Arkansas State Police Fatal Crash Summary Devin Graham, 32, of Hardy, lost his life in a motorcycle accident in Fulton County on Sept. 28. According to the Arkansas State Police fatal crash summary, Graham was traveling westbound on U.S. Highway 62 near Fawnwood Road in Fulton County near Viola when he crossed the centerline in his 2004 Honda 1300 motorcycle. Graham crossed into the path of the eastbound 2006 Mercury, driven by…
Tammy Curtis, Publisher A larger-than-usual law enforcement presence was seen in Sharp County last week as Sheriff Shane Russell and his deputies, along with other law enforcement agencies, conducted a three-day sex offender compliance roundup. Russell said the compliance checks resulted in multiple arrests involving sex offender registration violations, as well as drug, firearm and other offenses. A total of 10 convicted offenders were arrested and booked into the Sharp County Detention…
Search underway for missing Fulton County child Tammy Curtis, Publisher Hancock has been located and is safe, according to law enforcement ORIGINAL STORY! A search is underway in Fulton County for 13-year-old Joselyn Marie Hancock of Camp, who was reported missing Sunday, Sept. 28, around noon by her family. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office issued a statement Monday, Sept. 29, around 10:30 a.m., saying Hancock is believed to have left on foot…
Sharp County jury convicts former Hardy Police Chief of sexual assault Tammy Curtis, Publisher After hearing a day and a half of testimony last week, a jury of seven men and five women found former Hardy Police Chief Scott Rose guilty of two of the four charges originally filed against him in 2025. Rose was taken into custody at the FBI field office in Jonesboro following an investigation initiated in March 2025…
From Press Release and official court documents A Batesville couple is behind bars in Independence County after allegedly stalking, kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl from South Carolina. Independence County Sheriff Shawn Stephens presented the case against Brandon Britten, 31, and Sierra Britten, 28, to a circuit judge Friday. The couple has since been formally charged. Brandon Britten is charged with traveling for the purpose of an unlawful sex act with…
