The Baxter County Sheriff's Office will hold a firearms qualification shoot for retired law enforcement officers at 8:30 a.m. today, at the sheriff's firing range at the old Baxter County quarry. The range is on Baxter County Road 69 off Highway 5 South, and the entrance will be marked with signs. The cost is $10,…

A rural Mountain Home man is in jail on four felony charges after brass vases taken from military grave markers at Galatia Cemetery were cut up and sold for scrap, Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery said. David Sutterfield Jr., 50, was booked into the Baxter County Detention Center on Thursday, Sept. 17, according to the…

The Baxter County Sheriff's Office is accepting applications for reserve and auxiliary deputy sheriff positions. The jobs are unpaid. Reserve deputies volunteer alongside full-time deputies and assist with the full range of law enforcement duties, according to the sheriff's office. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, at least 21 years old and free of felony convictions…

The Baxter County Sheriff's Office responded to 72 calls for service over the Independence Day weekend, July 3 to 5. Deputies made 62 traffic stops that led to 87 citations and warnings. They also responded to eight vehicle accidents. All law enforcement agencies booked 14 people into the Baxter County Detention Center during the weekend…