It’s election day! Bryant and Booth await results over school board seat

It's election day and the race between Scott Bryant and Scott Booth over Neal Pendergrass's Mountain Home Public School seat is coming to an end. Polls will be open today from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Elections results will be announced following the Baxter County Quorum Court's evening session. Booth had a substantial…

ByChris Fulton16 hours ago0Comments

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School board runoff election nears completion, election day tomorrow

Today marks the last day of early voting for the runoff election between Scott Booth and Scott Bryant over Neal Pendergrass's Mountain Home Public School Board seat. Election day is tomorrow. Since close of business Friday, 598 votes have been cast with an overall 2.5% voter turnout rate, according to the Baxter County Clerk's…

ByChris Fulton2 days ago0Comments

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Don’t forget to vote! Election Day is on Tuesday

Early voting for the runoff election between Scott Booth and Scott Bryant over Neal Pendergrass's Mountain Home Public School Board seat is still available at the Baxter County Courthouse, but time is running out. Election day is Tuesday, June 6. Booth had a substantial lead over his opponents on election night May 9, bringing in…

ByChris Fulton5 days ago0Comments

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Just 100 people cast ballot in first day of early voting in Mountain Home

The Baxter County Clerk's office reported 100 ballots cast in the first day of early voting for the runoff election between Scott Booth and Scott Bryant over position 6 of the Mountain Home School Board. A mere few weeks ago on day one of early voting for the May 9 school election, 858 people cast…

ByAlison FultonMay 31, 20230Comments

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Early voting for runoff election between Booth, Bryant begins today

Early voting for the runoff election between Scott Booth and Scott Bryant over Neal Pendergrass's Mountain Home Public School Board seat begins today from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Baxter County Courthouse. Election day is June 6. Booth had a substantial lead over his opponents on election night May 9, bringing in 2,447…

ByChris FultonMay 30, 20230Comments

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After months of work, MHPS locks in teacher salaries for 2023-24

Not everyone may be happy, but at least it’s done. Mountain Home Public Schools Board officially signed off on an amended salary schedule proposal from the district’s Personnel Policy Committee (PPC) Wednesday evening during a special session. The newly approved schedule will see the district implement Arkansas’s LEARNS ACT, while also giving a boost in…

ByChris FultonMay 26, 20230Comments

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Early voting for runoff election between Booth, Bryant begins Tuesday

Early voting for the runoff election between Scott Booth and Scott Bryant over Neal Pendergrass's Mountain Home Public School Board seat begins Tuesday morning from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Baxter County Courthouse. Election day is June 6. Booth had a substantial lead over his opponents on election night May 9, bringing in…

ByChris FultonMay 26, 20230Comments

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May 9 election recount reveals county machines to be accurate, three percent human error when hand counting

Those hoping that a hand recount of the May 9 election would help make their case that Baxter County should return to paper ballots have a major uphill battle ahead of them. After a full eight hour day of poll workers pouring over the county’s ballots, the final count for the evening on the millage…

ByChris FultonMay 17, 20230Comments

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School board holds special training session on Freedom of Information Act

Members of the Mountain Home Public School Board held a special training session with district attorney Marshall Ney on the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act on Thursday evening. The session was brought about following revelations that Mountain Home Superintendent Jake Long had been operating a secret text message group with school board members for eight…

ByChris FultonMay 15, 20230Comments

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It’s not over! Booth and Bryant go to run off for school board seat in Mountain Home

While the millage election may be over, there’s still one last race to be decided. Mountain Home Public School Board candidates Scott Booth and Scott Bryant will be facing each other in a runoff election following the certification of Tuesday night’s vote, following a May 16 hand recount of the elections results by the Baxter…

ByChris FultonMay 11, 20230Comments

It’s election day! Bryant and Booth await results over school board seat

School board runoff election nears completion, election day tomorrow

Don’t forget to vote! Election Day is on Tuesday

Just 100 people cast ballot in first day of early voting in Mountain Home

Early voting for runoff election between Booth, Bryant begins today

After months of work, MHPS locks in teacher salaries for 2023-24

Early voting for runoff election between Booth, Bryant begins Tuesday

May 9 election recount reveals county machines to be accurate, three percent human error when hand counting

School board holds special training session on Freedom of Information Act

It’s not over! Booth and Bryant go to run off for school board seat in Mountain Home

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