These are the final unofficial results with all early, absentee and election day votes included. This year was a near record year for voter turnout with approximately 65 percent turnout with 7461 voters casting their ballots in the General Election. We have heard from Fulton County and as of 10 p.m. no votes had been counted. We will update those totals when they come in. US PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT (we are only reporting…
By Tammy Curtis, Publisher, Managing Editor EDITOR’S NOTE: Oftentimes the stories housed within the walls of structures that dotted America’s landscape die with them. The goal of this three part series on poverty in Sharp County is to highlight how Sharp County residents have historically assisted the less fortunate, as well as exploring manners in which poverty was dealt with in the pre-New Deal Sharp County. Most have heard…
By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Friday, June 29 marked the end of a rigorous 21 weeks of academic, physical, mental, firearms and emergency vehicle operation training for three area men who graduated as Arkansas State Troopers. These young men were among an initial field of 436 applicants who were tested and interviewed before entering the training. Two of the troopers are from Sharp County and one is from Fulton County. The service…
Sharp And Fulton County both received Court Security Grants totaling over $37,000. The presentation was held on June 1 sat the Justice Building in Little Rock. Fulton County received $19,900 to purchase an X-ray scanner at the courthouse, which will be used to check for weapons and/or contraband as people enter the courthouse in order to keep everyone safe. Sharp County received a grant for $17,512. The grant funds will be used to…
FROM POLICEAND COURTDOCUMENTATION A fourteen year old virgin female wasn’t who a 51 year-old Sharp County man was met with when he traveled from his home in Poughkeepsie to Siloam Springs around 10:30 p.m. on May 26. Jerry Riggs was instead met with blue lights and handcuffs as he learned very quickly he was part of an online sting operation conducted by the Siloam Springs Police Department to crack down on Internet…
