school systems

Arkansas

Basketball now, football soon – money drives Arkansas’ quest for greatness

While last week’s University of Arkansas event centered on the hiring of a Naismith Hall of Fame basketball coach, there seemed to be a bigger-picture statement to the rest of the SEC and to Razorback football coach Sam Pittman. That statement: Mediocrity is unacceptable. The basketball Razorbacks advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2021 […]

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Mayor

Killeen mayoral candidates answer questions from the Herald | Center for Politics

The May 4 municipal elections are coming up next month and things are starting to heat up in the various races. Perhaps the biggest decision Killeen voters will face on election day will be the choice for mayor. Will incumbent Mayor Debbie Nash-King get re-elected to her third term? Could frequent council critic Mellisa Brown, […]

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Mayor

Rally set for Tuesday for Atlantic City mayor, officials

ATLANTIC CITY — Mayor Marty Small Sr. announced on his Saturday morning radio show that a rally is scheduled for Tuesday to support him, his wife and the Atlantic City High School principal in the wake of this past week’s police activity. Small and his wife, La’Quetta, superintendent of the district’s schools, had their Presbyterian Avenue home searched […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas Legislative Council convenes | Opinion

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City Council

Terre Haute City Council OKs $14.35M in ARPA fund requests | Local News | #citycouncil

The Terre Haute City Council voted Thursday to approve $14.35 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding for a variety of projects when it revisited an appropriation tabled at its previous meeting.  A downtown upgrade that would build two new hotels, an adjoining parking garage and a pair of skybridges held up the vote at last […]

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Alabama

A 2024 voter guide for Houston County, Alabama | #elections | #alabama

On Tuesday, thousands of residents across the state will head to the polls to vote in the primary election. Primary elections allow voters to determine which candidates compete in the general election and can be nonpartisan or partisan. In partisan primaries, voters choose the candidates they prefer for a political party to nominate in the […]

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City Council

Napa City Council chambers needs a facelift | #citycouncil

CHRIS D. CRAIKER Craiker Jennifer Huffman I wish I could take credit for the Napa City Council moving forward on using drones for the next Fourth of July Night display…. But I can’t. My little Feb. 3 Architex Angle article about how lasers and drones should replace the traditional Fourth fireworks was simply alerting everyone […]

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Alabama

March 5 is Primary Election Day in Alabama | #elections | #alabama

This coming Tuesday, March 5, is Primary Election Day in Alabama. Your vote next week is probably as important this Tuesday as it will be in the November general election because winning the Republican nomination for a statewide position in Alabama is tantamount to election. We have an early primary election this year because we […]

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Alabama

A 2024 voter guide for Houston County, Alabama | #elections | #alabama

In early March, thousands of residents across the state will head to the polls to vote in the primary election.  Primary elections allow voters to determine which candidates compete in the general election and can be nonpartisan or partisan. In partisan primaries, voters choose the candidates they prefer for a political party to nominate in the […]

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City Council

City Council recognizes ‘If I were Mayor’ contest entrants | Community | #citycouncil

Top honors came to eight middle school students for their essay writing skills and for telling the mayor how they would run the city. Duncan Mayor Robert Armstrong said students from Derrick Miller’s journalism class at Duncan Middle School participated in the “If I were Mayor” essay contest sponsored by the Oklahoma Municipal League. “Students […]

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