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By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Sharp County Sheriff Shane Russell wasted no time in making positive changes for the future of the Sharp County Sheriff’s Department. Former Sheriff Mark Counts hired Russell, as chief deputy following the resignation of Aaron Presser. Russell went to work for the sheriff’s department on Oct. 1. The extra two months have given Russell an opportunity to take part in planning the budget for his impending office,…

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From court and police records and witness accounts A repeat offender from Salem found himself behind bars just days after his late father’s salvage business sold to an Ash Flat couple. Dusty Reynolds, 34,was arrested on Jan.27 after taking over $25,000 worth of items from Lynn’s Salvage. Lynn’s mother, Tammy, reportedly told police her son took items from the scrap yard and unplugged the security system on Jan10 and Jan. 13.Colton and…

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By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor While Covid slammed the doors of many businesses, others were born and flourished. Necessity is definitely the mother of invention, and nothing is more true than of the birth of Garland Farms. Cave City hairdresser Bridget Garland’s business was shut down for months during Covid, however the bills did not cease. Bridget Garland, had always loved making homemade gifts like sugar scrubs, but really loved wax melts.…

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By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Old Man Winter’s icy breath exhaled hard on Spring River Country Tues. Jan. 24, dropping as much as 10 inches of very wet snow on the area. The snow began falling much earlier than predicted and by 6p.m., most of the area had al-ready witnessed huge cottonlike snowflakes coming down in mass. Within two hours roads became treacherous despite the above freezing temperatures. By around 11 that…

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Conflicting stories, cell phone records and evidence of a murder for hire scheme were the motives investigators discovered that led to two arrests in the case of former Fulton County Sheriff’s Department employee Kristy Taylor. After an extensive six months of investigation, Taylor’s husband, from whom she had just separated a few weeks early, was always the prime suspect of the investigation. But, it wasn’t until Jan. 23,that police were finally able…

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