JONESBORO, Ark. — Mayor Harold Copenhaver won his reelection campaign on Tuesday night. Dec. 3. The runoff election pitted Councilman LJ Bryant against the incumbent Copenhaver. With 8,714 votes cast, Copenhaver won with about 60.4% of the vote, or 5,264 votes. Bryant received about 39.6%, or 3,446 votes. In the [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — With the end of the political season here, several of Arkansas’ most tenured journalists will be recapping the 2024 election at the next NEA Political Animals meeting. Friday, Dec. 13, Noon – 1:00 p.m., NEA Political Animals welcomes Roby Brock and George Jared with Talk Business & [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — The third-place winner in the race for Jonesboro mayor has endorsed a candidate in the run-off election. Jeremy Terrell endorsed Jonesboro Councilman L.J. Bryant as his choice for mayor on Tuesday, Nov. 19. “As a voter, and as someone who will be vocally holding whomever is mayor [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Former Jonesboro Mayor Doug Formon has publicly endorsed incumbent Mayor Harold Copenhaver in his re-election campaign, expressing respect for the positive achievements Copenhaver has made in a short time. “I’m truly amazed at what Harold has accomplished in the short time that he’s been Jonesboro’s mayor. From [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Mayor Harold Copenhaver finished first in the general election on Nov. 5, receiving nearly 45 percent of the votes cast. On Monday, opponent Tom Elwood announced that he is endorsing Copenhaver in the runoff against second-place finisher councilman LJ Bryant. “I was disappointed in the negativity of [read more…]
by Mary Hennigan, Arkansas Advocate Distrust of electronic voting machines and tense local political environments have residents in some northern Arkansas counties worried about the integrity of this year’s election. Immediately upon leaving the United Methodist Church in Horseshoe Bend, one of three early voting polling sites in rural Izard [read more…]
by Antoinette Grajeda, Arkansas Advocate Three candidates vying for Arkansas’ 1st Congressional District seat disagreed on how to address issues related to immigration and agriculture during a debate hosted by Arkansas PBS Tuesday. Democrat Rodney Govens and Libertarian Steve Parsons are challenging Republican incumbent Rep. Rick Crawford to represent the [read more…]
by Tess Vrbin – Arkansas Advocate Jonesboro residents will vote in November on whether to restore most of the property tax funding for the local public library system that Craighead County voters cut two years ago. The Northeast Arkansas county, of which Jonesboro is the largest city, funded its libraries with [read more…]
Election commission chair does not intend to staff any West Memphis early voting sites, he says by Mary Hennigan, Arkansas Advocate A dispute over a West Memphis early voting site should go to the Arkansas Supreme Court, a circuit judge told parties in a lawsuit on Wednesday. Crittenden County Circuit [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — The Jonesboro Professional Firefighters Local 3718 officially endorsed Mayor Harold Copenhaver today for re-election in this year’s mayoral campaign. “Mayor Copenhaver has demonstrated time and again that he is a true advocate for the safety of our community and the well-being of our firefighters,” said Jason Oleson, [read more…]
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