Lake Norfork drowning claims life of Highland graduate and friend to many locals
Tammy Curtis, Publisher A Highland High School graduate and longtime educator drowned Sept. 6 around 9 p.m. at the 101 Boat Dock on Lake Norfork at Gamaliel in rural Baxter County. Bryan E. Russell, 65, who spent 32 years in education, including the final nine as the superintendent of the Valley View School District in Jonesboro, died in the incident. Sgt. Scott Thrasher with the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Russell’s drowning…
