CONWAY — Incumbent Melanie Lebel and Brittany Hodge have been active in the Conway School District for the last few years. They believe that experience and interest would serve them on the Conway School Board. They are among four candidates running for two three-year seats on the board.
Lauren Beckwith and Alex Platt are also running for three-year terms (see related story).
kAmw@586 2?5 {636= 2AA62C65 @? $&} %' =2DE %9FCD52J]k^Am
kAmw@586i “x 2> 2 =:76=@?8 C6D:56?E @7 r@?H2J 2?5 }@CE9 r@?H2J] x H6?E E@ y@9? uF==6C 2?5 !:?6 %C66 Wt=6>6?E2CJ $49@@=X] x 5:5 >J >:55=6 D49@@= 2?5 9:89 D49@@= 96C6[ E@@] x ?@H =:G6 96C6 7F==\E:>6] xVG6 8@E 2? g\J62C\@=5 D@? H9@VD :? E96 D49@@= 5:DEC:4E 2?5 Wx 92G6X >J 9FD32?5 2D H6==] x 2> 2 >@CE8286 =@2? @77:46C H:E9 |6C65:E9 ':==286 $2G:?8D q2?<]”k^Am
kAm{636=i “xV> 2 >@> @7 7@FC 3@JD[ D@446C 3@JD[ 2== @7 E96>] |J 9FD32?5VD 2 D@446C 4@249 2E E96 9:89 D49@@=] (6 @H? 2 =@42= 3FD:?6DD W{636= t=64EC:4X[ 2?5 xV> <:?5 @7 6G6CJH96C6] x G@=F?E66C[ 6G6CJH96C6] x 92G6 EH@ 3@JD 2E |@F?E2:?D:56 2?5 EH@ 2 z6??6EE w:89 $49@@=]”k^Am
kAm%96 EH@ 7:6=565 D6G6C2= BF6DE:@?D 5FC:?8 E96 b_\>:?FE6 :?E6CG:6H[ :?4=F5:?8 H9J E96J H6C6 CF??:?8]k^Am
kAm• %62496C C6E6?E:@? :D 2 3:8 E9:?8 96C6 :? E96 5:DEC:4E] !6@A=6 D2J H6 ?665 E@ A2J >@C6 3FE H6’C6 2=D@ =@D:?8 E62496CD E@ 2 =24< @7 9@FD:?8] x:D :E 2 4@>3:?2E:@? @7 3@E9 @C 5@6D @?6 @FEH6:89 E96 @E96Cnk^Am
kAmw@586i “x E9:?< :EVD 567:?:E6=J 2 4@>3:?2E:@? @7 3@E9] xVG6 DA@<6? H:E9 D@>6 A2C2AC@76DD:@?2=D H9@ 42? 5C:G6 `_ >:?FE6D 7FCE96C 2?5 >2<6 Sd >@C6 2? 9@FC] x E9:?< :E 5@6D 4@>6 5@H? E@ E96 2>@F?E E96J 2C6 A2:5[ 2?5 E96? ECJ:?8 E@ 86E E96> :? H6 5@?VE 92G6 E96 9@FD:?8 DE@4< 2E 2? 277@C523=6 AC:46 A@:?E 4@>A2C65 E@ E96:C D2=2C:6D] x <?@H 2== @7 FD =@42=D 2C6 :? E92E D:EF2E:@? — :E’D ?@E ;FDE DA64:7:4 E@ E62496CD]”k^Am
kAm{636=i “(6 567:?:E6=J ?665 E@ :?4C62D6 E96 A2J 7@C @FC DE277[ 3FE :EVD 5:77:4F=E H96? @FC E@H? 5@6D ?@E H2?E E@ A2J 9:896C 65F42E:@? E2I6D] $@ F?7@CEF?2E6=J[ H6VC6 =67E H:E9 E96 @?=J C62D@?23=6 @AE:@? E@ :?4C62D6 DE277 =:EE=6 3J =:EE=6 6249 J62C[ ;FDE E@ >2<6 :E 277@C523=6 2?5 F?56CDE2?523=6]”k^Am
kAm• (:== J@F DFAA@CE E96 AC@A@D65 @A6C2E:?8 3F586E @C E96 5672F=E 3F586E[ H9:49 :D 2AAC@I:>2E6=J Sed_[___ =6DDnk^Am
kAm{636=i “x 92G6 G@E65 E@ DFAA@CE :E[ 2?5 x H:== DE:== DFAA@CE :E[ 2?5 :EVD H92EVD ?66565] (6 5@?VE H2?E E@ E2<6 2?JE9:?8 ?646DD2CJ 2H2J 7C@> @FC 49:=5C6? C:89E ?@H] &?7@CEF?2E6=J[ 2 =@E @7 E92E :?4C62D6 :D @? DA64:2= 65F42E:@?]”k^Am
kAmw@586i “x DFAA@CE E96 D49@@= 3@2C5VD AC@A@D65 3F586E 7@C E9:D J62C] x 5@ C62==J H2?E E@ =@@< :? @? E96 3F586E 7@C ?6IE J62C[ =:?6 3J =:?6[ 3FE x E9:?< 2E E9:D A@:?E[ 4FEE:?8 :E :D 2 5:DD6CG:46 E@ 6G6CJ3@5J]”k^Am
kAm• *@F 3@E9 D6CG6 @? E96 y@9? uF==6C 25 9@4 4@>>:EE66[ 5@ J@F 92G6 2?J G:D:@? 7@C E96 AC@A6CEJnk^Am
