Courthouse shrubs, fixtures, etc., will go

Sundown coming for courthouse

County officials last week okayed a plan to donate shrubbery around the former courthouse to the Phyllis Sykes Reading Garden at Crittenden County Elementary School.

Sykes, a former teacher and city councilwoman, tragically drowned in her backyard pool almost two years ago.

Volunteers plan to dig up the ornamental plants and reuse them at the school.

Additionally, the county has hired Buntin Auction Service to sell furniture, fixtures and any other valuable metals or items from the former courthouse in a public auction tentatively planned for April 20.

The courthouse in the center of town will soon be torn down to make room for a nearly $20 million justice center.