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Fulton County man sentenced to 40 years in rape case

By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Just seven months after 16th Judicial Deputy Prosecutor Dwayne Plumlee charged a Fulton County man with 14 counts of rape and four other sexually related felonies on Aug. 4, 2022,the suspect is headed to prison. Cody Rivers Redding, 26, was escorted out of Fulton County Circuit Court on March 20 by a Fulton Count deputy to begin serving 40 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections for…

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Cave City to expand park and move city offices

By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor A city’s ability to provide facilities for its residents that make their lives better outside of home is something many small towns strive to do. Cave City is working extra hard to promote a sense of community through an addition to their park and move their antiquated city hall to a newer facility and create a new pocket park. Many residents of Cave City and the surrounding…

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Three bullets… Three sentences – Last of three involved in Salem man’s murder sentenced to 20 years

Photo/Tammy Curtis Jennifer Harden, the mother of convicted killer Jacoby Goehler was sentenced to 20 years on March 21 in Fulton County. She pled guilty to felony hindering apprehension in the case and accepted the negotiated plea from the original charge of conspiracy to commit first degree murder in the murder of Davidlee Stansbury in April of 2021 By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor It is a horror story that didn’t have to…

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Area woman recalls life as opera star

By: Angelia Roberts, Special to the SRC Fredericka Silvey Johns’s life can only be summed up in one word – magical. As a young woman, she stood shoulder to shoulder with royalty, visited Europe’s grandest castles, and sang her heart out in front of thousands. She was a singer, dancer, and performer for some of Germany’s greatest opera houses. She fulfilled every dream she ever set out to achieve. And while she…

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Fire destroys apartments near Hardy

By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor A March 21 fire at Hardy destroyed a building that had been converted into apartments. Firefighters with Hardy, Highland and Ash Flat Fire Departments were on the scene of what was a fully involved structure fire when they arrived near the Griffin Pub just off Hwy. 175 at Hardy. The fire was at residences inside the former Jesus is Lord Ministries building and land office of the…

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