As schools prepare for the 2025-26 school year, open houses and other events are set for the upcoming weeks. There are also several back pack or school supply events liste Below is a list for our local districts. Highland First Day of School for all grades but kindergarten is Mon., Aug. 11. Kindergarten returns on Wed. Aug. 13 Cherokee Elementary School: Thur., Aug. 7 from 4–6 p.m. Highland Middle School: Thur., Aug. 7…
Cave City Watermelon Festival sees record attendance Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor There is no doubt that this year is one for the record books for Cave City. Just four short months after watching their homes and businesses being strewn across the land in the March tornado, the same people who had rolled up their sleeves to help their family, friends, and neighbors clean up the debris were celebrating their successes. The same…
Press release and court documents Cave City Police and a Bandit, the city’s K-9 officer, recovered nearly 3 pounds of meth during a traffic stop in Cave City on July 8. This is one of the largest methamphetamine stops in recent history in the county. According to a press release from Sheriff Shane Russell, the stop came during a joint narcotics investigation between the Third Judicial District Drug Task Force and the Sharp…
From Press Release A Salem man, William Flint McCullough, 45, has been arrested in Fulton County on 15 counts of possession of Child Abuse Material, 15 counts of possessing Sexually Explicit Material involving a child, and 15 counts of voyeurism. According to a press release by Fulton County Deputy William Fawcett, McCullough was taken into custody on July 11 by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department during an investigation that began last December…
From Press Release from Fulton County Sheriff's Department and legal information about Act 662 from the Arkansas Legislature The Fulton County Sheriff’s Department arrested Christopher Lee Hendricks, 41, of Gepp on July 3 following an investigation. Fulton County Sheriff Jake Smith explained in a press release today, July 7, that an investigation began June 26 with his office and the Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children Division regarding allegations of sexual abuse…
