GCSO launches 'Operation Sheriff's Helpers' for the holidays

Santa has his elves and now thanks to an inaugural project launched earlier this week, Garland County has some elves of its own in the form of Garland County sheriff's deputies.

"Operation Sheriff's Helpers," a series of planned events with deputies "giving back to the community for the holidays," officially kicked off Wednesday with deputies helping the staff at the Hot Springs Animal Shelter prepare for its Home for the Holidays adoption event held Friday night, Deputy Courtney Kizer, the department's public information officer, said.