Stories from Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Michael White announces his bid for re-election to the Mississippi County Quorum Court as Justice of the Peace for District 2. White was born and raised in Manila and continues to live there with his wife, Cindy. They have one daughter, Melanie, and her husband Darryl Conrad, and two grandchildren, Madison and Ryder. ...

Riverside School Board hired a district treasurer, accepted a resignation and approved transfers at the regular Dec. 2 meeting. The board voted unanimously to hire Katelyn Weaver as district treasurer. Present treasurer Kaylyn Dixon submitted her resignation last month, effective Jan. 3...

On Monday, Dec. 2, Mississippi County Judge John Alan Nelson vetoed a measure that removes the ability of the county judge to hire and fire the finance director — the first veto ever cast by a Mississippi County judge. Last Tuesday night, the Mississippi County Quorum Court approved the Personnel Committee’s recommendation to amend Ordinance 2011-12, moving the finance department from underneath the county judge to the treasurer’s office...

Mississippi County Quorum Court Justice of the Peace Michael White alleges Mississippi County Judge John Alan Nelson threatened to fire finance director Kelli Jones if White didn’t assist in getting the judge’s son, John David Nelson, on the county payroll...

An attorney for Mississippi County finance director Kelli Jones has penned a letter to embattled Mississippi County Judge John Alan Nelson notifying him that she will utilize “all remedies available under the Arkansas Whistle-Blower” if the judge terminates her...