Author name: Jimmie Cavin

On July 14th I announced I was beginning an investigation into the alleged misuse of Taxpayer money in the District’s maintenance department. That led to me issuing an investigation report in an article on August 6th. https://arkansas1st.com/state/a-tale-of-criminal-corruption-and-cover-up-at-the-conway-school-district-over-100000-00-worth/ In the report I detailed the corruption in the maintenance department along with the coverup by the administration. […]

Cortney Kennedy is Governor Sanders Chief Legal Counsel. She also serves on the Conway Civil Service Commission. Her husband is Tom Kennedy a Lieutenant with the Conway Police Department. Last Sunday August 10th, I brought you the story of the documented harassment of Patrol Officer Brittany Bryd by LT. Kennedy back in September 2023. I

In December of 2023, Chris Harris was named interim Conway Police Chief when then Chief William Tapley retired. In November of 2024, Mayor Bart Castleberry, removed the interim tag naming him permanent Chief. Ever since Harris took over, he has continued the tradition Tapley had of concealing public records along with covering and protecting his

On July 14th I announced I was beginning an investigation into the alleged misuse of Taxpayer money at the District. While I’m still following up on some things, I can now report what I have found. When deciding how to tell this story I originally planned to do it in a series. After a lot

On July 27th, blogger Gerrit Ferry, published an article in Substack about conditions at the new Faulkner County Animal Shelter. https://open.substack.com/pub/gerritferry/p/faulkner-countys-new-animal-shelter?r=1x3j7w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false The article was pointing out issues he found, during a July 24th visit to the Shelter, with the climate control of indoor kennels that house dogs. The article gave the impression that dogs were

AR Code 6-17-301. Employment of licensed personnel (a) states – (1) A school district board of directors may employ superintendents, deputy superintendents, assistant superintendents, and high school principals, as well as department heads, coaches, teachers, and other licensed personnel by written contract for a period of time not more than three (3) years. (2) A contract may

On July 10th the Professional Licensure Standards Board Ethics Subcommittee presented their findings to the State Board of Education that Forrest City Superintendent Tiffany Hardick violated Educator Ethics standards 2 & 3. According to the order, the violations stem from Hardrick failing in her obligations as a mandated reporter of possible child maltreatment. AR Code

Today Lancaster joined the ranks of attorneys Joey McCutchen and Stephen Napurano as a government transparency warrior by filing suit against Forrest City Police Chief Ronald Broussard and City Attorney Marshall Wright for violating laws in the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. Lancaster filed the suit on my behalf after Broussard and Wright refused to

On June 7th I brought you the story of Sebastian County Circuit Judge Dianna Ladd ruling Dingman had violated laws in the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, (AFOIA), by concealing and destroying records requested by Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen. https://arkansas1st.com/state/court-rules-fort-smith-city-director-jeff-dingman-violated-foia-laws-are-felony-charges-next/ Ladd’s order resulted in Sebastian County Prosecutor Daniel Shue requesting the Arkansas Attorney General’s

In January of this year, I brought you the story of several Coaches at the Forrest City School who were not licensed by the State to perform their duties. Link to article – No Records Of License Or Waiver For Nine Forrest City Teachers / Coaches I wanted to do a deeper dive into the

On May 2nd Fort Smith attorneys Joey McCutchen and Stephen Napurano filed a lawsuit against Fort Smith City Administrator Jeff Dingman for violating laws in the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, (FOIA). Even though it is well known I want to point out in full disclosure that for several years I have partnered with McCutchen

I was able to obtain a letter dated April 1oth, 2025 from Deputy Legislative Auditor Matt Fink to The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee and the Cabot School Board informing them of the unauthorized withdrawals. On October 24th, 2023 an unauthorized withdrawal was made in the amount of $9,937.00 and then on June 28th, 2024 another

On May 9th, I brought you the story of Forrest City high school boys basketball coach, Marcus Britt, being arrested in Wynne AR on charges of driving on a suspended license. https://arkansas1st.com/state/forrest-city-basketball-coach-arrested-for-driving-on-suspended-license-marijuana-found-in-car/ Body camera video of the stop revealed Britt was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The arresting officer stated he was doing

On May 12th, I brought you the story of the April 26th traffic stop of State Senator Gary Stubblefield by Fayetteville PD. Link to article complete with Body Camera video. https://arkansas1st.com/state/body-camera-video-shows-disturbing-incident-with-state-senator-gary-stubblefield-and-fayetteville-pd/ The body camera videos I provided in the article raised questions as to department Policy violations and special treatment given to Senator Stubblefield. I

A quote from Judge Allen Dodson to the County Noise Ordinance 23-20 –  “We will defend it and do what we have to do to protect our citizens’.” Keep that in mind and we will revisit his quote at the end. As you all know, I have been writing for some time about the noise