A fire department’s former chief and its bookkeeper each face charges related to hundreds of thousands of misspent dollars from the Fireman’s Fund. Former Turtle Creek Fire Chief Jimmy Scott Cooper, age 51, and bookkeeper Samantha Lea Blair, age 42, were both arrested on March 27, 2019 by Arkansas State Police after an investigation and […]
Alexandrian: Alexander audit report doesn’t mean what it appears to say
According to the citizen-operated website, The Alexandrian, two sentences in the 2014-2015 City of Alexander Audit Report could definitely fall into the “We knew what we meant when we wrote it” category. The two statements in question concern funds transferred from Parks and Recreation to the General Fund and not enough sales tax revenue being […]
Alexander Audit Points to Unauthorized Payments to Former Mayor and Bookkeeper
The Alexandrian is reporting that an “audit shows former Alexander Mayor & Bookkeeper received unauthorized payments.” They say that according to an audit for the year 2014, former City of Alexander Mayor Michelle Hobbs and former bookkeeper Ruby Whittaker received payments that were not authorized by the city council. Auditors also claim transfer of monies […]