Attorney Lisa Parks announced Aug. 7 she is running for Prosecuting Attorney for the 4th Judicial District that includes all of Washington and Madison counties, 

Juvenile judge Dawn Christine Egan has officially announced her candidacy for Circuit Judge in the Fourth Judicial Circuit, serving Madison and Washington counties, seeking to continue her service as juvenile judge.

Kingston resident James Eaton announced July 28 that he is running for re-election as State Representative for House District 26 that includes portions of Carroll, Madison, and Franklin counties.

Attorney Wendy Howerton announced on July 23 her candidacy for Circuit Judge, Division 2, serving Washington and Madison counties. 

Chad Puryear announced on July 16 that he is running for reelection as State Representative for House District 25.

Denis Dean announced on Monday his candidacy for the elected position of Prosecuting Attorney for the 4th Judicial District, serving Washington and Madison counties on Monday.

Deputy Prosecutor Maria McSperitt announced on July 17 that she would enter the race for Juvenile Judge in Circuit Court, Division 3 of the Fourth Judicial District of Arkansas, which encompasses all of Washington and Madison counties.

Fayetteville attorney April Rye Shy announced her candidacy on June 25 for Juvenile Judge in Washington and Madison Counties. Shy is running for Circuit Judge, Division 3.

The Arkansas Court of Appeals District 3, Position 1, continues to draw interest since Judge Robert Gladwin said he would not seek re-election upon the expiration of his term.

State District Court Judge Sarah Capp announced her candidacy for the District 3, Division 1 seat on the Arkansas Court of Appeals on May 30.

Judge Diane Warren announced her campaign for re-election to the Eighth Division of the 4th Judicial Circuit serving Washington and Madison counties on May 28. 

On Monday, the last day of the filing period, two candidates filed to run for Huntsville School Board in Zone 1 and Zone 4.

For the third time since November of 2022, Madison County voters will decide whether to fund the county jail that is under construction with a completion date expected in the spring.

Voters will most likely face the same one-cent sales tax increase proposal in May 2025 after the proposal failed on November 5, during the General Election. 

For the second time, in an extremely close election, voters rejected a maintenance & operation sales tax increase to fund the Madison County Jail.

Early voting was underway in earnest  with a high turnout in the second week of ballots cast at the Madison County Courthouse.

Madison  County Quorum Court members haven’t struggled with whether to ask voters to approve a sales tax increase to fund the maintenance and operation of the new Madison County Jail on Nov. 5, but rather the issue was how much of an increase to ask for.

The Madison County Quorum Court voted unanimously on Monday night to request an ordinance containing “ballot language” for a 1 cent sales tax increase for the operation and maintenance of the new county jail and for that ordinance to be ready for a vote at the court’s next regular meeting in August or during a specially-called meeting before then.

The Madison County Quorum Court tabled discussion of a sales tax to fund the new county jail and sheriff’s office until the July meeting, by which time County Judge Larry Garrett, County Clerk Austin Boatright and Sheriff Ronnie Boyd should have an accurate sense of how much it will cost to operate the jail on a per-bed basis.

Madison County Judge Larry Garrett urged the quorum court on Monday night to start thinking about how much it wants to ask voters for a tax to operate and maintain the sheriff’s office and detention facility that is currently under construction and will be completed by July 2025.