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From Press Release July 7, 2025 On July 3, 2025, the Sharp County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a possible missing child from a residence near Grange Road. The report involved a four-year-old female whose whereabouts were initially unknown. Deputies from the Sharp County Sheriff’s Office, along with multiple volunteer fire departments, first responders, Arkansas State Police, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and Arkansas Department of Corrections, responded immediately to…

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From Court and police documents Layton Smith, 19, of Viola, was charged with Theft of Property, a Class C Felony, on May 20 for theft of livestock.  On May 9, Tim Leslie reported a livestock theft to the Salem Police Department. A Salem police officer had been looking for video evidence of a suspect, later identified as Layton Smith. On May 10, the police officer contacted the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department, letting…

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From Police Report, Sharp County Sheriff's Department Local attorney and public defender Hollie Wilson, 46, was arrested following a physical dispute with her husband on May 19 at her home in Ash Flat. Wilson is a public defender employed by the Arkansas Public Defender’s Office for the Third Judicial District.  According to the police report, Sharp County Deputy Logan Powell responded to a possible domestic altercation at the Wilson residence on Peace…

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From Press Release Scott Rose, 47, the Chief of Police in Hardy, Ark., was questioned and detained on June 2 at the FBI field office in Jonesboro, Ark., on a bench warrant from Sharp County after a lengthy investigation. Rose was called in and willingly went to speak with officers.  Rose was interviewed and later transported back to the Sharp County Detention Center where the Sharp County felony warrant was served and…

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Tammy Curtis, Publisher With school dismissing for the summer this news agency and the Sharp County Sheriff’s Department wants to work together to keep children safe. The purpose of this publication is for families to become familiar with the faces if an offender lives in an area where you child may be present.  Each year we publish a list of registered sex offenders in both Sharp and Fulton County.  These records are…

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