- AS THE SUMMER TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RAMP UP, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING. WE'VE RECENTLY BEEN UNDER A HEAT ADVISORY, BUT ASKED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTER ERIC GREEN, WHAT THE DIFFERENCE WAS. HEAT ADVISORY IS WHEN THE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURE WILL RISE BETWEEN 100-105 DEGREES, BUT AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING WHEN THE HEAT INDEX RISES TO A FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURE OF 110 OR GREATER FOR MORE THAN A COUPLE OF HOURS. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TODAY, TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE MID 90'S, WITH THE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURE AS HIGH AS 110. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS, MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND CHECK ON THOSE OUTDOORS WORKING.
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THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS HAS RELEASED THE TERMINATION FILES OF THE TWO EMPLOYEES WHO WERE FIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ESCAPE OF INMATE GRANT HARDIN IN MAY... THE TWO WERE TERMINATED IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE ESCAPE OF HARDIN.. JUSTIN DELVALLE AND WILLIAM WALKER WERE FIRED FOR ''INADEQUATE WORK PERFORMANCE' AND ''INATTENTIVENESS ON DUTY'' AND ' 'FAILURE TO CARRY OUT WORK-RELATED INSTRUCTIONS''.. DEVALLE WAS LISTED AS BRING INSUBORDINATE IN HIS FILE... WALKER'S TERMINATIN FILE SAID HE OPENED THE GATE THAT ALLOWED HARDIN, WHO HAD BEEN CONVITED OF MURDER AND RAPE TO ESCAPE... DEVALLE'S TERMINATION FILE SAID HE FAILED TO PERFORM HIS DUTIES AND CAUSED ''SERIOUS SECURITY BREACHES'' THAT ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO HARDIN'S ESCAPE... HE ADMITTED TO INVESTIGATORS THAT HE ALLOWED HARDIN ACCESS TO THE BACK DOOR OF THE KITCHEN UNSUPERVISED, EVEN AFTER A MANAGER HAD HELD A STAFF MEETING, EXPLICITY PROHIBITING STAFFERS FROM ALLOWING INMATES IN THAT AREA UNSUPERVISED… HARDIN WAS RECAPTURED TWO WEEKS LATER, LESS THAN A MILE AND HALF FROM THE PRISON....
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TWO PEOPLE ARE IN CUSTODY AFTER POLICE SAID A K9 OFFICER SNIFFED OUT THREE POUNDS OF METH IN THEIR CAR. ON JULY 8, THE SHARP COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE THIRD JUDICIAL DRUG TASK FORCE RECEIVED WORD OF A BLACK FORD MUSTANG DRIVING AROUND CAVE CITY WITH ILLEGAL NARCOTICS INSIDE. ACCORDING TO A NEWS RELEASE FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, A CAVE CITY POLICE OFFICER STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON NORTH MAIN. LIEUTENANT TRENT MILLIGAN, OF THE CAVE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND HIS K9 PARTNER "BANDIT" ARRIVED TO ASSIST IN THE TRAFFIC STOP. SHERIFF SHANE RUSSELL SAID BANDIT, WHO IS TRAINED TO DETECT NARCOTICS, CONDUCTED A "SNIFF" OF THE VEHICLE. "DURING A SUBSEQUENT SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE, 1,279 GRAMS OF SUSPECTED METHAMPHETAMINE WAS LOCATED AND RECOVERED,* RUSSELL SAID. OFFICERS ARRESTED THE CAR'S OCCUPANTS, 47 -YEAR-OLD MCCABE KELLER WEST OF HARDY AND 44-YEAR-OLD MELISSA RAE BLASKIEWICZ OF MAMMOTH SPRING ON SUSPICION OF TRAFFICKING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. EACH IS BEING HELD IN THE SHARP COUNTY DETENTION CENTER IN LIEU OF A $250,000 CASH/SURETY BOND.
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DURING A RECENT SESSION OF LAWRENCE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, JUDGE ROB RATTON ACCEPTED A NEGIOATED GUILTY PLEA FROM 31 YEAR OLD COLE AUSTIN JORDON OF WILLIFORD.. JORDON RECIEVED A SUSPENDED SENTENCE OF 36 MONTHS FOR POSSESSION OF HYDROCODONE, 12 MONTHS SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR FLEEING, 12 MONTHS SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR CRIMINAL MISCHEIF… JORDON WAS FINED $250 AND A $150 DRUG CRIME ASSESSMENT...
