by - May 18, 2026 12:35 pm
As the Sebastian County Director of Parks and Golf, Jay Randolph is confident that if you build and sustain a robust trail system that connects cities and other locations in…
by - July 7, 2023 12:13 pm
After six months on the job, Sebastian County Judge Steve Hotz says his office is busier than he could have imagined, he feels like he’s finally past the learning curve,…
by - May 15, 2023 4:58 pm
Of the $33.768 million collected from the 1% county-wide sales tax in Sebastian County in 2022, 85.8% went to the towns and cities inside the county. A special election is…
by - May 8, 2023 10:22 am
A special election is set for Aug. 8 to extend the 1-cent countywide sales tax in Sebastian County that provides a big chunk of the budget for the county and…
by - March 21, 2017 6:20 pm
The Sebastian County finance department recently had to rescind an email that revealed 200 employees’ bank account numbers. According to a text message sent to Talk Business & Politics, the…
by - April 7, 2016 6:00 pm
Barring any unusual legal moves, an almost five-year saga of discrimination and sexual harassment is over related to an odd two-year term of Republican Ken Blevins as Sebastian County Circuit…
by - November 25, 2014 11:38 am
Sebastian County Judge David Hudson hopes Tuesday's (Nov. 25) meeting of the quorum court is the last related to the upcoming 2015 budget, but at least one justice of the…
by - August 25, 2014 10:03 pm
The Sebastian County Quorum Court met Monday evening (Aug. 25) at the county courthouse in Greenwood and approved placing an ambulance fee increase on the November ballot. Residents of nine…
by - July 15, 2014 9:40 pm
At Tuesday’s (July 15) meeting of the Sebastian County Quorum Court, the Court approved on a third vote by a tally of seven to six an ordinance that would have…
by - April 16, 2014 6:18 am
The monthly meeting of the Sebastian County Quorum Court in Greenwood took an unexpected turn Tuesday (April 15) that could result in a lawsuit being filed against County Judge David…
by - February 19, 2014 5:21 pm
Sebastian County's hopes of possibly leasing out the golf course at Ben Geren Regional Park appear dim as the only proposal from an outside firm for the golf course was…
by - February 3, 2014 3:34 pm
Following a Sunday storm that dropped snow and sleet across the region, most local counties lifted burn bans that had been in effect for weeks due to dry and windy…
by - January 27, 2014 3:39 pm
A burn ban is in effect in Sebastian County as a result of dry conditions and high winds. The ban, issued by County Judge David Hudson late Friday (Jan. 24),…
by - January 27, 2014 12:43 pm
Sebastian County Assessor Becky Yandell and Rep. Charlene Fite, R-Van Buren, are the most recent to announce their re-election bid in the 2014 election cycle. Other area officials to announce…
by - January 17, 2014 12:35 pm
Sebastian County Treasurer and Collector Judith Miller has announced that she will seek re-election this year. Miller, who has served in Sebastian County government for 25 years, has been treasurer…
by - January 7, 2014 3:35 pm
Even though budgeting season has just wrapped up for most municipal and county governments, it does not mean those governments are not still looking for ways to save money in…
by - December 2, 2013 6:27 pm
The fight between Sebastian County Judge David Hudson and County Treasurer Judith Miller over financial software to be used in her office continues following a vote of the Quorum Court…
by - November 18, 2013 10:45 am
We have concerns about the administration of Sebastian County Judge David Hudson. Hudson has been in county government more than 37 years, with more than 16 of those as the…
by - July 29, 2013 3:12 pm
Former Sebastian County Circuit Clerk Ken Blevins filed a lawsuit against County Judge David Hudson last week, accusing Hudson of causing him to lose his bid for re-election last year…
by - July 18, 2013 4:11 pm
Problems with software in the Sebastian County Treasurer's Office do not appear any closer to being solved now that the company Treasurer Judith Miller had contacted about providing her financial…
