Local News – Monday, January 24th, 2022
The Dent County Sheriff’s office is requesting the public’s help with any information on a male individual found deceased on the side of the road on Highway DD. Anyone who may have seen a male individual walking or receiving a ride on any of the county roads in the area of Anutt to Route DD, or if any residence in the area had a knock on the door between dusk on January 19th to the early morning of January 20th, please get in touch with the Dent County Sheriff’s Office. In addition, the Sheriff’s Office is asking any residents in the area to review their security camera footage for anything suspicious. Anyone who has any information is asked to please contact Detective Matt Atkinson at the Sheriff’s Office at 573-729-3241, Ext 2.
The Dent County Sheriff’s Department has released reports from the department’s activities in the last two weeks On Monday, January 10th, a deputy traveled to a residence in Bunker to serve an arrest warrant. A 20-year-old Bunker woman was arrested on an active warrant out of Dent County. She was transported to the Dent County Jail and incarcerated. Then on Thursday the 13th, deputies traveled to a residence on South Jackson Street to serve an arrest warrant. As a result, a 47-year-old Salem man was arrested on an active warrant out of Dent County. The man was transported to the Dent County Jail and incarcerated. That same day a deputy conducted a traffic stop at Highway 68 and Route U. As a result of the stop, a 42-year-old Salem man was arrested for trafficking drugs in the 2nd degree and for the unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. The man was taken to the Dent County Jail where he was fingerprinted and incarcerated. Finally on Friday the 14th, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on Highway 19 North. During the course of the stop, a 38-year-old Salem woman was arrested for driving while having her license revoked or suspended. The woman was transported to the Dent County Jail, where she was fingerprinted, issued a summons, and released. If anyone has any information regarding and ongoing investment, please call the Dent County Sheriff’s Office at 729-3241.
Want to learn how to clog? Join the “Intro to Clogging” class with the Rock’n Country Cloggers led by Lavonda Lawson TONIGHT from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Creative Arts Center behind the ONCRC. Enjoy the cultural art of clogging and try it out for yourself. Get a lesson for $5. For more information or to register, call 247-0651 or 247-5306, or sign up on the Salem Arts Council Facebook page.
The Delta Regional Authority on January 12th graduated 24 regional leaders from the Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy. The 2021 Delta Leadership Institute class marks the 16th year of trained regional leaders, comprised of government, non-profit, and business professionals from all eight Delta Regional Authority states. The graduates participated in six training sessions over the past year, learning best practices employed throughout the Delta region for economic and community development in order to catalyze innovative solutions that would be implementable in their own community and region. The Delta Leadership Institute fellows learned from subject matter experts in infrastructure and transportation, small business and entrepreneurship, workforce development, public health, and other fields necessary to facilitate economic growth. This year’s executive academy graduates included Salem and Dent County Economic Director Sally Burbridge. After graduation, Delta Leadership Institute fellows become members of the Delta Leadership Network, which is comprised of more than 600 community leaders who understand the importance of regional collaboration, resource sharing, and innovative thinking. Congratulations Sally!!!
An accident happened in Dent County on Dent County Road 5170 about five miles southeast of Salem Sunday afternoon at 12:40. According to the highway patrol report, 33-year-old Johnny Barton of Salem, lost control of his 2007 Ford Escape in his driveway and the Ford struck a mobile home. Barton suffered moderate injuries and was taken by the Salem EMS to the Salem Memorial District Hospital. He was not wearing a seat restraint at the time of the accident. The Ford sustained moderate damages and was left at the scene.
The Salem Memorial District Hospital Board of Directors will hold a special meeting tonight at 6:00 at the hospital library. This meeting will be closed to the public.