian is a family thing for Katherine Bartley who will become a second-generation valedictorian at the Mount Vernon-Enola graduation on Sunday afternoon.

Members of the Batesville community are strapping on their biking shoes to prepare for the 2013 All Rise Century Ride.

At 60 years old, the Rev. Nancy McSpadden isn't the typical dorm resident. But the chaplain at Lyon College in Batesville wouldn't have it any other way.

The list of candidates to replace the retiring Martin Nadelman, above, as president of Alamance Community College has been narrowed to six finalists.

Turning a family hobby into a profitable business is helping one University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville student pay for his courses.

A $1 million bond has been set for an Independence County man charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife.

LITTLE ROCK The Arkansas State Highway Commission recently opened bids for the follow three area projects: * Resurface 8.6 miles of U.S Highway 62 from the Baxter County line to AR Highway 223 in Viola.

INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, AR - The sheriff's office in Independence County is currently investigating a shooting that took place on Tuesday.