Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor For the second time in three months the voters in the Highland School District have answered the call to vote on an 8.9 mill increase for the Highland School District. Again, they said no. 2,297 voters turned out in the largest school Special Election in Sharp County history. The millage failed with 1602 voters rejecting the millage and 693 voting in favor of it. This is nearly a…
By: Guest Writer, Melissa Klinger, Mountain Home, Arkansas I am following the Highland School District millage election with intense interest, even though Iam not a citizen of your community. You see, our community, Mountain Home, is enduring the same thing- a failed millage election last August, and it now appears, a second upcoming millage election in May. The similarities in tactics and strategies by the school districts are eerie. They include using…
EDITOR’S NOTE: During the Nov. 8 General Election, voters who reside in the Highland School District voted by a 2/3 majority to overturn a 8.9 mill increase to build a new high school. On Dec. 1,a special meeting was called by the board and during that meeting a motion was made by Renee Clay-Circle and seconded by David Gibson to approve to submit an “Application for a Permit to Issue Bonds”, with…
Dear Editor, Get Ready as Arkansas Educators Prep for Vouchers and Raises. The idea of expanding School Choice is being touted by our Arkansas Legislature this spring. An article in the Arkansas Times by Austin Bailey, and the inaugural speech of our newly elected Governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, provide a wealth of information. As Governor, Sanders made some very bold statements about her endeavor over the next four to eight years “to…
By Conway Spurlock, Highland School District Taxpayer The Highland school district has set a special election for February 14, with early voting beginning February 7.This is the same tax increase proposal that 2/3 of the voters said no to in November. If passed, this measure will set our millage rate at 55 percent higher than what is required by the state legislature for the operation and maintenance of our schools. They are…
