Photo/Tammy CurtisThe Spring River Chronicle welcomed Wise Auto to the area last week. A new business recently opened in Highland and based on the success of the other location, plan to open new locations. Wise Roads is the second location for the pre-owned car lot, but also are home to the second Bentelli golf cart dealership in the state.General Manager John Erickson is the co-owner of the company. He and owner Jacob…
Deadlines have past for filing in the 2022 General Election coming up on Tuesday, Nov. 8.Locally there are several contested races. Anyone residing in Sharp County can vote in any polling location or at the County Clerk’s offie in Ash FlatThe following is a list of contested county and municipal races as well as those seeking school board positions. Sharp County Races County JudgeMark Counts, Republican and Jeremy Langston, IndependentConstable District 6…
23 drug related felonies come from arrest of 13 people Several area law enforcement agencies have been working diligently for over a year conducting several drug investigations. August 1 hundreds of hours of work paid off and was a huge day for officers across Fulton and Izard County. Fulton County Sheriff's Office, Salem Police Department, Mammoth Spring Police Department, Arkansas State Police, Arkansas Department of Community Corrections Dog Team and Probation/Parole, Arkansas Fugitive…
By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Two area schools have ranked very well according to recent rankings on SchoolDigger. The database driven website ranks schools across the nation based on test scores supplied by each state’s Department of Education. An Average Standard Score is calculated by normalizing and averaging each school’s test scores across all tests and grades. On top in regard to changes over the 2020-21 school year was Highland School District.…
Last week during a supression hearing in Izard County, Judge Tim Weaver ruled the confession of Rebekah Gould’s accused killer William (Billy) Miller, an oil tycoon who was living in the Phillipines prior to his arrest, will be used in the trial. A perspective trial date for the murder case is Oct. 31. Gould was killed in 2004, Miller was arrested earlier this year. By: Angelia Roberts, Special to the SRC Three…
