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Photo: Courtesy Izard County Sheriff's Office An Izard County deputy attempted to stop a vehicle Monday on Arkansas Highway 56 near the Sharp/Izard County line.

Despite no active cases, Sharp Co. Jail still feeling COVID effects Despite no active cases, Sharp Co. Jail still feeling COVID effects By Logan Whaley | April 21, 2021 at 6:21 PM CDT - Updated April 21 at 7:44 PM SHARP COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - The Sharp County Jail has been fortunate throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with only one positive test among inmates since last year. Despite this, they’re still feeling the effects of the pandemic. When COVID-19 hit, the jail hadn’t been bui...

Sheriff: 2 pounds of meth found in camper, 3 arrested Deputies arrested three people after they say a search of a camper turned up two pounds of meth. (Source: Pixabay) By Region 8 Newsdesk | April 19, 2021 at 12:55 PM CDT - Updated April 19 at 12:55 PM SHARP COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - Deputies arrested three people after they say the search of a camper turned up two pounds of meth. The Sharp County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Cherokee Village Police Department, Arkansas State Police, ...

Life without parole for man who ‘confessed’ to killing 2 women Sheriff: ‘Most heinous crime I’ve seen’ Sharp County Sheriff Mark Counts said Charles Paul Stovall, 24, negotiated a plea deal and pled guilty to 2 counts of capital murder and one count of 1st-degree battery. By Region 8 Newsdesk | October 20, 2020 at 10:41 AM CDT - Updated March 2 at 4:04 PM CHEROKEE VILLAGE, Ark. (KAIT) - A Cherokee Village man was sentenced Tuesday, March 2, in a double homicide inv...