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Photo/Lindsey HelmHighland Student Council member Bailey Nicholson practices face painting on Annabelle Burton at the 2022 Backpack Extravaganza Sat. Aug. 6 at the Highland Assembly of God Church. Several members of the Highland STUCO volunteered at the community event. By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor To witness the amount of love the Spring River Community shows when they prepare each year for the Backpack Extravaganza is amazing. From the love of area churches…

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16th Judicial Deputy Prosecutor Dwayne Plumlee wasted no time last week in charging a Fulton County man with 14 counts of rape and four other sexually related felonies on Aug. 4.This was only a day after interviewing the victim, obtaining the confession of the accused by investigators and police executing a search warrant. According to court documents, Cody Rivers Redding, 26, was arrested on Aug. 4 after a six-year-old female child relayed…

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One of the campers at last years Inaugural Stock Show Stars being assisted by a camp coach on grooming a cow he would later show. By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor When best friends Natalie Lester and Justin DeJournett met while showing livestock, both soon discovered they shared a love for all things livestock, Dr. Pepper and making a difference, especially in children. Both, are talented livestock show persons with a heart for…

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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…

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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…

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