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Helping Your Child After a Tragedy

Dec 20th, 2012 | By admin | Category: News and Features

By Dr. Tammy Alexander
Special to The Beebe News
Attempting to understand and move forward following an incomprehensible tragedy, such as the one at Sandy Hook Elementary School, is a challenge for both adults and children. A parent’s reaction and communication with children can make a significant difference in the child’s adjustment following such disasters. The following [...]



AgHeritage Farm Credit Services Christmas Dinner Celebration

Dec 20th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Community

A large crowd of customer-owners gathered at Dondie’s White River Princess in Des Arc for the annual AgHeritage Farm Credit Services Searcy office Christmas Dinner Celebration.  Bert, Darlene, Carolyn and Shirley welcomed guests who were treated to catfish, shrimp and all the trimmings. “We enjoy providing dinner for our customer-owners each year. And Dondie’s always [...]



White County District Court - Beebe Department

Dec 20th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Community

November 2012
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Dismissed 5
Nolle Prosequi 6
Civil Penalty 10
No Prf of Ins 15
DWI Dismissed 1
Convictions:
DL Sus nonDWI 13
Dr Lft of Ctr 1
Dr off Rd 1
DWI Guilty 2
Expired Tags 2
Fail to Obey Off 1
Fail to Pay Reg 2
Fail to Stop RR 1
Fail to Yield 1
Fictitious Tags 1
Follow to close 1
No Drive Lic 1
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More Photos from Dec. 8th Beebe Chamber of Commerce Annual Lighted Christmas Parade

Dec 20th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Community

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Badgers Travel to Vilonia For Double Header

Dec 20th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Sports

By  C. MICHAEL LONG
Staff Sports Photojournalist
VILONIA – The Badgers boys and girls basketball teams traveled to Vilonia Tuesday night,  December the 11th  for a double header with the Vilonia Eagles basketball teams.
In the opening girls’ game, the Lady Badgers jumped out to a quick 10-7 lead after the 1st quarter, but lost momentum in the [...]



Badgers Play In Riverview Classic

Dec 20th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Sports

BY  C.MICHAEL LONG
Staff Sports Photojournalist
SEARCY  - The Badgers played in The Riverview Classic Friday and Saturday,  December 14th and 15th,  against Star City and Heber Springs – but came up short in both contests.
Friday night against Star City, the Badgers jumped out to an 8 – 1 lead, but started settling for parameter shots instead [...]



Lady Badgers Trounce JA Fair in Home Opener

Dec 20th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Sports

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By  C. MICHAEL LONG
Staff Sports Photojournalist
After nine straight road games to open the season, the Lady Badgers returned home Friday night, December 14th to face Little Rock JA Fair and easily won the contest, 60-12.
After jumping out to a 21-1, 1st quarter lead and leading 44-5 at the half – the Lady Badgers [...]



Tragedy at Sandy Hook, Conn., Brings Sadness to All

Dec 20th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Top Story

BY DR. BELINDA SHOOK
Beebe Schools Superintendent
The shooting in Newtown, Connecticut is one of the saddest events to take place in the three decades of my educational career and has literally shaken educators throughout the country, state and the local community. It is incomprehensible to those who care for children, how anyone could deliberately cause harm [...]



012 Beebe C of C Christmas Parade Float Winners

Dec 20th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Community

The lighted Christmas parade was held on Saturday, December 8th at 6 p.m. Floats entered in four categories: civic, commercial, educational and religious. The first-place winners in each category were as follows:
Girl Scout Troop 6709 – civic
Beebe Physical Therapy – commercial
Smarty Britches – educational
Open Arms Assembly of God – religious
Thanks to all that participated and [...]



Wreaths Across America Ceremony is Dec. 14th at Beebe Schools

Dec 13th, 2012 | By admin | Category: News and Features

On Friday, December 14 the Wal-Mart Transportation Office in Searcy will provide two tractor-trailers to relay Memorial Wreaths to the Beebe School Campus in honor of the Wreaths Across America program and three local veterans who lost their lives while serving our country. The tractor-trailers will be escorted from Searcy and arrive at the Beebe [...]