Days gone by …OUTLAW KILLS LOCAL DEPUTY
Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor The SRC would like to thank the Sharp County Historical Society and Historian Eva Royal for their assistance with photos and hand written accounts of the event. The goal is to provide recognition to Mr. Rufus King Arnold for also being a Sharp County law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty and hope to someday thave his name inscribed on the Sharp County Law Enforcement Memorial.…
Area contractor charged with four counts of rape
BOND SET AT $150,000 Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor from Police Report A long time local building contractor was arrested in Cherokee Village on Feb. 9. Police Chief Monte Lane said Charles "Charlie" Edward Slater, 45, of Cherokee Village was arrested regarding a Feb. 6 call to the department about an alleged sexual assault that occurred in the city. After interviews were conducted with both the Cherokee Village Police Department investigator and the…
Carol Diane Dunn-McDonald
Carol Diane Dunn McDonald, 78, of Agnos, Ark. went to be with her Lord and Savior on Jan. 20 at the Baxter Medical Center surrounded by her family after an extended illness. She was born on May 31, 1945, in Reno, Nev. to the late John and Charlotte Butler. She married John Allen Dunn in 1963. To this union, four children were born: Tammy Curtis, and husband, Paul, of Cave City, Ark.;…
Local musician’s film wins three international awards
Garrett Duncan (musician) and team from Salem, Arkansas have a award winning short film.” “The Darkened” is a faith based short film created to accommodate a six song EP of the same name. It has recently won three awards, two from Best Shorts Competition and one from IndieFEST Film Awards. Both are online international film festivals judged by Oscar and Emmy Award winning judges. Duncan, 25, has won a prestigious Award of…
Attorney with brain cancer has wish fulfilled
By Angelia Roberts, Special to the SRC When Troy Gaston asked Carla Sue Barksdale to call the Make a Wish Foundation so he could see and touch a real horse, she made the call, but it wasn’t to the Foundation. His aunt just happened to know a couple of local cowboys who could make that happen and recently, Tim and Jessie Smith, along with Seth Wortham arrived at Pioneer Nursing Home with…
