JPs reject prosecutor's response to letter
Jefferson County Quorum Court members are not satisfied with the response received from Jefferson County's prosecuting attorney after several requests for representation went unanswered.
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Jefferson County Quorum Court members are not satisfied with the response received from Jefferson County's prosecuting attorney after several requests for representation went unanswered.
In a letter addressed to the Association of Arkansas Counties from Justice of the Peace Lloyd Franklin Jr., Jefferson County Quorum Court members expressed "no confidence" in Jefferson County Attorney Terry Wynne.
A special called meeting will be held today at 5:15 p.m. before the Jefferson County Quorum Court's regularly scheduled meeting after committee members could not agree on an ordinance to appropriate funds within the American Rescue Plan to the county's general fund.
The Jefferson County justice of the peace races held steady through the evening with Margarette Williams, Roy Agee and Ted Harden pulling out what appeared to be victories in their respective races.
The 2022 General Election, Nonpartisan Judicial Runoff Election, and School Elections will be held Tuesday. Early voting will continue at the Jefferson County Courthouse from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday.