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The Desha County Sheriff Department thanked the Delta Area Community Foundation, and the Arkansas Community Foundation, for their generous grant to purchase Automated External Defibrillators (AED) for their patrol units. This puts us in a position to save lives during a cardiac event that may happen in our rural areas when a Deputy may be much closer than a EMS truck. Great partners like this help make our Sheriff’s Office better equipped to help our residents.(Submitted Photo)

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Delta Area Community Foundation Awards Grant to Desha County Sheriff’s Office for AED Equipment
Thu,08/08/24-12:53PM , 237 Reads
Desha County, Ark. (July 30, 2024) – Delta Area Community Foundation recently presented a grant award to the Desha County Sheriff’s Office to purchase their first two automated external defibrillators (AED), with a goal of having an AED in every patrol vehicle.
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Former insurance agent sentenced to two decades probation, $100K restitution
By Courtesy of Rachel Freeze/McGehee Times
Thu,08/08/24-12:46PM , 395 Reads
A former insurance agent accused of more than fifty fraud-related charges will spend the next two decadeson probation. According Desha County Circuit Court documents, 42-year-old Joshua J. Smith of Dumas has pleaded guilty in a case that involved 52 felony charges ranging from insurance fraud to theft and forgery.
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Red October has been sunk
By Linda Berry
Thu,08/08/24-10:35AM , 333 Reads 18,278 Statewide
My favorite movie is “The Hunt for Red October.” Each time it’s on TV as a re-run, I am enchanted, not by the Russian Admiral’s (Sean Connery’s) rugged good looks nor by the young CIA defense analyst’s (Alec Baldwin’s) fine acting. It is the plot which engages…….twist and turns and astute lucky guesses.
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Olympics are non-partisan
By Bill Crawford
Thu,08/08/24-10:21AM , 303 Reads 14,516 Statewide
What a rare and special respite. Thank you Olympics!
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