Photo/Tammy CurtisAccused Murderer Jacoby Goehler’s change of venue motion was denied on Sept. 19, His trial for the death of Davidlee Stansbury will begin Oct. 19 if no plea is reached by Sept. 24. In this photo, he was walked into court by former Sheriff Albert Roork for his first appearance last May. By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor The trial will go on. A change of venue filed by accused murderer Jacoy…
Photo/Tammy CurtisSeveral residents of Ozark Acres were present as Deb Lumley, the woman who filed the lawsuit against the Ozark Acres SID for illegal tax exaction last week, spoke to the court. Lumley asked if the county would take the Acres in if the SID were dissolved. Several option for the future of the SID were discussed, but none were resolved. By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Several agenda items were resolved at…
Photo/SubmittedHighland Police Chief and Sheriff Elect Shane Russell announced the promotion of Sgt. Steve Dravenstott to Highland Police Chief effective Oct. 1. The announecment was made at the Sept. 13 Highland City Council Meeting Russell will be replacing Chief Deputy Aaron Presser at the Sheriff’s Department. Highland Police Chief and Sharp County Sheriff Elect Shane Russell will be helping lead the county earlier than he expected. Sheriff Mark Counts announced at the…
By Tammy Curtis, Publisher Charges continue to come in against Gerald Helcher "Sam" Stellar, the Fulton County Construction company owner of Stellar Construction in Salem, Arkansas. While being held on a $20,000 cash only bond in the Fulton County Detention Center after passing an over $11,000 bad check to Viola based All Steel for materials, two more felony warrants have been issued for theft by deception. In the first case, Curren Everett…
By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor After nearly four years of deliberations and massive issues at the Ozark Acres Suburban Improvement District (OASID), one resident who has attempted to help with the situation has filed a lawsuit against the organization for illegal exaction for charging residents assessment after they were paid in full.Financial issues are nothing new to the OASID, for the last three to four years have faced issue after issue including…