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DARTS WITH HEARTS WILL BE HOLDING A POKER RUN, DINNER, MUSIC AND RAFFLE BENEFIT FUNDRAISER SATURDAY AT THE COPPER FEATHER IN CHEROKEE VILLAGE... THE COST IS $20 A BIKE AND $10 PER PASSENGER.. PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT THE JUSTIN TONEY FAMILY.. JUSTIN DIED IN EARLY JUNE ON THE SPRING RIVER, HOLDING A CHILD ABOVE WATER TO PROTECT THEM FROM DROWNING....
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ITS THE FINAL TWO DAYS OF THE FULTON COUNTY FAIR IN SALEM, BUT THERE IS PLENTY TO SEE AND DO TODAY AND SATURDAY.... THIS IS NORTH ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE KIDS DAY AT THE FAIR... KIDS DAY ACTIVITIES BEGIN AT 9 THIS MORNING IN THE SALEM CIVIC CENTER... REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 8.. THERES CATTLE JUDGING AND THE DAIRY CATTLE SHOW THIS MORNING.. THE COMMERCIAL EXHIBIT BUILDING WILL BE OPEN THIS MORNING FOR THE KIDS AND BACK OPEN TONIGHT 6 TIL 8... THE FREE KIDS CARNIVAL IS TONIGHT 6 TIL 8... W.W. PROMOTIONS TRUCK PULL IS TONIGHT AT 7 AT THE CLAYTON-PLUMLEE-WALLING ARENA.… SATURDAY IS J.K. HOME LOANS DAY AT THE FAIR.. THE JUNIOR LIVESTOCK PREMIUM AUCTION IS AT 10.. FAIR MANAGER CAROLYN LEWIS TALKS ABOUT THE TIME AND EFFORT PUT IN BY THE JUNIOR EXHIBITORS TO GET READY FOR THE FAIR.. LIVESTOCK WILL CHECK OUT AT 1.. THE HICKINBOTHAM-MILLER
EXHIBIT BUILDING EXHIBITS WILL CHECK OUT AFTER PHOTOS ARE TAKEN AT 2... MOTTO MORTGATE BINGO MADNESS IS AT 1:30. COMMERCIAL EXHIBITS WILL BE OPEN 1 UNTIL 3 AND 6 UNTIL 8.. TSHE SOUTHERN CRUNCH DEMOLITION DERBY IS SATURDAY NIGHT AT 7 IN THE FAIRGROUNDS ARENA... VISIT FULTON COUNTY FAIR
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- FOLLOWING THE ESCAPE OF CONVICTED MURDERER AND RAPTIST GRANT HARDIN FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL PRISON NEAR CALICO ROCK IN MAY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE BOARD OF CORRECTIONS, BENNY MAGNESS OF GASSILLE APPEARED BEFORE THE CHARITABLE, PENAL AND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL LAST WEEK TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ESCAPE.. HARDIN USED A DISGUISE TP ESCAPE THE PRISON AMD WAS FREE FOR 12 DAYS BEFORE THE WAS CAPTURED A MILE AND A HALF FROM THE PRISON.. MAGNESS SAYS THE ESCAPE WAS A TOTAL FAILURE BY TWO PRISON EMLOYEES TO FOLLOW POLICY THAT LED TO HARDIN'S ESCAPE.. THOSE TWO EMPLOYEES HAVE SINCE BEEN TERTMINATED… MAGNESS SAYS WHILE IT WAS HUMAN ERROR THAT LED TO THE ESCAPE, AFTER REVIEWING WHAT HAPPENED, HE BELIEVES THERE A SECOND PERSON NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE LOOKOUT AT THE PRISON GATE.... MAGNESS HAS SERVED ON THE BOARD OF CORRECTIONS FOR 26 YEARS, THE LAST 22 YEARS AS BOARD CHAIRMAN... BEFORE THAT, HE WAS SHERIFF OF BAXTER COUNTY...
