Sharp County News

Independence Day is always the best time of the year, although most certainly the hottest, to share fun times with family and friends.

Linda Tanner, secretary for the Sharp County Extension Service in Ash Flat, will retire June 19 after 37 years of service.

Sharp county has a reputation for primarily being a recreational area centered around Hardy.

Who's in charge at the races? Posted Monday, June 22, 2009, at 10:06 AM << Previous Respond Not many weeks go by that someone doesn't ask me who's in charge or who made this or that decision.

"Don't sign the petition, the money isn't there," is the basis for the family minded Coalition for the Future of Sharp County which opposes the issue of Sharp County becoming wet.

Two convicts being held in the Sharp County Jail escaped June 2. According to a news release provided by the Sharp County Sheriff's Department, the inmates, 27 year-old Michael Shawn Lewis and 27 year-old Mickeal Shaun Painter, were noticed missing when the matron and jailer served breakfast around 6 a.m. After viewing the surveillance tapes, it ...

Sheila Titus' vehicle that was stolen Friday, May 29 and wrecked at the intersection of Orr and Fowler Roads in Ash Flat.

Representatives of the Main Street Hardy, Spring River Chamber of Commerce and the Ozark Gateway Region discussed the upcoming Welcome to Arkansas Program May 27 at Words and Afterwords in Hardy.

The second of two men who escaped from the Sharp County jail Tuesday night is back behind bars after police nabbed him at a Batesville home Wednesday evening, authorities said.

A mother and father are charged with felonies after police say they gave their 5-week-old baby liquid morphine.

Two inmates escape from the Sharp County jail according to the sheriff's office, with one being apprehended Wednesday morning in Pine Bluff.

The Spring River Chamber of Commerce met in their regular monthly meeting May 19 at Words and Afterwords in Hardy.

Being proactive in the event of a medical crisis such as a flu pandemic, natural disaster, anthrax threat or bioterrorism is a collaborative effort, one which requires in depth planning not only at national and state levels, but also at the county level.

The prospect of a county- wide natural gas system coming to Sharp County leaves some residents with questions about the ease of converting their current propane appliances, if they choose to switch to natural gas.

The recent overdose of a Sharp County infant has led to the arrest of 22-year-old Crystal Williams of Cherokee Village on three felony counts.

Sergeant Rickey Crook has assumed the duties of Cherokee Village police chief. Crook is replacing Chief Jason French who resigned last week.

Lt. Governor Bill Halter speaking before a crowd of over 100 at the North Golf Course May 12.

Memorial Day is the traditional start to the summer holiday. Businesses that depend on tourism really swing into action to get ready for these 3 days.

Sharp County sheriff's deputies have arrested a woman accused of giving a 5 week-old infant an overdose of liquid morphine.

Ash Flat welcomes a new Chief of Police. Anthony Wiles was recently appointed to the position following former Chief Mike Zeiger's transfer to the Drug Task Force last November.