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N-Sta-Smile provides toothbrushes for students (4/1/20)

Although he is known for helping communities across the country, Kerry Wayne Evans, owner of N-Sta-Smile in Hardy, said his company has turned their attention to the children living in Sharp County as well as those living in the surrounding counties...
Salem Recorder/Treasurer resigns; appointment made and sworn in (4/1/20)

The March Meeting of the Salem City Council was conducted at the conference room of the Salem City Hall on Thursday, March 26. All council members participated. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Daniel Busch. In the first order of business, Mayor Busch read a letter of resignation from Recorder-Treasurer Jeremy Stone, who had served in the job since the end of June 2019. ...
Volunteers unite to provide hand sewn PPE to local hospitals (4/1/20)

Salem resident Ann Kish has been using her spare time to organize sewers and donation cycles for local hospitals, in the recent preparation for shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For healthcare facilities across the nation, the shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has, at times, been alarming not only for those on the front lines working in healthcare, but for those in their care as well as their families...
Two pounds of meth and alligator recovered (3/25/20)

The Sharp County Sheriff’s Department, Arkansas State Police, Arkansas Game and Fish and the 16th Judicial Drug Task Force, executed a search warrant north of Cave City March 19. The warrant was executed at the residence of Daniel Mark Church, 41, on Barn Road near Cave City...
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Norfork Lake Fishing Report (4/1/20)

By Tom Reynolds of STR Outfitters, http://www.stroutfitters.com/ It was a great week to be on Norfork Lake. The biggest problem we had was the rising water and debris which covered most of Bennett’s Bayou on the north end of the lake. The first half of the week, striper fishing was on fire. ...
NAEC Community Connection: Southfork River Therapy and Living finds ways to keep residents’ spirits up (3/26/20)

On March 14, Southfork River Therapy and Living, in Salem, announced no visitors would be allowed at the facility. “All visitors, nonessential staff and vendors will no longer be allowed to enter the facility until further notice. Staff and residents who do come into the facility will continue to be screened for illness and possible contact with the COVID-19 virus. ...
HSD discusses online transition, feeding students and more (4/1/20)

On March 25, the Highland School District held another social media broadcast with Superintendent Don Sharp and Federal Programs Coordinator Kelly Goodson. Sharp said the purpose of the online forum was to accept questions from the public and if possible, answer them...
Tulips in bloom around Salem (4/1/20)
Oregon County Health Department informs of first COVID-19 test in county (4/1/20)

Oregon County Health Department announced on Monday, March 30, currently, there have not been any positive cases of COVID-19 reported. However, the department has received confirmation that there is an Oregon County resident that has been tested. It could take several days, up to seven, to receive the results. The individual is on self-quarantine while waiting on the test results...