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Fulton County in shock over slaying of long time employee

From police reports and witness statementsThe Arkansas State Police is currently investigating the shooting of Kristy Marie Taylor, 57, who was killed outside her home on July 9. Family members of Taylor's discovered her lying outside her home on Fawn Wood Road near Elizabeth around 5:30 p.m. on Sat., July 9 and made a call to dispatch. At first a witness close to the family said they did not notice any blood.…

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Sharp County Run-off Election Totals

Tammy Curtis, Publisher UPDATE: While we don't have county totals from Fulton in at this time, we have state totals and it appears we have two new state legislators. Incumbent State Representative Marsh Davis lost to Trey STEIMEL for the District 2 Seat by a margin of 59 percent to Davis 41 percent. The second runoff race mirrored the House race in percentages as Incumbent Senator James Sturch lost his seat to…

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Judge denies suppression of evidence in murder trial

Barker’s interview regarding details about his role in Stansbury murder to go to trial Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Travis Barker On June 2, Judge Tim Weaver ruled against suppressing statements made by Fulton County murder suspect Travis Barker during his second interview about the case. Barker is the co-conspirator in the April 2021 murder of 19-year-old Davidlee Stansbury of Salem.  The motion, filed by Barker’s public defender Michael Kiel Kaiser of Lassiter…

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Ozark Acres SID Commissioner arrested committing commercial burglary at Highland store

From Police Incident Report  An Ozark Acres Suburban Improvement District Commissioner and a former employee of Tri County Farm and Ranch was caught red handed by Highland Police attempting to steal an air conditioner from Forschler’s Home Center on May 24. Matthew Wayne King, 47,  claimed after his arrest it was to get store owner Matt Forschler to confront him.  According to an incident report from the Highland Police Department, on May…

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