Commissioner of State Lands Tommy Land announced that his office will auction tax-delinquent property in Sharp County on Tuesday and Wed. Aug.30 and 31, at 10 a.m. each day. The auctions will be held at the Sharp County Courthouse – Large Courtroom in Ash Flat, with registration beginning at 9:30 a.m.This year, the COSL office will auction two years’ worth of properties to catch up with the year of auctions missed in…
Photo/Sharp County Deputy Marc BoydThe interior of the Williford home of Tracy Allen Toller where six dogs were found dead in varying stages of decomposition on Aug. 22, 2021. Three starving dogs and a kitten were also recovered alive in the home and ten additional dogs were taken to a local rescue. By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Tracy Allen Toller, 50,and Heidi Holland, 45, of Williford, pled guilty on Aug. 1 in…
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.…
Abram Bruce Carpenter Abram Bruce Carpenter was welcomed to the world on June 19. He weighed six pounds and eight ounces. Parents are Austin Carpenter and Kristina Stevens of Sharp Co.Abram was hand picked for his family by his granddad in heaven, Bruce Carpenter. His grandparents are Sonya and Chad Stowell; Brooke Hollenstenier and Kevin Stevens. Great grandparents are Todd Schwarting; Debbie and David Chastain; and Joyce and Gary Howard.
Tammy Curtis, Publisher UPDATE: While we don't have county totals from Fulton in at this time, we have state totals and it appears we have two new state legislators. Incumbent State Representative Marsh Davis lost to Trey STEIMEL for the District 2 Seat by a margin of 59 percent to Davis 41 percent. The second runoff race mirrored the House race in percentages as Incumbent Senator James Sturch lost his seat to…
