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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, 20230Comments

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Baxter County Republican Party misses legal deadline to install new election commissioner

The Baxter County Republican Committee has missed its legal deadline to nominate a new election commissioner for the Baxter County Election Commission by nearly a full month following former commissioner Lynn Weaver’s resignation on June 1. Weaver resigned from the commission shortly after it was discovered that she and the other commissioners serving on the…
August 4, 20230Comments

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BCRC Chairman’s past loosely tied to Neo-Confederate hate group, addresses allegations

As election day over Mountain Home High School’s millage election nears, both sides of the bitter debate are scrambling to uncover political dirt on each other. On the no side, opponents against the millage have focused on allegations of misconduct by Mountain Home Superintendent Jake Long and the Mountain Home Public School Board. That side…
May 4, 20230Comments

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The times have changed, Ozark Patriots oust establishment Republicans at BCRC elections

The political tides are changing in Baxter County. Members of the Ozark Patriots claimed victory after successfully voting out establishment Republicans during Thursday’s Baxter County Republican Committee (BCRC) meeting. The meeting was held at the Miser Lodge in downtown Cotter. The Patriots, a self-proclaimed political action group that emerged in Baxter County following the chaos…
February 21, 20230Comments

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