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THE SECOND SUSPECT WANTED FOR QUESTIONING IN THE JUNE 13 BREAK IN OF A HARDY PROPERTY IS NOW IN CUSTODY. ACCORDING TO SHARP COUNTY SHERIFF SHANE RUSSELL, ON JULY 14, THE INDEPENDENCE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND 16* JUDICIAL DISTRICT DRUG TASK FORCE APPREHENDED MICHAEL DAWSON... DAWSON WAS WANTED FOR QUESTIONING IN THE COMMERCIAL BURGLARY AND ARSON INCIDENT IN HARDY. HE IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN THE SHARP COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.
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IT'S HOT AND THE HEAT WAVE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THRU THE WEEKEND.. WHO BETTER TO GIVE US SOME TIPS ON AVOIDING A HEAT RELATED ILLNESS THAN OUR KSAR MEDICAL CONTRIBUTOR, DR. HOMER BROOKS. CHECK ON ELDERLY RESIDENTS OR THOSE WHO MAY LIVE ALONE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE COOL AND SAFE... HIGH'S TODAY ARE FORECAST MID 90S FEEL LIKE TEMPRATURE EXPECTED AS HIGH AS 106…
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THE 131ST OLD SOLIDERS REUNION IN MAMMOTH SPRING IS UNDERWAY THRU SATURDAY... IT'S A BIG EVENT FOR MAMMOTH SPRING AND THE AREA... MAMMOTH SPRING.. THERE IS NO GATE FEE.. THE CARNIVAL, BINGO AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL BEGIN AT 6 TONIGHT AT THE MAMMOTH SPRING STATE PARK..
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THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS ANNOUCED THAT 11,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN 14 ARKANSAS COUNTIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE THRU THE USDA'S DISASTER SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM... THE STATE IS ACCEPTING D-SNAP APPLICATIONS NOW THRU SUNDAY.... EL;IGIBLE COUNTIES INCLUDE: LAWRENCE, SHARP, INDEPENDENCE, STONE AND JACKSON COUNTIES… OTHER ELIGIBLE COUNTIES INCLUDE, CRAIGHEAD, CRITTTENDEN, GREENE AND WHITE COUNTIES… D-SNAP IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO MAY NOT USUALLY BE ELIGIBLE FOR SNAP BENEFITS...TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR D-SNAP, A HOUSEHOLD MUST EITHER LIVE OR WORK IN AN UNIDENTIFIED DISASTER AREA, HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE DISASTER AND MEET CERTAIN D-SNAP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS WILL RECIEVE ONE MONTH OF BENEFITS THAT CAN BE USED TO PURCHASE GROCERIES.... CONTACT YOUR DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICE OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION OR DIAL 2-1-1....
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WHITE RIVER HEALTH FAMILY AND SPECIALITY CARE IN CHEROKEE VILLAGE WILL HOST A GET TOGETHER FOR THEIR NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO, STEVEN WEBB FROM 2 UNTIL 3:30 THIS AFTERNOON AT WHITE RIVER HEALTH ON HOSPITAL DRIVE IN CHEROKEE VILLAGE... THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND..
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A LITTLE ROCK WOMAN HAS BEEN JAILED IN SHARP COUNTY AFTER DEPUTIES CONFISCATED A QUANITY OF ILLICIT DRUGS… 45 YEAR OLD AUTUMN MANES IS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF THE PURPOSE TO DELIVER METH AND COCAINE.… IN AN UNRELATED CASE, 50 YEAR OLD ROBBIE MASHBURN OF CAVE CITY WAS ARRESTED FOR DELIVERY OF SCHEDULE ONE OR TWO METH AND COCAINE AND FOR BEING AN HABITUAL OFFENDER...
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ASU-MOUNTAIN HOME IS ENROLLING STUDENTS FOR THE FALL SEMESTER, OFFERING AN INCENTIVE FOR STUDENTS TO ENROLL BY JULY 31ST… STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENROLL EARLY TO ENSURE ACCESS TO THEIR PREFERRED COURSES AND SCHEDULES... FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE AT ASU-MOUNTAIN HOME AT 870-508-6100...
