A Caruthersville, Mo, woman was killed Dec. 22 and another injured in an accident in Fulton county on U.S. Highway 63. According to the Arkansas State Police Fatality report, 47-year-old Faith Babcock was traveling Southbound on U.S 63 when she crossed the double yellow line striking a vehicle. Babcock was killed and the driver of the second vehicle was taken to Ozark Regional Medical Center for treatment. According to the report, the…
From police and courtdocumentationA Salem man has been arrested after an altercation that turned from verbal to him running over a man in his driveway on Dec. 16.Narcotics Investigator Blair Ables arrived on the scene at the 2700 block of Highway Nine South following an emergency call reporting Roger Martino had been run over by a vehicle driven by 29 year old Mose Swartzentruber. Swartzentruber also made a call to emergency services…
By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Many people rushing to pay their personal and real estate taxes in Sharp and Fulton County found their county tax collector’s and assessor’s offices closed on Monday afternoon or Tuesday of last week.A Rogers based computer company that provides software services to all but three of Arkansas counties (Garland, Hot Springs and Jefferson) )was a victim of a cyber attack on Nov. 5. Apprentice Information Systems instructed…
The Fulton County Fair Foundation awards scholarships to graduating seniors who reside in Fulton County or attend school in the county each year. To qualify graduates must be involved in the Fulton County Fair and be active in community service in the fair and/or their community.Funding for the scholarships are from donations and funds generated in the Decorated Cookie Jar Auction held during the county fair. Individuals and businesses who want to…
By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Long before Safe Haven established baby box drop off locations to allow mothers of newborns to drop off babies safely without questions, a case that still haunts many in Fulton County. It has come back to light in hopes of resolution… 42 years later.Sixteenth Judicial District Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Dwayne Plumee petitioned the court recently to exhume the body of an infant found on the roadside in…
