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Baxter County Election Commission elects Smith as new chairman, discusses new electronic pollbooks and HQ changes
Baxter County Election Commissioner Gary Smith (R) has officially been voted in as the chairman of the Baxter County Election Commission following a unanimous vote by Commissioners Bob Bodenhamer (D) and Bill Andres (R) during a Wednesday morning meeting at the Baxter County Courthouse. Smith is returning to the election commission after losing his seat…
September 7, 2023
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Baxter County Republicans re-elect Gary Smith to his old seat on Election Commission
The Baxter County Republican Committee elected former Baxter County Election Commissioner Gary Smith as their replacement pick for the Baxter County Election Commission following the resignation of former commissioner Lynn Weaver on June 1. Weaver resigned from the commission not long after it was discovered that she and the other commissioners serving on the BCEC…
September 5, 2023
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Followers to leaders: How the 107th Composite Squadron prepares young teens for the future
Mountain Home has many great programs available for children looking to learn leadership, responsibility and unique skills that will prepare them for life after school. At Mountain Home High School, students can join the school's NJROTC program and become introduced to military discipline at an early age. For children who lean into technology and engineering,…
August 31, 2023
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Bank OZK held in contempt in NABORS Landfill suit, court docs reveal ADEQ/bondholder plot for taxpayer bailout
Carroll County Circuit Court Judge Scott Jackson has found the Bank of the Ozarks, now Bank OZK, to be in contempt of court over refusing to return $433,987.10 in taxpayer money to the court’s registry after ruling that the Ozark Mountain Solid Waste District’s $18 NABORS tax was unconstitutional. Bank OZK was given until Aug.…
August 29, 2023
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MHPD Police Chief says proposed safety cameras are ‘beginning of a more interactive system’
Mountain Home City Council has pumped the breaks on a request by the Mountain Home Police Department to purchase nine public safety cameras from Critical Edge of Jonesboro following public comments from concerned citizens who attended Thursday's meeting. The ordinance, if approved, would see the cameras placed at intersections on State Hwy. 5N and U.S.…
August 28, 2023

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