LOCAL
Sheridan Council to address Code ordinance
The Sheridan City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, July 11 at city hall.
GCCT to host Murder in the Air dinner theater June 28-30
The Grant County Community Theater is bringing back one of its most popular events, a dinner theater show. GCCT will host is next production July 28-30 at Lady Birds Cafe, “Murder in the Air.”
Sheridan challenges 2020 Census
The 2020 Census report for the City of Sheridan is being challenged. According to a letter by Sheridan Mayor Cain Nattin on June 27, 2023 the city is requesting the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct a comprehensive examination of a CQR Boundary Case pertaining to the City of Sheridan in …
Bragg appointed to state board of education
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that former House of Representatives member and former Majority Leader Ken Brag of Sheridan would serve as her first appointment to the Arkansas State Board of Education.
Sheridan jail escapee in custody
At 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 16, Javin L. Cranford of Sheridan escaped from the Sheridan Detention Center at the Sheridan Police Department, but was apprehended 10 hours later at a Sheridan apartment complex.
Tull appoints new mayor
Tull has a new mayor. At Monday’s City Council meeting, Jeff Nally was appointed by the council and then sworn in by Grant County District 5 Justice of the Peace Scott Wells after Nally said he was interested in taking over the position that Mayor William Davis is resigning from.
Routine apartment inspection leads to shooting, fire
A local apartment manager was killed Monday and a maintenance worker was shot when a routine apartment inspection led to an elderly tenant opening fire on them and setting fire inside the apartment, according to authorities. Katharyn Barraclough Linker, 52, of Sheridan, apartment manager for Sheridan Heights Estates on South …
Checkpoint stop leads to 30-year sentencing
On June 30, a Grant County jury consisting of eight women and four men found James Curtis McCool guilty of Possession of Methamphetamine, a Class B felony, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Class D felony. The State’s case was presented to the jury by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Norman Frisby …
Area 4th of July celebrations draw crowds
Independence Day 2023 has come and gone and the popping of fireworks has ceased. For many it’s a sigh of relief, while others enjoy the light show and desire more.
Mayor, council members attend Municipal League convention
The Sheridan City Council met July 5 for a regular monthly meeting at Sheridan City Hall. Mayor Cain Nattin presided over the meeting and asked council member Betty Cook to update council members on her experience at the recent Municipal League Summer Convention.
Sheridan JROTC cadets attend Leadership Challenge Camp
Fourteen Sheridan JROTC cadets joined 136 others from across the state for the annual JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge at Camp Robinson Maneuver Training Center June 26-30. The annual training camp provides cadets the opportunity to show growth in self-confidence and leadership abilities while also learning team-building skills.
Bits of History....
As I stated in my editor’s welcome inside the front cover of Grassroots, I took a trip to Oregon in October. Travel wise, it was seamlessly easy enough to travel to Oregon from Arkansas through the airport. The airplane traveled an average of 560 miles per hour while I sat, …
Shooting at Sheridan apartments leaves one dead, another injured
Officials have confirmed a shooting occurred at Sheridan Heights Estates on South Eagle Street in Sheridan yesterday afternoon leaving one person fatally wounded and another shot and transported for medical care.
Movies at the Park are back, next event set for July 15
Movies at the Park have officially returned to Sheridan for the summer.
