God has put this on my heart for a while and my husband has went along with my madness. I am one lucky girl. So we started on this journey just yesterday and caught up with the Peoples Convoy this morning in west Oklahoma. It has been an amazing and emotional day. The love, support and patriotism is something I cannot describe. Jennifer Gill By Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor The show of…
By Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Icy roads were the cause of a fatal accident on Feb. 23 on U.S. Highway 62/412 just west of Salem in Fulton County. The accident also resulted in injuries to three passengers. The accident occurred at 12:25 p.m. when 23 year old Austin Freeman’s 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 that was pulling a flatbed trailer loaded with logs lost control during sleet and freezing rain on a downhill…
By Tammy Curtis, Publisher Schools across the state have begun measures to adopt their 2022-23 school calendars. This year, districts have four options for their calendars, all of which must be submitted to the Arkansas Department of Education by June 15. Legislation passed in the 2021 state legislative session provided for varied calendar types. The four options the Arkansas Department of Education has offered to districts include the Traditional School Year Calendar,…
By Tammy Curtis, Publisher An Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) inmate who is being housed at the Sharp County Detention Center filed a lawsuit Feb. 2 against Jail Administrator Stephen Davis. Chase Richard, 31, filed the suit, alleging he was not given access to proper medical care due to stomach pain” and was given a cheese sandwich instead of a peanut butter sandwich due to a food allergy. Richard filed the case…
Photo/Tammy Curtis A Valentine’s Day fire at a Fulton County business in Hardy’s fire district was a complete loss. According to Hardy Police Chief Scott Rose, the fire began when the owner of Rocky’s Auto Repair on Highway 63 was burning items when the wind caused the fire to move to grass, campers and the main shop building. Fire departments from Highland, Glencoe and Wirth responded to the fire to assist the…
