Cherokee Village, Arkansas ~ Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Last Week's Most Read Stories

SERT raises gas concerns (12/30/08)

Charges filed in area post office break-ins (12/30/08)
Jimmy Hooper, 29, and his wife Christa Hooper, 23, of Batesville are facing federal charges after police investigations led to their arrest for breaking into several area post offices. Among the post offices the two are believed to have broken into are Ash Flat, Evening Shade and Glencoe. Postal Inspector Daniel Medrano said the investigation led to the couple through a stolen credit card...

Carpenter trial slated (12/30/08)

Teen dies in accident (12/26/08)
A one car accident in Independence County Dec. 21 resulted in the death of a Cherokee Village man. According to the Arkansas State Police report, Sean A. Baldridge, 19, of Cherokee Village was driving a 1997 Chevy Blazer north bound on Highway 167 South of Cave City when he crossed the center line of the highway. The vehicle went over the left shoulder hitting an embankment causing it to overturn. Baldridge was pronounced dead at the scene...

It's a long goodbye for victims and families (12/30/08)
Emily McIntosh Staff Writer Many people have experienced some sort of lapse in memory. Forgetting the keys in the car or where the car is parked in a crowded parking lot are some common things to forget. Other times it's forgetting where one has placed things...

Thieves target area businesses (12/26/08)
Some are blaming recent local thefts on the economic recession. Fulton, Sharp and Izard counties have all had businesses broken into in the past month. Horseshoe Lanes in Horseshoe Bend was broken into Oct. 27 and just over a month later the Snappy Mart in Horseshoe Bend was burglarized. "(The economy) probably has something to do with it," Horseshoe Bend Police Chief Fred Mitchell Jr. said...

Taking a look back at 2008 (12/30/08)
While 2008 will be remembered in Sharp County for the devastation many endured throughout the February tornado and the floods of March, there are many good things that happened as well. Here are some highlights of the news from the year we are leaving behind, 2008...

Fire destroys auction barn (12/26/08)
The Hardy Auction Barn located on West Front Street in Hardy has seen the last of its glory days. The building, that according to Fire Chief Ernie Rose, has been standing since he moved to the area in the 1960s was destroyed by fire Dec. 15. According to the report, Rose, who is also the Police Chief of Hardy, was patrolling when he noticed smoke coming from the canopy that was connected to the building. Rose radioed for dispatch to page the fire department and then made his way to the building...

Elderly affected by recession (12/30/08)

Winter can be tough on finances (12/30/08)