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By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Changes and increased revenue at the Sharp County Detention Center were the main topic of the June 12 Sharp County Quorum Court meeting. New method for inmates to see doctor Sheriff Shane Russell explained the jail received nearly $33,000 in revenue for the month of May. This included revenue from inmates use of the county’s NCIC inmate communication system which include phone, video and messaging systems. Other…

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A piece by Cherokee Village author M. Rook Grimsley will be featured in Horror-Scope: A Zodiac Anthology, Volume 2, set to release on June 20,2023. Grimsley will appear in this horror anthology alongside thirty-five other horror authors, including Loki DeWitt from Mena, Ark. Edited by author H. Everend, the Horror-Scope anthologies feature short horror stories and poetry based on the twelve signs of the zodiac. Volume One was released earlier this year,…

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By: Angelia Roberts, Special to the SRC Rick Slavik spent most of his life asking questions about his birth father only to find no answers.  His mother avoided the topic, his aunt was mum and his grandmother was much more vocal and told him it was not any of his business. He was in his 70s when he decided to join a well-known ancestry website. Two years later, he got a notification that said, “This…

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Sharp And Fulton County both received Court Security Grants totaling over $37,000. The presentation was held on June 1 sat the Justice Building in Little Rock. Fulton County received $19,900 to purchase an X-ray scanner at the courthouse, which will be used to check for weapons and/or contraband as people enter the courthouse in order to keep everyone safe. Sharp County received a grant for $17,512. The grant funds will be used to…

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Mike Sullivan, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)state conservationist, announced approximately $300,000 in funding is available through the state Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)program to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies within Arkansas. State, tribal, and local governmental entities; non-govern-mental organizations; and individuals may apply. Project proposals must be submitted by June 22, 2023, and should demonstrate the use of innovative technologies or approaches to address a natural…

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