Mac Mayfield News Today

Washington County government will present a new face to the public with the hiring of Tad Sours as the countys first director of communications.

Its Thursday and another chance to fire off a few up or down thumbs about some news developments in our neck of the woods and elsewhere:

This episode of the Speaking of Arkansas podcast features Sarah Moore, executive director of the Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition, and Mac Mayfield, a board member of the coalition and a leader of a new group called Neighbors Against New Taxation.

A pair of justices of the peace on Tuesday advocated for using some of Washington County's covid-relief funds to increase pay for county employees.