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THE FULTON COUNTY FAIR CONTINUES THRU SATURDAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN SALEM... ITS BANK OF SALEM AND WHITE RIVER AREA ON AGING SENIOR DAY TODAY AT THE FAIR.. SWINE JUDGING, RABBIT JUDING AND SHOWMANSHIP AND POULTRY SHOWMANSHIP AND JUDGING IS THIS MORNING.. BANK OF SALEM SENIOR DAY ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD IN THE SALEM CIVIC CENTER AT 11 FOR SENIORS AGE 60 AND OVER.. SHUTTLES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO TRANSPORT ATTENDEES FROM THE PARKING LOT TO THE CENTER. BINGO IS SPONSORED BY THE WHITE RIVER AREA AGENCY ON AGING.. COMMERCIAL EXHIBITS WILL BE OPEN FOR SENIOR DAY AND THEN REOPEN 6 UNTIL 8 TONIGHT... THE HICKINBOTHAM-MILLER BUILDING WILL BE OPEN NOON TO THREE AND REOPEN 6 IL 8 TONITE. THE FREE KIDS CARNIVAL IS TONIGHT FROM 6 UNTIL 8.. HALL RODEO'S ACA RODEO CONCLUDES TONIGHT AT 8 IN THE FAIRGROUNDS ARENA.. A BIG CROWD PACKED THE STANDS LAST NIGHT... CLINE HALL PRODUCES RODEO'S ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.. HE SAYS THE SPORTS HAS NEVER BEEN MORE POPULAR.. FRIDAY IS NORTH ARKANSAS ELECTRIC KIDS DAY AT THE FAIR... SATURDAY IS J.K. HOME LOAN DAY AT THE FAIR… VISIT FULTON COUNTY FAIR ON FACEBOOK OR FULTONCOUNTYFAIR.ORG FOR A COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES....
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RANDOLPH COUNTY AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED 42 YEAR OLD LUCAS PEPPERS OF WALNUT RIDGE ON CONTEMPT CHARGES.… PEPPERS HAS THE ATTENTION OF LAWMEN IN RANDOLPH AND LAWRENCE COUNTY THIS YEAR... LAST WEEK, HE WAS INTERVIEWED BY POCAHONTAS POLICE REGARDING ASSAULT CHARGES.... PEPPERS RECENTLY RELEASED PHONE RECORDINGS OF HIMSELF AND LAWRENCE COUNTY CLERK BRANDI PARKER OVER A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST AND THE STATUS OF EMBATTLED LAWRENCE COUNTY EMERGENCY 911 DIRECTOR PAIGE VANBROOK WHO WAS RECENTLY CHARGED WITH THEFT IN PARAGOULD...PEPPERS WAS CHARGED IN DECEMBER, 2023 ON TERRORISTIC THREATENING CHARGES AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY THREATENED A HOXIE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEMBER.. HE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WITH HOXIE MAYOR DENNIS COGGINS, CLAIMING THE MAYOR ATTEMPTED TO RUN OVER HIM THE THE PARKING LOT AT CITY HALL....
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SHARP COUNTY AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED 47 YEAR OLD MCCABE WEST OF HARDY... WEST IS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, METH AND COCAINE AND POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE… WEST IS BEING HELD IN THE SHARP COUNTY DETENTION CENTER...
