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The Oak Ridge Boys will bring their “Front Porch Singin’ Tour” to Charlotte, Ark., as part of the annual FreedomFest at John 3:16 Ministries.“ July is the month the nation celebrates its freedom and independence, and it is also the month that the residents at John 3:16 celebrate their freedom from drug and alcohol addiction,” said camp founder and director Bryan Tuggle. Festivities get under-way Sat. July 1 with a barbecue dinner. Meal…

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FROM COURT FILED AND POLICE DOCUMENTATION Sixteenth Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Dwayne Plumlee filed two murder charges against two women today, June 5, in separate and unrelated cases that occurred just one day a part. Both women charged in the cases are nurses. Brandon Chrisco Murder The mother of Brandon Chrisco, 27, was charged with Second Degree Murder, a Class A Felony in her son’s death. 43-year-old Tabatha Lynn Pebler of Ash…

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By: Angelia Roberts, Special to the SRC Rick Slavik spent most of his life asking questions about his birth father only to find no answers.  His mother avoided the topic, his aunt was mum and his grandmother was much more vocal and told him it was not any of his business. He was in his 70s when he decided to join a well-known ancestry website. Two years later, he got a notification that said, “This…

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Sharp And Fulton County both received Court Security Grants totaling over $37,000. The presentation was held on June 1 sat the Justice Building in Little Rock. Fulton County received $19,900 to purchase an X-ray scanner at the courthouse, which will be used to check for weapons and/or contraband as people enter the courthouse in order to keep everyone safe. Sharp County received a grant for $17,512. The grant funds will be used to…

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FROM POLICEAND COURTDOCUMENTATION A fourteen year old virgin female wasn’t who a 51 year-old Sharp County man was met with when he traveled from his home in Poughkeepsie to Siloam Springs around 10:30 p.m. on May 26. Jerry Riggs was instead met with blue lights and handcuffs as he learned very quickly he was part of an online sting operation conducted by the Siloam Springs Police Department to crack down on Internet…

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