Stories from Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Richard Walden, a Jonesboro businessman, has secured a place on the November ballot for the 1st Congressional District seat as an independent candidate. "After submitting more than 3,500 signatures two weeks before the May deadline, we continued to get signatures to be certain of success," Walden said. ...

A resident of Justice of the Peace District 2 will be selected by Gov. Mike Beebe to fill that seat on the Mississippi County Quorum Court. The seat is vacant because of the recent death of longtime Justice Tommy Dilldine. The court will first declare a vacancy and then submit the names of persons interested in serving the remainder of the current year on the court...

In a special meeting called by citizens Tuesday night, the Blytheville School Board heard a presentation from Dana Sutton, owner of Silent Security of Blytheville. Sutton said his firm has provided the security alarms for the Blytheville School District for 10 years, after he bought the business from Roy Bray. The district had used Silent Security for alarm services for many years prior to that, Sutton said...

White wants review of mayoral retirement rules