kAmw@586i “x 5@ `__ A6C46?E 766= E92E H6 ?665 E@ C6E2:? E96 AC@A6CEJ[ 2?5 H6 ?665 E@ 92G6 :E 86?6C2E6 2 DEC62> @7 C6G6?F6 7@C E96 5:DEC:4E] (92E E92E =@@<D =:<6[ H92E6G6C 92AA6?D :? E92E 3F:=5:?8[ xV> ?@E DFC6 J6E[ 3FE x E9:?< :EVD :>A@CE2?E E92E H6 DE2CE 92G:?8 E@ 4C62E6 C6G6?F6 E@ @77D6E E96 4@DE @7 E96 D49@@= 3F586E 7@C >@G:?8 7@CH2C5]”k^Am
kAm{636=i “x H@F=5 =:<6 E@ C6E2:? :E] x 5@ E9:?< :EVD :>A@CE2?E E92E H6 <66A E9:D AC@A6CEJ[ :7 2E 2==[ 277@C523=J] x H@F=5 =:<6 E@ D66 FD 86?6C2E6 D@>6 <:?5 @7 C6G6?F6 E@ @77D6E E96 65F42E:@? E2I6D]”k^Am
kAm• %96C6 2C6 EH@ D276EJ 2CE:4=6D W}@] `_[ D66<:?8 S`__[___ E@ 4C62E6 2 D276EJ ECFDE 7F?5 2?5 }@] ``[ D66<:?8 Sa`c[___ 7@C E96 56D:8? A92D6 @7 >@G:?8 E96 7C@?E @7 z6??6EE w:89 E@ E96 C62C] (96C6 5@ J@F DE2?5 @? E96D6 2CE:4=6Dnk^Am
kAm{636=i “x 5@ DFAA@CE W}@] `_X] xE’D ;FDE 2 56?E :? H92E E96J 24EF2==J ?665]”k^Am
kAmw@586i “x 5@ DFAA@CE W}@] `_X] x E9:?< :E :D :>A@CE2?E E92E H6 DE2CE 86EE:?8 D@>6 D64FC:EJ FA8C256D :?E@ E96 3F:=5:?8D]”k^Am
kAm• }@] ``nk^Am
kAm{636=i “x G@E65 7@C E9:D E@ 8@ 2D 2 H2CC2?E 2CE:4=6 3642FD6 x E9:?< E92E E96 G@E6CD D9@F=5 92G6 E96 49@:46 E@ 49@@D6 H96E96C E96J H2?E E@ DFAA@CE :E @C ?@E] !6CD@?2==J[ xV> F?564:565] x AC@323=J H@?VE G@E6 7@C :E]”k^Am
kAmw@586i “xV> C:89E H:E9 |6= @? E92E @?6[ E9:D :D ?@E @?6 E92E x DFAA@CE] x F?56CDE2?5 E96 E:>:?8 @7 H96? WE96 D49@@=X H2D 56D:8?65 2?5 3F:=E[ E92E :E H2D 2 >F49 5:776C6?E E:>6 :? E96 H@C=5[ 3FE x 5@?VE E9:?< E92E ?646DD2C:=J :E 92D E@ 36 492?865]”k^Am
kAm• }@ `c D66<D E@ 492?86 E96 {2<6D:56 !C:>2CJ $49@@=^|@F?E2:?D:56 x?E6C>65:2E6 $49@@= ?2>6D E@ !:?6 %C66 !C:>2CJ 2?5 r@?H2J x?E6C>65:2E6] s@ J@F DFAA@CE E9:Dnk^Am
kAm{636=i “(96? H6 H6?E E9C@F89 E9:D H9@=6 AC@46DD[ H6 H6?E E9C@F89 >2?J 5:776C6?E G6CD:@?D @7 E96 ?2>6D 2?5 x G@E65 5@H? 6249 ?2>6 6G6CJ D:?8=6 E:>6] %96 @?=J E:>6 x G@E65 E@ <66A E96> H2D @?46 E96J H6C6 2=C625J :? A=246 2?5 H6 925 2=C625J DF3>:EE65 E96 A2A6CD E@ E96 DE2E6] $@>63@5J H2?E65 E@ 3C:?8 :E 324<[ 2?5 x D2:5[ ‘}@[ :EVD 2=C625J 5@?6]’ x ?6G6C =:<65 E96 W?6H ?2>6DX] x 2=H2JD E9@F89E E92E E96 ?2>6D D9@F=5 92G6 366? 492?865[ 2?5 :EVD F?7@CEF?2E6 H6 5:5?VE 92G6 6?@F89 E:>6 E@ :?G@=G6 2 =@E @7 E96 4@>>F?:EJ]”k^Am
kAmw@586i “x 2=D@ 5@ ?@E DFAA@CE 492?8:?8 E96 ?2>6D 282:?] x E9:?< E92E E96J >62? D@>6E9:?8 E@ E96 <:5D ?@H] p?5 x 42? F?56CDE2?5 H96C6 2 =@E @7 A6@A=6 4@>6 7C@> C682C5:?8 E96 9:DE@CJ[ 3FE x 2=D@ 766= E92E H6 4@F=5 567:?:E6=J 4@>6 FA H:E9 2 H2J E@ DE:== AC6D6CG6 E92E 9:DE@CJ :? 2 >@C6 >62?:?87F= H2J E92? E96 ?2>6D] x 6?G:D:@? A=2BF6D 36:?8 >256 FA H:E9 E96 56E2:=65 9:DE@CJ 2?5 @=5 A:4EFC6D @7 E96 3F:=5:?8D E9C@F89@FE E96 J62CD]”k^Am
kAm%@H? G@E:?8 H:== E2<6 A=246 %F6D52J[ pAC:= g[ 7C@> g 2]>] E@ f A]>] 2E E96 r@?H2J %@H? v2C286 :? r6?E6C r@?H2J]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.