Alison Fulton, Author at Mountain Home Observer

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Alison Fulton

Alison was born and raised on the Gulf Coast of Florida where she graduated with a B.F.A. in Mass Communications from the International Academy of Design and Technology. She is a member of the American Advertising Federation and the Mountain Home Rotary Club. Alison covers elections and government bodies for the Mountain Home Observer.

23 articles published

MH High School weight room to get $206,795 worth of upgrades, but not without opposition

During Mountain Home’s Board of Education regular meeting on Jan. 19, Coach Mitch Huskey presented the case for new flooring and weightlifting equipment for Mountain Home High School’s weight room. The weight room was last updated almost 20 years ago. Five bids were received but only one bidder included all items from the RFP. Simply…

January 24, 2023

Mountain Home School District to hold special meeting Jan. 30 to discuss millage tax increase

Update: The meeting will be held in Dunbar Auditorium instead of the cafeteria. Mountain Home Public Schools’ Board of Education announced an upcoming special meeting to discuss a potential millage tax increase ballot measure for the purpose of renovating Mountain Home High School as project costs rise to $60 million. The meeting will be held…

January 23, 2023

MHPS planning new millage tax election as high school renovation costs rise to $60 million

During a Mountain Home Public Schools strategic planning meeting this past Thursday, members of the school board, along with Superintendent Dr. Jake Long, strategized how to ask the public once more to swallow a millage tax increase to pay for the new construction of a replacement high school building. “The needs have not gone away.…

January 9, 2023

Mountain Home Public Schools prepares for ‘23 in 23’ community reading day

The call to stop what you are doing and read for 23 minutes on Jan. 23 at 8 a.m. went out last Thursday during Mountain Home Public School’s regular School Board meeting. Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Mrs. Allyson Dewey, presented the reading initiative to the board. According to MHPS, the initiative is designed…

December 22, 2022

Bull Shoals, Big Flat voters decide mayoral races in runoff

The votes are in! Voters in Bull Shoals elected Michael Savu over incumbent Mayor David Nixon. Savu earned 342 votes while Nixon earned 313 votes. In Big Flat, incumbent Mayor Glenda Wiseman prevailed over Charles Schmitt, 21 to 7 votes. Bull Shoals and Big Flat had unique mayoral races this year, with each race having…

December 8, 2022

First snow of the season! Readers submit their winter wonderland photos

We asked and you answered! Thank you Observer readers for submitting your lovely snow photos over the weekend. I personally had a hard time choosing the featured image. It was between Carol Clemens Rivas and Annette Cox Pettit. Ultimately, Annette's photo won over my heart. Be on the lookout for more snow tonight. Forecast is…

November 14, 2022

City council extends land lease, creates line item for public transit

After approving a three-month pilot program for North Arkansas Transportation Service (NATS) in October, Mountain Home City Council moved to approve the line item in the budget for the public transportation provider. The motion to create the line item carried, with only one dissenting vote. The dissenting vote was that of Councilwoman Paige Dillard Evans,…

November 14, 2022

The results are in! Local races wrap up, Sanders wins big

The votes are in, and it’s a historic day for Arkansas. Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders has won her election for Governor against Democrat Chris Jones. She is the first woman in Arkansas history to sit in the Governor’s seat. Sanders's victory for the night was called almost instantly after polls closed, and at the time…

November 8, 2022

Mountain Home Police Department delivers civilian response to active shooter events (CRASE)

During a Mountain Home Rotary Club meeting last Thursday, Sergeant Lacy Holland of the Mountain Home Police Department (MHPD) delivered an overview of a specialized training course offered to local businesses called CRASE on how to better prepare for an active shooter incident. CRASE, pronounced craze, stands for Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events. The…

October 17, 2022

No edition on Monday: The Observer to observe Labor Day

In observance of Labor Day, the Mountain Home Observer will not produce an edition on Monday, September 5. Fun bit of information: Labor Day has been celebrated for 140 years since 1882. It became a federal holiday in 1894. Summer is beginning to wind down and some already have their autumn and Halloween decorations out.…

September 2, 2022