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HIGHWAY 228 WEST OF SEDGWICK IS SCHEDULED TO CLOSE FROM 7 A.M. TO 5 P.M. TODAY WEATHER PERMITTING, HIGHWAY 228 WILL CLOSE FROM HIGHWAY 63 TO HIGHWAY 91 TO ALLOW CREWS TO REPLACE A PIPE CULVERT. THE HIGHWAY WILL REMAIN OPEN TO LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY. TRAFFIC CAN DETOUR USING HIGHWAYS 63, 91, AND 230. TRAFFIC ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CLOSURE CAN TAKE HIGHWAY 63 NORTH TO HIGHWAY 91 SOUTH BACK TO HIGHWAY 228, OR HIGHWAY 63 SOUTH TO HIGHWAY 230 WEST TO HIGHWAY 91 NORTH BACK TO HIGHWAY 228. TRAFFIC ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CLOSURE CAN TAKE EITHER ROUTE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
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BLACK RIVER TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT POCAHONTAS HAS RECEIVED A THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY THRU THE DELTA WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM... BRTC WILL UTILIZE THE FUNDING TO RENOVATE A ROBOTIC WELDING LAB... BRTC'S GRANT WAS ONE OF THREE ARKANSAS AWARDS, PART OF A SEVEN MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT BY THE DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY TO HELP BOOST "WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS SUPPORTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PROSPERITY" ACROSS THE EIGHT STATE REGION SERVED BY THE AUTHORITY… THE PROGRAM IS AN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO BUILD LONG-TERM COMMUNITY CAPACITY AND TO INCREASE ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS BY INVESTING IN PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS... BLACK RIVER TECHNICAL COLLEGE IS ONE OF THREE INSTITUTIONS IN ARKANSAS THAT RECEIVED THE GRANT AND ONE OF TWENTY FIVE INSTITUTIONS IN THE DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY'S SERVICE AREA TO RECEIVE THE GRANT... WITH THE FUNDING, BRTC WILL BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT AND OFFER CUTTING-EDGE TRAINING IN THE AREAS OF WELDING, ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION....
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SUMMER HAS RETURNED WITH HIGH'S IN THE 90'S FORECAST TODAY THRU THE WEEKEND..... TAKE PRECAUTIONS ACCORDING TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTER ERIC GREEN… IF YOUR WORKING OUTDOORS OR DOING ANYTHING OUTDOORS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME, TAKE PRECAUTIONS, TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS, STAY HYDRATED DRINKING PLENTY OF COOL WATER, WEAR LIGHT COLORED, LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING....
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I-CARE, THE IZARD COUNTY ANIMAL RESCUE EFFORT WILL INVITES PET OWNERS TO BRING YOUR DOGS AND CATS TO THE MONTHLY DOG WASH AND FLEA DIP SATURDAY AT CORNER DRUG IN MELBOURNE... NAIL TRIMMING WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR AN ADDITIONAL FEE.… ANYONE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING A DOG IS WELCOME TO CONTACT I-CARE ANYTIME… THE I-CARE SHELTER IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE IZARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN MELBOURNE... THE PHONE IS 870-368-FIVE THOUSAND… I-CARE WILL BE HOLDING A VACCINATION CLINIC A WEEK FROM SATURDAY ON JULY 26TH....
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HALL RODEO WILL KICKOFF TWO NIGHTS OF RODEO ACTION TONIGHT AT THE FULTON COUNTY FAIR.. CLINE HALL IS PRODUCING THE ACA RODEO WITH SOME OF THE BEST COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS IN THE STATE COMING TO SALEM… THOSE COMPETING ARE TRYING TO EARN POINTS FOR THE STRETCH RUN OF THE SEASON... CLINE SAYS THE COMPETITION WILL BE KEEN.. CLINE'S 12 YEAR OLD SON KELTON IS THE FUNNY MAN... OTHERS IN HIS FAMILY AS ALSO PART OF THE RODEO.… HALL RODEO IS A FAMILY AFFAIR.. ITS FNBC VETERANS DAY AT THE FAIR, HONORING ALL WHO HAVE SERVED.. REGISTRATION AND A COFFEE SOCIAL BEGINS AT 9:30.. LUNCH, DOOR PRIZES, BINGO AND GUEST SPEAKERS INCLUDING MIKE LEWIS AND NOLLIE SCOMAN FROM THE ARKANSAS VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, THE MOUNTAIN HOME QUILTS OF VALOR, THE MOBILE VET CENTER WILL BE SET UP AND THE MOUNTAIN HOME HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR R O T C PROGRAM COLOR GUARD WILL PRESENT THE COLORS… COMMERCIAL EXHIBITS WILL BE OPEN THIS MORNING FOR VETERANS DAY.… TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE INCLUDES THE COMMERCIAL BOOTHS REOPENING AT 6, THE FREE KIDS CARNIVAL OPENS AT 6 AND CONTINUES UNTIL 8 AND ACA RODEO AT 8... THE REGULAR GATE ADMISSION IS $10 FOR ADULTS AND TEENS, $5 FOR AGES 6 TO 12..... THE FULTON COUNTY FAIR WILL CONTINUE THRU SATURDAY..
