Fulton County

The recent auction of tax-delinquent properties in Fulton County raised over $264,000, the Commissioner of State Lands announced.The auction drew 28 bidders, who purchased 78 of the 2,377 available parcels for a total of $264,195.82 for county and state government.The Land Commissioner’s office holds one auction in each county each year to return tax-delinquent property to active status. Since Covid-19 forced the cancellation of 2020 auctions and delayed 2021 auctions, this year’s…

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16th Judicial Deputy Prosecutor Dwayne Plumlee wasted no time last week in charging a Fulton County man with 14 counts of rape and four other sexually related felonies on Aug. 4.This was only a day after interviewing the victim, obtaining the confession of the accused by investigators and police executing a search warrant. According to court documents, Cody Rivers Redding, 26, was arrested on Aug. 4 after a six-year-old female child relayed…

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By: Rebecca Lemon, SRC Intern The Fulton County Quorum Court held their regular monthly meeting on July 25. At the opening of the meeting, the minutes and treasurer’s report were approved, and the judge began with old business.Hailstorm damage to the county buildings was mostly covered by insurance. Only about $3,000 was not covered. Judge Gary Clayton also brought up Jeanett Stuart’s reappointment to the hospital board. Court members had a chance…

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Jansen Brock Smith A Fulton County man has been charged with two counts of second degree sexual assault in relation to sexual acts with a six year old child. Jansen Brock Smith, 33, of Salem was arrested on July 18 on a probable cause in the case. His arrest came after investigators with the Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children and the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department Investigator William Fawcett conducted an investigation…

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Area cattle farmers are being forced to sell of their herds due to extreme drought.Governor Hutchinson has sought a Disaster Declaration to help local farmers financially. By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Sharp and Fulton Counties, along with a small portion of Randolph County are the only counties in the state that are under extreme drought, or a D3-4 rating on the National Drought Monitor, on a scale of 4 being the worst.…

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