Governor Beebe announces 14 appointments

See the appointments on the jump.

Team Harrelson in the Ashdown T-Ball League

Go Mud Cats

Governor sets execution date

Governor Beebe has set the execution date for Jack Harold Jones, ADC# SK-940, to be May 24, 2010.

Lafayette County Meet the Candidates Forum

Harrelson for Senate Campaign Receptions

Little River Club Crawfish Boil







Hopkins Icehouse




Doc's Place in Garland City

Little River County Political Rally

Campaign photos of the day

Opening of the campaign headquarters in Ashdown:


Cutting the ribbon at the Yarborough Landing Community Center:


RSVP Banquet:



Little River County Health Fair:




Genoa Town Hall:


Governor Conway Days in Bradley:



Fish Fry in Fouke:


Arkansas High School Student Council Elections:


Genoa High School Dedication:


Giving Union Elementary students a tour of the Capitol. Many of these students had never left the city limits of Texarkana prior to this trip:



Steam Train from Texarkana to Gurdon:


Hitting a bump in the road in Sevier County:


One of our billboards:

Campaign in photos

It's hard maintaining the blog while campaigning, legislating, and working full time, so I'm going to turn this into a picture blog for the next three weeks until the May 18 preferential primaries. I'll post pictures from my point of view on the campaign trail:

Rose of Sharon Lodge in Lewisville:

Television commercial

Be among the first to view our television commercial, which will be airing soon:

Beebe announces 21 appointments

Governor Beebe today announced a few appointments to Arkansas boards and commissions:

Thomas Akin, Russellville, to the Arkansas Racing Commission.
Tom Bailey, Imboden, as Randolph County Constable
Scott Bell, Conway, reappointed to the State Emergency Response Commission.
Barry Birkhead, Waldron, to the State Emergency Response Commission.
Dr. John Carmack, Siloam Springs, to the Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling.
Wanda Fraser, McCrory, to the Woodruff County Quorum Court, District 2.
Dr. Carl Fredrickson, Conway, reappointed to the Ark Science & Tech Authority
Paul George, Berryville, to the Carroll County Quorum Court, District 5.
Sheriff Bill Gilkey, Danville, reappointed to the State Crime Laboratory Board.
Michael Hill, Greenway, to the Clay County Quorum Court, District 3.
Dr. Glen Jones, Jr., Jonesboro, reappointed to the Ark Science & Tech Authority
Bill Lundy, Little Rock, reappointed to the Ark Fire & Police Pension Review Board.
Paul Mastro, Little Rock, reappointed to the Ark Science & Technology Authority
Dr. Justin Moore, Searcy, to the Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling
Dr. Richard Schmid, Arkadelphia, to the Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling.

To the State Board of Health:
Dr. Miranda Childs-Bebee, Arkadelphia. Replaces Dr. Jack Porter.
Alan Fortenberry, Springdale. Reappointment.
John Page, Fayetteville. Reappointment.
Mary Beth Ringgold, Little Rock. Replaces Don Phelan.
Dr. Alexander Rejistre, Sr., Pine Bluff. Replaces Dr. Karen Konarski-Hart
Reverend Dwight Townsend, Benton. Reappointment.
These reappointments expire December 31, 2013.

Telephone Town Hall this afternoon

Join us for our first Telephone Town Hall this afternoon at 5:20 p.m. I'll answer your questions live for an hour while we discuss our area's future together. Afterwards, I'll be available at the campaign HQ at 370 Keller in downtown Ashdown to visit with you personally. Text your number to 903-314-1376 to receive dial-in instructions. I look forward to visiting with you.

On the trail

With 46 days left until the preferential primaries, most candidates are out and about when they're not on the phones. I ran into three candidates yesterday out on the trail. Headed back out now.