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- DUE TO THE RAIN, THE CHEROKEE VILLAGE JUNIOR GOLF CAMP IS PUSHED BACK TO START AT 10 THIS MORNING .....
- SHARP COUNTY AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED 56 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY COLLINS OF HARDY... COLLINS IS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION AND PURPOSE TO DELIVER METH AND COCAINE, HINDERING AND APPREHENSION... COLLINS IS BEING HELD IN THE SHARP COUNTY DETENTION CENTER....
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A BOIL ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MAMMOTH SPRING WATERWORKS & THE ORDER AFFECTS ALL CUSTOMERS OF THE SYSTEM. THE ORDER WAS ISSUED SUNDAY AFTERNOON BY THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOLLOWING A WATER LINE BREAK. ALL AFFECTED CUSTOMERS ARE ADVISED THE WATER MAY BE UNSAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, AND WATER USED FOR DRINKING OR FOOD PREPARATION MUST BE BOILED BRISKLY FOR ONE MINUTE PRIOR TO USE. ALL ICE CUBES SHOULD BE DISCARDED AND ONLY BOILED WATER USED FOR MAKING ICE.
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THE 131ST ANNUAL OLD SOLIDERS REUNION IS UNDERWAY THIS WEEK AT THE MAMMOTH SPRING STATE PARK... ITS SPONSORED BY THE MAMMOTH SPRING VFW POST #7841.. THERE IS NO GATE... THE REUNION WILL BEGIN AT 6 NITELY THRU SATURDAY...
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TWO RAVENDEN AREA RESIDENTS ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURIES AFTER A THEIR SIDE BY SIDE CRASHED ON LAWRENCE COUNTY ROAD 1190 OUTSIDE OF RAVENDEN.... LAWRENCE COUNTY DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO THE CRASH... UPON CHECKING THE INJURED, A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST WAS CONDUCTED... BOTH FAILED.. THE FEMALE DRIVER WAS DETAINED ON SUSPICION OF DUI, THE DRIVER WAS CITED AND TURNED OVER TO A FAMILY MEMBER... NO NAMES WERE RELEASED..
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THE FIRST CHEROKEE VILLAGE JUNIOR GOLF TOURNAMENT IS FRIDAY AT THE NORTH COURSE.... THE TOURNAMENT IS SPONSORED BY THE CHEROKEE VILLAGE SUBURBAN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT... SID GENERAL MANAGER, BETSY WAUGH.… AGES 9 AND UNDER WILL PLAY SIX HOLES FOR $25.. AGES 10 TO 12 PLAY NINE HOLES FOR $30… AGES 13 TO 15 AND 16 TO 18 PLAY 18 HOLES FOR $35… GOLFERS FROM AROUND THE AREA ARE INVITED TO PLAY… SIGN UP BY CALLING THE SID OFFICE AT 870-257 - 2468...
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THE NORTHEAST ARKANSAS EDUCATION COOPERATIVE HAS ANNOUNCED PRE-SCHOOL ENROLLMENT FOR SEVERAL SCHOOLS, INCLUDING SLOAN HENDRIX, WALNUT RIDGE,, HILLCREST, HOXIE, MAYNARD, PIGGOTT, RECTOR AND CORNING.. THE EDUCATION COOPERATIVE OVERSEES THESE PRE-SCHOOLS... FOR MORE INFORMATION, PHONE 870- 886-3212....
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CREATIVE ARTS ENTRIES WERE CHECK IN MONDAY AT THE FULTON COUNTY FAIR... THOSE ENTRIES ARE BEING JUDGED TODAY.. THE EXHIBIT BUILDING IS CLOSED FOR JUDGING... COMMERCIAL BOOTHS WILL BE SET UP THIS AFTERNOON FROM 2 UNTIL 5.… IT'S NBC COMMUNITY BANKERS VETERANS DAY AT THE FAIR WEDNESDAY.... REGISTRATION OF VETERANS WILL BEGIN AT 9:30 WEDNESDAY MORNING....LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED BY FNBC AFTER 11.. DOOR PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN AWAY... COMMERCIAL EXHIBITS WILL OPEN FOR VETERANS DAY AT THE CIVIC CENTER… THE HICKINBOTHAM-MILLER BUILDING WILL BE OPEN NOON UNTIL SEVEN. POULTRY AND RABBITS WILL CHECK IN FROM 4 UNTIL 6 TOMORROW.. LIVESTOCK, BEEF, DAIRY, SHEEP, GOATS AND SWINE WILL CHECK-IN FROM 5 UNTIL 7... THE FREE KIDS CARNIVAL WILL BE OPEN WEDNESDAY FROM 6 UNTIL 8.. HALL RODEO'S AVA RODEO IS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT BEGINS AT 8 BOTH NIGHTS… ADMISSION IS $10 FOR ADULTS AND TEENS AND $5 FOR AGES 6 TO 12… THE FULTON COUNTY FAIR WILL CONTINUE THRU SATURDAY... VISIT FULTON COUNTY FAIR ON FACEBOOK OR GO TO FULTONCOUNTYFAIR.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION...
- THE BODY OF THE MAN WHO WENT MISSING ON THE WHITE RIVER ON THE INDEPENDENCE-STONE COUNTY LINE JULY 4TH WAS RECOVERED SATURDAY... INDEPENDENCE COUNTY SHERIFF SHAWN STEPHENS SAYS THE MAN'S BODY WAS RECOVERED AROUND ONE OCLOCK, JUST DOWN THE RIVER FROM IT WENT MISSING ABOVE LOCK TWO... SHERIFF STEPHENS SAYS HIS OFFICE RECIEVED A CALL AROUND 9:30PM, JULY 4TH FOR A MAN WHO HAD DISAPPEARED NEAR YORK ISLAND ALONG THE INDEPENDENCE AND STONE COUNTY LINE... THE MAN HAD ENTERED THE RIVER FROM A BOAT WHILE SHOOTING FIREWORKS... THE IDENTITY OF THE MAN HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED... THE INDEPENDENCE AND STONE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTS, MELROSE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BETHESDA FIRE DEPARTMENT, ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION AND MANY VOLUNTEERS ALL ASSISTED IN THE SEARCH....
- 70 YEARS OF INTEGRATION AT THE HOXIE SCHOOL WAS CELEBRATED SATURDAY.. THE HOXIE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED INTEGRATING THE SCHOOL IN JULY, 1955... THE MOVE MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES AND WAS MET WITH LOCAL OPPOSITION... LIFE MAGAZINE PUBLISHED A STORY AGAINST THE MOVE .. IN OCTOBER, 1956, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL HERBERT BRONELL STOOD IN SUPPORT OF THE HOXIE SCHOOL BOARD'S DECRISION TO INTEGREATE, FOLLOWING AN APPEARL AGAINST THE INJUNCTION BY THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS.. IT WAS THE FIRS TIME IN HISTORY THAT A U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL SUPPORTED ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S DECISION TO INTEGRATE.. THE COURT RULED IN FAVOR OF THE HOXIE SCHOOL DISTRICT.... HOXIE'S CASE PAVED THE WAY FOR OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTH TO FOLLOW AND INTEGRATE... DURING THE CELEBRATION SATURDAY, A DOCUMENTARY, DETAILING THE HISTORY OF THE EVENT, "IN THE SIGHT OF GOD" WAS SHOWN.. THE HOXIE FIRST STAND ORGANIZATION IS WORKING ON CREATING A MUSEUM TO RECORD HOXIE'S HISTORY, INCLUDING THE INTEGRATION....
- ITS FAIR WEEK IN FULTON COUNTY... THE CREATIVE ARTS JUDGING IS TUESDAY... THE EXHIBIT BUILDING WILL BE CLOSED TUESDAY... COMMERCIAL BOOTHS WILL BE SETTING UP TUESDAY 2 UNTIL 5 AT THE CIVIC CENTER..... WEDNESDAY IS FNBC COMMUNITY BANKERS VETERANS DAY, COMMERCIAL BOOTHS WILL OPEN, THERES A FREE KIDS CARNIVAL WEDNESDAY NIGHT.. HALL RODEO'S ACA RODEO IS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS... THURSDAY IS BANK OF SALEM SENIOR DAY, FRIDAY IS NORTH ARKANSAS ELECTRIC KIDS DAY, SATURDAY IS JK HOME LOANS DAY WITH THE NOBLE LEWIS MEMORIAL TALENT CONTEST, MOTTO MORTGATE BINGO MADNESS AND THE SOUTHERN CRUNCH DEMOLITION DERBY.… VISIT FULTON COUNTY FAIR ON FACEBOOK OR THE WEBSITE, FULTONCOUNTYFAIR.ORG FOR THE COMPLETE FAIR EVENT SCHEDULE...
