Photo/Tammy CurtisFriends Courtnie Poe, far left, and Hunter Laire, far right, stood in support of justice alongside, David and Alicia Brewer, the parents of murder victim, Davidlee Stansbury last May. This was the first of many court appearances for two of the three accused of murdering their son or acting in the crime. Travis Barker was arrested at a later date and pled guilty to First Degree Murder on July 25. He…
Representatives with agencies responsible for brining Emerson to Ash Flat joined Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson for a ribbon cutting at the $35 million facility on July 29. Joined by Arkansas state and local officials, Emerson celebrated the official opening of its 277,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Ash Flat on July 29. Emerson has made a $35 million investment to transform the existing underutilized industrial structure into a modern manufacturing plant for its…
A one vehicle accident on rainy and wet roads claimed the life of a Cherokee Village man on July 27. Joey Gaskins, 34, was driving his 2011 Chevy on Highway 289 South of Highway 62 in rural Fulton County around 11:30 p.m. when it ran off the right side of the road and overcorrected coming back on the roadway, crossing the center line and running the roadway on the left side and…
Photo/Nancy Smith The Cave City Watermelon Festival will be held July 28-30 with a large lineup of entertainment, food and craft vendors, car show and much more. Below, Photo/Tammy Curtis, Olivia Schneider enjoys the water zone at the 2021 Cave City Watermelon Festival
Area cattle farmers are being forced to sell of their herds due to extreme drought.Governor Hutchinson has sought a Disaster Declaration to help local farmers financially. By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Sharp and Fulton Counties, along with a small portion of Randolph County are the only counties in the state that are under extreme drought, or a D3-4 rating on the National Drought Monitor, on a scale of 4 being the worst.…
