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PHOTOS/TAMMY CURTISArchitectural rendering of proposed new Highland High School. By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor The Highland School District held the first of their public meetings in their “Our Kids, Our Community,”Highland Proud millage campaign to inform the public on the need to increase the current millage by 8.9 mills to build a new high school. There was a large crowd present as Superintendent Jeremy Lewis welcomed the group.Architectural renderings of the proposed…

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PHOTOS/TAMMY CURTISHighland teacher and coach Blake Medlock served as grand marshal for the Highland Homecoming Parade. Blake is picture with his wife Mary, throwing candy for onlookers at the three campuses. By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Highland Student Council has made history again this year with a campus wide community involvement project for homecoming. Much like the first students to attend Highland when Hardy and Ash Flat Consolidated in 1964, this year…

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A Fulton County woman who was already on probation for drug charges out of Crittenden County was arrested after she showed up to her probation visit high on methamphetamine.Fulton County Probation officer Steve Simers called Narcotics Investigator Blair Ables when he recognized Autumn Elise Herndon, 27, exhibited signs indicating she was under the influence of intoxicants. Simers administered a drug test and Herndon failed the test.Arkansas State Trooper Jason Hooks arrived and…

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More new cases filed against the company, others expected By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor A few weeks ago, this news agency instigated an investigative report after having received numerous messages about alleged scams by Gerald Stellar, owner of Stellar Construction, LLC in Salem.After learning the company had first been closed due to non-payment of taxes, we reached out to see if anyone else had issues with the company that has been under…

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Photo/Tammy CurtisFirefighters with Ash Flat, Cherokee Village and Highland Fire Departments participated in training on Sept. 13 at the Sharp County Municipal Airport. The firefighters were joined by representatives of Arkansas Forestry Commission. The training demonstrated how to refill a forestry plane with water. By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Area fire departments spent the afternoon on Sept. 13 training on methods to refill Arkansas Forestry Commission aircraft for water drops in forest…

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