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FROM COURT DOCUMENTS A Fulton County man is facing 100 felonies related to possession and manufacturing of child pornography. A bench warrant was issued by Sixteenth Judicial District Judge Tim Weaver for Gary Wayne Doke, Jr., 56,on Jan. 11 in the case. Fulton County Sheriff Jake Smith explained a tip came into the sheriff’s office from Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC). After Fulton County Lieu-tenant William Fawcett investigated the report, evidence led…

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By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Two years and two national titles are something to brag about. For one local beauty, Berlyn Rhodes, competed in the 61st Anniversary Worlds Universal Beauty, a division of the Our Little Miss Pageant in Houston, Texas. Beryln is a third grader at Cherokee Elementary School who competed in her first pageant July, 2021 in Hardy and has been hooked on the competition circuit since. She brought home…

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Above are the photos from various stories that made top headlines in the last half of 2022. Editor’s Note: Due to the volume of content for last week’s edition, we opted to include the second half of our annual Year in Review in this edition to allow for our coverage of timely news as a priority last week. 2022 was a year for the record books in Sharp County, the second half…

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By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Sharp County is be-ginning 2023 with renewed faith in their justice system. Newly elected Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Devon Holder announced some plans for changes within his district and also took an opportunity to introduce his newly appointed deputies. One of the changes should be well received by the area who have become all too used to repeat of-fenders never receiving prison sentences, numerous negotiated pleas…

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FROM COURT AND POLICE RECORDS After first being arrested on Sept, 2 on a bench warrant for five Class B Felony Sexual Assault charges, 21-year old Tyler David Deaton was officially charged with five more sexual related felonies on Dec. 27. Those include two counts of rape, Class Y felonies; four counts of second degree sexual assault, Class B Felonies; and Sexually Grooming a child, a Class A misdemeanor. According to court…

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