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Council to name Philip Frame’s replacement Thursday after resignation

The Mountain Home City Council will appoint a new Ward 3 council member Thursday to replace Philip Frame, who resigned Sept. 30 after accepting a job in Northwest Arkansas. The appointment is the last item on the agenda for the council's 5 p.m. meeting at the Municipal Building, 720 Hickory St. Mayor Hillrey Adams is…

ByChris Fulton20 hours ago

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Affordability, healthcare, accountability center of heated race for central Arkansas US House seat

Running for a seventh term, Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill is focusing on what he’s done for his central Arkansas district in the past 12 years. But his Democratic opponent, Chris Jones, is emphasizing what Hill hasn’t done and what Jones would do for the district if he wins in November. One thing Jones would…

ByTess Vrbin, Arkansas Advocate2 days ago

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Where to vote in Baxter County and what is on the Nov. 3 ballot

Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins Monday, Oct. 19, in Baxter County, and voters have one place to cast an early ballot: First United Methodist Church at 605 W. 6th St. in Mountain Home. The deadline to register passed Monday, Oct. 5. Voters can check whether they are registered, confirm their address…

ByChris Fulton2 days ago

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Painter brings $1,000 to Mountain Home Food Basket from statewide hunger gala

State Rep. Stetson Painter of Mountain Home traded the Capitol for an apron this year at Serving Up Solutions, the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance's annual gala where legislators wait tables to raise money for food banks and pantries across the state. Painter directed $1,000 from the event to the Mountain Home Food Basket. "I was…

ByChris Fulton2 days ago

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Sanders moves special election for Dismang’s Senate seat up to Dec. 15

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has moved the special election to fill the Senate District 18 seat up to Tuesday, Dec. 15, after only one candidate from each party filed for the nomination. Her original Sept. 18 proclamation had set the election for Jan. 5, with a special primary to coincide with the Nov. 3 general…

ByChris Fulton4 days ago

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Northwest Arkansas growing pains, national concerns top issues at Springdale political gathering

Rain and overcast skies didn’t dampen the mood at the annual Chickin, Peelin’ & Politickin’ event Thursday at Springdale’s Shiloh Square as residents, business owners and elected officials networked over plates of fried chicken and shrimp. During election years, the 16-year-old gathering is a popular stop for candidates in a rapidly growing region that’s home…

ByAntoinette Grajeda, Arkansas Advocate4 days ago

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Frame resigns from Mountain Home City Council for job in another city

Mountain Home City Council member Philip Frame has resigned his Ward 3, Position 1 seat after less than two years in office, and the council plans to name his replacement at its Oct. 15 meeting. Frame's resignation took effect Sept. 30. In a letter to Mayor Hillrey Adams filed with the city clerk's office that…

ByChris FultonOctober 5, 2026

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Kentucky governor rallies Arkansas Democrats, says party can compete and win in South

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has a three-step guide to winning in a typically Republican state, he told Arkansas Democrats at a Thursday night fundraising dinner. “Focus, talk normal, and lead with your ‘why,’” he told an audience of about 200 people at the state Democratic Party’s Ballots, Blue Jeans & BBQ event in North Little…

ByTess Vrbin, Arkansas AdvocateOctober 5, 2026

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Nonpartisan candidates forum set for Oct. 6 at Mountain Home VFW

The Democratic Party of Baxter County will host a nonpartisan candidates forum from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the VFW in Mountain Home. Invitations went out to Democratic, Republican and Libertarian candidates running in the Nov. 3 general election. The event is open to the public. The forum falls on the same…

ByChris FultonOctober 1, 2026

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Arkansas governor hopefuls focus on health, education, prisons

Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Democratic state Sen. Fred Love and Libertarian Colt Shelby said they would address affordability, healthcare, education and the state’s prison system if elected governor, but differ in their strategies. Lowering taxes “at a time when people are struggling to make ends meet,” is a top priority for Sanders, the former…

ByAntoinette Grajeda, Arkansas AdvocateOctober 1, 2026