You ever hear people talking about someone having a “Cush Job” ? Well, “Cush Job” accurately describes the position of Chief Legal Officer at the Conway School District. Let me explain. For years the District used Bequette, Billingsley & Kees (BB&K) law firm for all its legal needs. On April 12th, 2023, I published

Sheriff Candidate Richard Friend filed a Defamation lawsuit yesterday in Saline County Circuit Court against two named men and five John Does to be named later. The two named men are Rick Cross of Saline County and Kevin Cooper of Hot Springs County. Cross is the brother-in-law of Dustin Robertson, who is Friend’s opponent in

On January 26th, I brought you the story on a Sexual Harassment complaint brought by Deputy Raelyn Fashank. https://arkansas1st.com/state/did-saline-county-chief-deputy-dustin-robertson-violate-policy-on-a-sexual-harassment-complaint-the-facts-prove-yes/ The facts showed that Chief Deputy Dustin Roberston failed to properly investigate the complaint and violated five Department Policies in the process. On January 30th I then broke the story of vulgar text messages between LT

If you are saying, “Damn Jimmie those are pretty strong words.”, well yeah….they are. On February 21st I brought you the story of State Senate District 28 Candidate Bobby Ballinger Jr. literally impersonating being a Farmer and providing you the records to prove that to be a campaign con job….A lot of that going on

Faulkner County Circuit Judge Susan Weaver’s words told Chief Chris Harris to his face that he violated FOIA….that she knew he had hidden records from Byrd….and that she knew he had lied to the court to try and cover his actions. You gotta hear this story. On June 30th, 2025, Conway Police Chief Chris Harris

Let’s say a lawsuit was filed against you. You hire an attorney and go to trial where the Judge rules for the Plaintiff and finds you guilty of the allegations brought against you. Later you find out that the Plaintiff reached out to your attorney days before the trial with a settlement offer and your

Now I know there is a law against impersonating a police office in our State….But is there one for impersonating a Farmer ? I never thought one was necessary until….well….hang on let me explain. Ballinger is challenging incumbent Senator Bryan King who represents Senate District 28….By the way King is a real Farmer. That District

I had an uncle who I considered to be the greatest con artist I have ever seen….even in death. Before his death he scammed the U.S Army and Veterans Administration into believing he was a Vietnam veteran resulting in him being buried at a Veterans Cemetery with a full military funeral complete with color guard

Bohannan, out of Stuttgart, is running for the State Senate District 10 seat currently held by long-term State Senator Ron Caldwell. This article, Part 1, focuses on Bohannan’s relationship with a convicted Pedophile. Part 2, which will be published in a couple of days, will focus on Governor Sanders not only endorsing Bohannan but also

I have written four articles pertaining to the termination of Detective Shanna Hastings from the Bryant PD….This is #5. That termination centers around concerns of unethical behavior by Johnston, brought forward to Chief Carl Minden by Hastings. The concerns are in regard to his relationship with the Burks Brothers Brewery bar and the Bandido Motorcycle