On Monday, the last day of the filing period, two candidates filed to run for Huntsville School Board in Zone 1 and Zone 4.

For the third time since November of 2022, Madison County voters will decide whether to fund the county jail that is under construction with a completion date expected in the spring.

Voters will most likely face the same one-cent sales tax increase proposal in May 2025 after the proposal failed on November 5, during the General Election. 

For the second time, in an extremely close election, voters rejected a maintenance & operation sales tax increase to fund the Madison County Jail.

Early voting was underway in earnest  with a high turnout in the second week of ballots cast at the Madison County Courthouse.

Madison  County Quorum Court members haven’t struggled with whether to ask voters to approve a sales tax increase to fund the maintenance and operation of the new Madison County Jail on Nov. 5, but rather the issue was how much of an increase to ask for.

The Madison County Quorum Court voted unanimously on Monday night to request an ordinance containing “ballot language” for a 1 cent sales tax increase for the operation and maintenance of the new county jail and for that ordinance to be ready for a vote at the court’s next regular meeting in August or during a specially-called meeting before then.

The Madison County Quorum Court tabled discussion of a sales tax to fund the new county jail and sheriff’s office until the July meeting, by which time County Judge Larry Garrett, County Clerk Austin Boatright and Sheriff Ronnie Boyd should have an accurate sense of how much it will cost to operate the jail on a per-bed basis.

Madison County Judge Larry Garrett urged the quorum court on Monday night to start thinking about how much it wants to ask voters for a tax to operate and maintain the sheriff’s office and detention facility that is currently under construction and will be completed by July 2025.

The Record is taking a closer look at issues facing Madison County and how candidates plan to address those issues.

The Record is taking a closer look at issues facing Madison County and how candidates plan to address those issues if elected.

State Rep. Chad Puryear, R-Goshen, has officially announced he will seek re-election to House District 25.

Kingston resident James Eaton said Monday he will seek the District 26 seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives next year after incumbent Mark Berry of Ozark announced last week that he will not seek reelection.