We just got these in but it has taken a bit to compile and type them. The Fulton County office had some issues with their early and absentee ballots and had to hand feed them. We apologize for the delay in getting these to you. There was very high voter turnout for this General Election in Fulton County. 3293 voted early and absentee and 1776 cast their ballots on election day for…
From Court Documents Charges were filed in an extreme child abuse case that occurred near Ash Flat on Sept. 5. Charles Ross Lunsford, 39, was arrested on the scene after attempting to “get the demons out” of his two children by repeatedly holding their heads underwater. Sharp County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Tye Baxter responded to a call the same day about a missing juvenile on Branscum Road in Ash Flat. He and…
FROM COURTRECORDS A former Fulton County Hospital IT Department employee found herself behind bars on Sept. 19 after an investigation into forged electronic prescriptions led back to Jennifer L. Cooper, 40, of Salem. According to the Probable Cause Affidavit filed on Sept. 3 in Baxter County Circuit Court, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy William Fawcett received a call from Baxter Health Administrator Nicole Vaccarella after discovering the hospital’s electronic system used…
These are the final unofficial results with all early, absentee and election day votes included. This year was a near record year for voter turnout with approximately 65 percent turnout with 7461 voters casting their ballots in the General Election. We have heard from Fulton County and as of 10 p.m. no votes had been counted. We will update those totals when they come in. US PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT (we are only reporting…
Submitted by Third Judicial District Drug Task Force Commander Since its re-establishment on July 1, 2023, the newly formed Third Judicial Drug Task Force has removed approximately $9.4 million in illegal drugs from the streets, dismantled six drug organizations, and disrupted ten more. It initiated 48l criminal cases throughout the district along with 20 overdose investigations. It also assisted in numerous theft cases, overdoses, pursuits, sex offender compliance checks, wanted absconders, and…
