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A semitruck driver crashed through a state highway department work zone Tuesday morning on a U.S. 67 bridge over the White River, killing himself and a worker there as flames engulfed his rig, officials said.

Two people were killed, including a state highway worker, in a crash on the Highway 67 bridge over the White River.

Kevin Westfall, 37, of Newark passed from this life on Saturday at his home. He was born April 20, 1971, to David and Deborah Lang Westfall in Honolulu, Hawaii. via Marietta Times

“Uh uh, it's a 500 dollar or 750 dollar fine if you get caught crossing it. I'm not gonna pay 500, 750 dollars. That would buy more gas for me to go round than it will to cross this.”

One of the only highways left flooded in Region 8 is this section of Highway 37 between Tuckerman and Cord. via KAIT-TV Jonesboro

“With God's grace we will [keep up]”

Then there are times when the community or someone else has to help the charities. via Arkansas Online

Twenty years ago the state of Arkansas had no way to fund public schools in a way that distributed the state's wealth equally. via Baxter Bulletin

Taking to the skies again courtesy of Kin-Co Ag Aviation we turned to the West toward Newport. via KAIT

“When the choir arrived at Carnegie Hall I did not truly understand the magnitude or importance that it was for the choir to be singing there until we actually got in formation to prepare to start rehearsing on stage the day of the concert”

Steward and Christy Fudge, choir teachers at Cedar Ridge High School and Newport High School, respectively, had just done something very few people can ever say they've done. via Arkansas Online

“I had been at Drake Field for a while before XNA opened”

Stop by the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport today, and it's business as usual. via Herald-Leader

“Students need to see their teachers pursuing their craft”

NEWARK, Ark. - In just a few weeks, Andrea Steward is going to do something few others get the chance to do: Sing at Carnegie Hall in New York City. via Daily Citizen

“I don't think Santa is going to bring me that”

Cedar Ridge High School Counselor Dana Manuel was less than thrilled when the school superintendent asked her to help with a new "Angel Tree" project. via Batesville Daily Guard

“First responders were called in, and he was taken to the hospital at Newport, where we found out he had cracked his skull.”

A case of roughhousing resulted in serious consequences for a Cedar Ridge student. via Batesville Daily Guard

Thomas Alva Treadway, 75, of Newark died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007, in Batesville. via Batesville Daily Guard

Editor's note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Nov. 11, 1994. 73 YEARS AGO The charter for a local federal savings and loan association is expected by Nov. via Batesville Daily Guard

“This entire budget is reimbursed by the state or taxes”

Revenue projections and budget proposals were topic of discussion for the Independence County government Monday night. via Batesville Daily Guard

Editor's note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Oct. 14, 1994. Ed McCuiston of the state Department of Education will speak here Saturday during the meeting of the countywide teachers. via Batesville Daily Guard

Editor's note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Oct. 13, 1994. Miss Koleta and Chrystobel Walker left today for Hot Springs and Magnet Cove to spend several days in collecting mineral specimens for ... via Batesville Daily Guard

“We want them to make healthy choices from the beginning.”

Amid the faint sounds of moans and groans throughout the Newark Elementary gymnasium, 9-year-old Jordan Bumpous contorts his face with intense concentration. via Batesville Daily Guard