Mayor, City Council inauguration set Saturday | News
SHREVEPORT, La. — Mayor-elect Tom Arceneaux and the seven City Council members will take their oaths of office Saturday. The inauguration will be at 10 a.m. at the Shreveport Convention Center. Arceneaux and City Council members Gary Brooks of District B, Alan Jackson of District E and Ursula Bowman of District G were elected Dec. […]
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Texarkana Arkansas Board of Directors review the Fiscal Year-End | News
TEXARKANA, Ark. – The Texarkana Arkansas Board of Directors met on Monday to discuss the general fund’s Fiscal Year-end. Some of the year’s expenditures included a new fire truck, sweeper and drainage improvements. The city’s estimated fund balance at year-end is $6,092,731. Sales and other taxes accounted for 59 percent of budget revenues, which […]
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Ethics: Mansfield mayor can’t hire brother as police chief | News
MANSFIELD, La. – The brother of the Mansfield mayor cannot be the next police chief for the city, according to an opinion the state ethics board issued Friday. Kem Jones, the brother of Thomas Jones, who began serving as mayor on July 1, wrote to the state ethics board on Sept. 7 asking five questions […]
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Mayor’s race grows to 10 with surprise candidate entering the field | News
SHREVEPORT, La. – A previously unannounced candidate but a face familiar to Shreveport voters is a late-day qualifier for the race for mayor. LeVette Fuller, the current District B councilwoman, signed up Friday afternoon. Fuller announced two weeks ago she would not seek reelection to her council seat. Her entry into the race makes 10 […]
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Petitioners for “Responsible Growth Arkansas” seeking legalization of recreational marijuana | News
TEXARKANA, Ark. – A group of Arkansas residents sent 192,828 signatures on Friday to the Arkansas secretary of state’s office to consider a proposed amendment to legalize recreational marijuana use. Submitting almost 200,000 signatures was more than twice the amount required to bid to qualify for the proposed constitutional amendment to be voted for in […]
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