A hearing is scheduled for next month regarding a lawsuit contesting the results of the District 25 state House Republican Primary Election in May that was won by Chad Puryear of near Hindsville.
Madison County Judge Frank Weaver on Monday expanded a jail advisory board from five people to seven after sheriff-elect Ronnie Boyd objected to not being on the original committee.
The Huntsville City Council on Monday sat a minimum price for the sale of the industrial park land after hearing from a concerned neighbor in the area and from a representative with the company hoping to purchase the land off of Amanda Place.
The Madison County Quorum Court in special session on Monday rejected buying a piece of land along Highway 412 for a jail, but did set May 2023 for an election to ask voters to pass a tax to pay for a future jail.
The Elkins City Council last week approved the hiring of Enviro-Tech Solutions of Fayetteville for surveyor work in the city. The work concerned the city’s sidewalk improvement plan.
City officials continue to work with the Arkansas Department of Transportation for a new sidewalk on Main Street, with the potential for a sidewalk on Lee Street, as well.
The Madison County Quorum Court on Monday further discussed financing of a jail and how the issue could be placed before voters either in the November General Election or during a special election.
The Madison County Quorum Court met in special session on Monday to hear about potential bond issues to fund a county jail.
Early voting for the May 24 Primary Election and the non-partisan judicial General Election got underway on Monday at the Madison County Courthouse, with 89 people casting votes, according to Madison County Clerk Tamitha Blocker.
The city’s first two paid firefighters were introduced Monday during the regular monthly meeting of the Huntsville City Council.
District 25 begins at the Madison County line and covers a portion of Washington County, including Goshen and Elkins, but it also includes Chad Puryear, a Huntsville Middle School special education teacher and a member of the Thompson family, as a candidate.
Early voting for the May 24 Primary Election and the non-partisan judicial General Election will begin on Monday, with several Madison County races expected to draw a lot of people to the polls.