Baxter County passes ordinance to ban the reopening of NABORS landfill

Baxter County's Quorum Court has officially passed its ordinance to ban the opening of new or existing landfills within county limits. The ordinance, which was approved by the county’s legislative affairs committee last week, is a direct response to the Ozark Mountain Solid Waste District’s attempt to sell NABORS landfill to Lakeshore Recycling Systems,…

ByChris FultonMarch 9, 20230Comments

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Quorum Court to take up ordinance outlawing new landfills this evening

Baxter County’s Quorum Court is set to meet this evening at its usual time. The main focus for this evening’s court session will be discussion over a new ordinance that is designed to outlaw new and reopening landfills in Baxter County. The ordinance, which was approved by the county’s legislative affairs committee last week, is…

ByChris FultonMarch 7, 20230Comments

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Baxter County moves to outlaw new and reopening landfills

Baxter County’s Quorum Court is moving to use its power to shut down the reopening of NABORS landfill. During the court’s legislative affairs committee meeting Tuesday afternoon, Baxter County Judge Kevin Litty and members of the court unveiled a new proposed ordinance designed to prohibit the development of new or reopening solid waste landfills within…

ByChris FultonMarch 2, 20230Comments

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Baxter County Quorum Court expected to have short session on Tuesday

While the weather may have shut down much of Baxter County this week, the ice is finally beginning to melt away as temperatures rise, which means that it’s time to get back to work. To kick things off for the month, the Baxter County Quorum Court will be holding its regularly scheduled meeting next Tuesday.…

ByChris FultonFebruary 3, 20230Comments

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QC passes resolution against landfill reopening, 2009 memo reveals pattern of high pollutant levels

The Baxter County Quorum Court unanimously passed a resolution to oppose the reopening of the NABORS landfill in Baxter County. The resolution, which was passed during the court’s Tuesday session, states that the court opposes the reopening of the landfill due to the potential harm that the landfill could cause to the environment. Negotiations over…

ByChris FultonJanuary 6, 20230Comments

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Baxter County Judge Kevin Litty to oversee first Quorum Court of the year

It’s officially a new year, and that means its time for our newly elected representatives to take their seats in government. To start the new year off, newly elected Baxter County Judge Kevin Litty will oversee Baxter County’s first Quorum Court session of the year tonight. His agenda, while keeping things simple, will set up…

ByChris FultonJanuary 3, 20230Comments

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Farewell to Baxter County Judge Mickey Pendergrass

Baxter County held a farewell reception for Baxter County Judge Mickey Pendergrass on Friday at the Baxter County Courthouse, complete with cake, cookies, coffee and a decade of memories to flip through presented in a scrapbook. The event was attended by friends, family, co-workers, employees and government officials that Pendergrass met and worked with throughout…

ByChris FultonDecember 19, 20220Comments

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County to hold farewell reception for Baxter County Judge Pendergrass on Friday

Baxter County will be holding a retirement reception for Baxter County Judge Mickey Pendergrass on Friday from noon to 2 p.m. in the Baxter County Courthouse. The reception will take place in the courtroom on the second floor. The county will provide refreshments during the reception. Judge Pendergrass was first elected to office as Baxter…

ByChris FultonDecember 14, 20220Comments

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Quorum Court appropriates funds for airport land purchase

While Tuesday’s Quorum Court session may have been focused on Baxter County Judge Pendergrass and his well-deserved retirement, the court still moved forward with its important business. The biggest agenda item outside of the county’s 2023 budget was the court’s appropriation of $302,000 to purchase 61 acres south of the Baxter County Airport. The Federal…

ByChris FultonDecember 9, 20220Comments

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‘This budget was only a dream,’ Judge Pendergrass bids farewell to government

"This budget, I guess you can say, was only a dream," said Baxter County Judge Mickey Pendergrass as he presented his final budget for Baxter County this past Tuesday evening. The 2023 budget for the county came in at $36,174,824, with appropriations going toward $27,326,468 worth of expenditures. All employees with the county are now…

ByChris FultonDecember 8, 20220Comments

Baxter County passes ordinance to ban the reopening of NABORS landfill

Quorum Court to take up ordinance outlawing new landfills this evening

Baxter County moves to outlaw new and reopening landfills

Baxter County Quorum Court expected to have short session on Tuesday

QC passes resolution against landfill reopening, 2009 memo reveals pattern of high pollutant levels

Baxter County Judge Kevin Litty to oversee first Quorum Court of the year

Farewell to Baxter County Judge Mickey Pendergrass

County to hold farewell reception for Baxter County Judge Pendergrass on Friday

Quorum Court appropriates funds for airport land purchase

‘This budget was only a dream,’ Judge Pendergrass bids farewell to government

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