Ex-library director runs for Saline County JP; library advocate also announces JP run | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Former Saline County Library director Patty Hector filed Tuesday to run for justice of the peace in District 13.
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Former Saline County Library director Patty Hector filed Tuesday to run for justice of the peace in District 13.
More than one-fifth of Arkansans don't have access to broadband, making the Natural State the third worst in the nation for internet access, according to a report published in August.
Members of the Saline County Quorum Court approved an ordinance on Monday that would broaden their control over the local library system.
Saline County justices of the peace debated and rejected an amendment that would have made explicit a requirement that the area's library board make recommendations to the county judge regarding the hiring and firing of library staff.
Saline County justices of the peace voted to put off their vote on an amended ordinance on Monday that would have put many of the county library board's powers under the oversight of the county judge and the Quorum Court.