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The relationship between the Republican Party and blacks and other minorities was the topic at the April 18, 2023 meeting of the Washington County Republican Committee. Presenting their own personal perspectives on the issue were (L to R) Je’Ron Rochon of Nashville, Tennessee, a global supply chain manager for Amazon;  and from Washington County were Kerry Mitchell, a measurement tech for Arkansas Western Gas; Gary McHenry, Ed.D., executive director of the Schmieding Center for Senior...

J. Cody Hiland, who became chair of the Republican Party of Arkansas in December, 2022, spoke to the Washington County Republican Committee March 21, as Committee Chair Brian Lester looked on. Hiland said Republicans have a critical role to play in the future of the nation. "They tell you you are alone," Hiland said. "But we stand with tens of millions" recognizing that "faith, family, and freedom are under attack." He called for unity in...

Steps taken by Hugo Chavez to turn Venezuela socialist are being repeated in the United States, a Venezuelan immigrant told the Washington County Republican Women at their February meeting at the Springdale Country Club. Now a U.S. citizen, she recently visited her native country. Given the socialist breakdown, making the trip took two days as opposed to the 3-hour direct flight from Miami in pre-Chavez days. She told of long supermarket lines, people walking to...

With Chairman Brian Lester presiding at the October 19 meeting of the Washington County Republican Committee, the committee continues the growth experienced throughout the year. There were 34 visitors at the September meeting and recently 17 individuals were nominated for committee membership. People are coming to committee meetings enthused about becoming involved in grassroots activism. The committee meets at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month at the Springdale Country Club, 608 West...

A regular feature of meetings of the Washington County Republican Women is a brief presentation by county Election Commissioner Jim Estes on specific aspects of the U.S. Constitution. Estes is a former chairman of the Washington County Republican Committee.  Also pictured are Alicia Deavens (r), the club’s first vice-president, and Anna Ellis, guest speaker representing the anti-human trafficking group Into the Light. The monthly meeting of the Washington County Republican Women is on the fourth...