Ash Flat

REPLACEMENT REQUIRED BEFORE TRAFFIC CAN PASS Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor/Publisher On Jan. 23, the bridge on Peace Valley Road, in Ash Flat was closed and deemed unsafe for travel.  The following day, Mayor Larry Fowler and city employees met with inspectors from the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department Bridge division. Fowler said the men surveyed the damages and performed a complete inspection on Span Two at the west end of the bridge.…

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FROM POLICE INFORMATION The bond for a man originally accused of raping a child was reset last week after additional victims came forward. Terry “Wood-stock” Long, of Ash Flat, the man who was originally arrested on June 22 originally had his bond set at $1 million. It has now been raised to $3 million. Long’s bond is now set at $3 Million- one of the highest in Sharp County history. This upgrade…

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FROM PRESS RELEASE An Ash Flat man is behind bars on a $1 million bond in Sharp County awaiting the formal filing of charges for allegedly raping a child multiple times over a year period of a time. Sharp County Sheriff Shane Russell is-sued a press release in the incident stating that 64-year-old Terry Long, AKA “Wood-stock”, was arrested by his department on June 22.The incident that led to Long’s arrest came…

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The Howell Family from Thayer, Mo,. will be in concert Sat. night, July 8, at 6 p.m.at the Ash Flat Church of God 124 Arnhart St. Ash Flat, Ark.. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy a evening of singing praises to God. A time of fellowship will follow the singing. For more information call 501-574-8294. The Howell Family will also appear for a signing on July 22. The event will take…

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Derek Mullins of Ash Flat recently graduated from the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science in Physics. Mullins joined more than 900 additional undergraduate Fulbright College students who graduated in spring 2023 and whose academic achievement was celebrated during the commencement ceremonies on Friday, May12, in Bud Walton Arena.“ On behalf of our faculty, staff, and the entire U of A community,…

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