A free-standing historical marker will be installed at an intersection in downtown North Little Rock to honor a Black man who was lynched at the site in 1906, according to the Arkansas Peace & Justice Memorial Movement.
State Rep. Deborah Ferguson, D-West Memphis, confirmed Wednesday she will not seek reelection next year, and Jacksonville real estate agent Nick Priest announced his Republican bid for the state House seat held by state Rep. Mark Perry, D-Jacksonville, next year.
State Sen. Linda Chesterfield, D-Little Rock, will not seek re-election next year and is endorsing state Rep. Jamie Scott, D-North Little Rock, as her successor.
State Sen. Linda Chesterfield, D-Little Rock, won t seek reelection next year and is endorsing state Rep. Jamie Scott, D-North Little Rock, to be her successor, Chesterfield said Wednesday.