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THE 131ST OLD SOLDIERS REUNION IS THIS WEEK AT THE MAMMOTH SPRING STATE PARK... THE REUNION IS SPONSORED BY THE MAMMOTH SPRING VFW POST ... THERE'S BINGO TONIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT THRU SATURDAY AT 6... VFW QUARTERMASTER DAN GRANT SAYS THE CARNIVAL WILL OPEN TUESDAY… AS ALWAYS, THE REUNION WILL FEATURE PL,ENTY OF FOOD, CONTESTS AND GAMES, VENDORSM A SILENT AUCTION RAFFLE AND LIVE MUSIC NITELY… THERE IS NO GATE FEE, THANKS TO THE MAMMOTH SPRING VFW POST #7841....
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A MONTHS-LONG INVESTIGATION BY THE FULTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS RESULTED IN THE ARREST OF A SALEM MAN FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL... 45 YEAR OLD WILLIAM FLINT MCCOLLOUGH WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FRIDAY MORNING.. MCCOLLOUGH IS CHARGED WITH 15 COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL, 15 COUNTS OF DISTRIBUTING, POSSESSING OR VIEWING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL INVOLVING A CHILD… 15 COUNTS OF VOYEURISM.... FULTON COUNTY CHIEF DEPUTY WILLIAM FAUCETTT SAYS THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION OF THE CASE BEGAN LAST DECEMBER.... MCCOLLOUGH IS BEING HELD ON A $250,000 BOND AWAITING ARRAINGEMENT IN CIRCUIT COURT JULY 21ST… THE CHEIF DEPUTY SAYS COURT DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN SEALED.. THE CASE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION... MORE CHARGES ARE POSSIBLE....
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SHERIFF CHARLEY MELTON SAYS THE IZARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS GETTING CONTINOUS REPORTS OF A SCAM GOING ON IN IZARD COUNTY.… SHERIFF MELTON SAYS IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A CALL ABOUT SOMEONE YOU KNOW WHO IS INCARCERATED IN THE IZARD COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, DO NOT GIVE YOUR CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD INFORMATION, SEND CRYPTO CURRENCY OR ANY GIFT CARD INFORMATION.... IF YOU NEED TO REACH THE JAIL, PHONE 870-368-4203....
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SOME LOCAL COUNTIES WILL RECEIVE STATE FUNDS TO IMPROVE TRAVEL ALONG THEIR UNPAVED ROADS... GOVERNOR SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS AND THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS ANNOUCED OVER $735,000.00 IN FUNDING THRU THE ARKANSAS UNPAVED ROADS PROGRAM… LOCAL PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE FUNDING INCLUDE, $37,352 TO FULTON COUNTY TO IMPROVE DITCHES AND TURNOUTS, STABLIZE ERODED ROADBED SECTIONS AND INSTALL TWO CROSS PIPES ALONG A TWO- MILE STRETCH… LAWRENCE COUNTY WILL RECIEVE $45,680 TO RELOCATE 1,830 FEET OF ROAD AWAY FROM A RIVERBAND, CONSTRUCTION A NEW SECTION ON TOP OF A LEVEE AND ESTABLISH A RIPARTIAN TUFFLER........ COUNTY JUDGES ASSOCATION PRESIDENT, JUDGE RUSTY MCMILLION SAYS THE VAST MAJORITY OF COUNTY ROADS IN ARKANSAS ARE UNPAVED... THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES MUCH NEEDING FUNDING FOR IMPROVING SECTIONS OF GRAVEL ROADS THAT ARE SOMETIMES LEFT IMPASSABLE DUE TO SIGNIFICANT EROSION DURING RAINFALL AND WATER RUNOFF....
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