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‘Pop-up restaurant’ serves lunch with confidence, life experience on the side for area students  Lacy Mitchell, Special to the SRC, lacy.mitchell@myersdavis.com Merriam-Webster defines “limit” as something that bounds, restrains, or confines.  At Limitless Café, a summer “pop-up” restaurant that opens to the public Tuesday, June 24, in Batesville, it’s about surpassing any limitations for the students involved, all while strengthening the ties that can positively bind schools, students, as well as businesses and…

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Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor After a year in a half in existence, Sharp County’s Drug Court saw its first graduate last week. Tara Taylor was the guest of honor at a reception at the Sharp County Courthouse to celebrate her success on June 12. Circuit Judge Michelle Huff, took the lead of the Sharp County Drug Court after its funding was established in 2022. The first drug court was finally held in…

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Henley Family named Sharp and District Farm Family of the Year Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor, Photos, Tammy Curtis To say the Henley family roots run deep in the area is an understatement. Bryan and Mary Ellen Henley, this year’s Sharp County and District Farm Family of the Year, both grew up no strangers to hard work and farming. It is nearly by design that after they married, they would also be farmers. …

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Sharp County Detention Center top in the state  Tammy Curtis, Publisher The Sharp County Detention Center has seen many positive changes under Sheriff Shane Russell’s administration. Recently, one of the most noteworthy was brought to light for the jail. While the safety of both the officers and inmates is the top priority, it is often the hardest to achieve near-perfect scores from jail standards.  Sharp County Jail scored a 99 percent-plus compliance…

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Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor County Treasurer Wanda Girtman was the star of the show, at the February meeting of the Sharp County Quorum Court. She explained that March 1 is the day the county makes their bond payment on the jail. She said on Sept. 1 when the next payment is due, the county will only owe $1,075,000 and should be able to pay off the jail debt nine years early.  “When…

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