🏛️ Transparency Corner: Public Records 📌 Washington County’s 2023 Federal Audit Report .  Apparently this audit was completed last summer, but the Quorum Court (at least this JP) did not receive a copy.  It may have been posted on the county website, but it has not been seen or discussed in a public meeting.   This federal report sheds some light on the 2023 Audit Report  with reference to problems in the county’s reporting of ARPA spending.  ( See Note 7:  P. 16 ) 🗳️ ELEC

Transparency • Accountability • Fiscal Responsibility - We have to do better. 📅 Week of:   January 25, 2026  📍 Washington County, Arkansas 🔎 As of publication, no county meetings are posted. I will update if that changes. _________________________________________________________ 🏘️ LAND USE & ZONING WATCH 📅 Thursday, 2/12/26, immediately following the 5:00 PM Planning Board meeting : 📍 Project / Location:  Special Quorum Court Meeting - Appeal of O’Brien Ready Mix Facil

Week of January 18, 2026 📅 This Week’s County Meetings – NONE (As of this Publication) O'BRIEN READY MIX APPEAL O'BRIEN READY MIX APPEAL RESET INFORMATION FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION Here is a Review of Candidates  and Candidate Review of Ballot Content  furnished by the Washington County Election Commission.  Re: March 3, 2026 Primary Election Check your voter registration HERE . 🏛️ Transparency Corner: Public Records 📜 What the Law Requires: Legislati

Week of January 11, 2026 _________________________________________________________________________ 🏛️ Transparency Corner: Public Records The audit of Washington County for the year 2023  was published on the Arkansas Legislative Auditor website Friday 1/9/26 and is now public record. Some notes I made of concerns:   First page of Legislative Audit Cover Letter .  “We have identified the following significant risk:  “...management override of controls as a significant risk.”

📅 This Week’s County Meetings – FOUR (4) 🟠 County Services Committee Tuesday, January 6, 2026 — 6:00 PM 📍 Quorum Court Room, Washington County Courthouse  280 N. College Avenue, Fayetteville, Arkansas Read the agenda here . Livestream/Meeting Link:  https://www.youtube.com/user/washcoar What to Expect: ▫️ Juvenile Detention Report  - Chris Tinsley ▫️ Sheriff’s Report  - Jay Cantrell.  This report format contains limited information compared to the detailed monthly reports

🟧 JP COGER’S WASHINGTON COUNTY UPDATE Week of December 28, 2025 This is a photo of the "Little Free Closet" at the Washington County Detention Center. This closet provides clothing to people who are being released from jail, often after several months of incarceration. With the cold weather, we are always looking for donations of warm, gently used men and women's coats, jackets, scarfs, gloves, boots, etc. Anything that will help someone stay warm. You may drop your donati

Week of December 21, 2025 🎄 Washington County Courthouse Closure Notice The Washington County Courthouse will be CLOSED Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, December 24–26, and will reopen Monday, December 29. 🦌  (A separate ordinance to approve the Friday closing   PASSED  at the full quorum court meeting Thursday) 📅 GOVERNMENTAL MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, WEEK 12/21/25: There will be a Special Meeting of the Washington County Quorum Court Monday, 12/22/2025, 6:

Week of December 14, 2025 Evidence-Based Decisions • Fiscal Responsibility • Human Impact 📬 REMINDER OF SPECIAL QUORUM COURT MEETING 12/22/25:  There will be a Special Meeting of the Washington County Quorum Court Monday, 12/22/2025, 6:00 PM, Washington County Courthouse.  At this time, the special meeting is to hear appeals of the Gulley Ranch Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and the O’Brien Ready Mix CUP . 📅 GOVERNMENTAL MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, WEEK 12/14/25

📬 A NOTE FROM BETH:  There will be a Special Meeting of the Washington County Quorum Court Monday, 12/22/2025, 6:00 PM, Washington County Courthouse.  At this time, the special meeting is only to hear appeals of the Gulley Ranch Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and the O’Brien Ready Mix CUP. You can read Judge Patrick Deakins’ response to my FOIA request about this meeting here.  Here is Catherine Baker’s response  to my FOIA.  📄  CRI & CAP November Reports Submitted to the Quo

Your Weekly Look at County Government, Transparency & More A Note From Beth Thank you for taking time each week to stay informed about your county government. Transparency only works when the public is paying attention, asking questions, and holding officials accountable — and I’m grateful to do this work alongside you. Please feel free to share this newsletter widely. Anyone who would like to be added to the mailing list can email me at ejcoger@gmail.com . Washington County’

Your Weekly Look at County Government, Transparency & More Information on How to Estimate Property Tax (Thank You, Treasurer Russell Hill) A Note From Beth Thank you for taking a moment each week to stay informed about your county government. Transparency only works when the public is watching, asking questions, and expecting accountability — and I’m grateful to be doing that work alongside you.    I know this newsletter is longer than usual, and because of that I have omitte

🟧 JP COGER’S WASHINGTON COUNTY UPDATE Week of November 16, 2025   Transparency • Accountability • Fiscal Responsibility 🔍 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 🎥 Must-Watch: Finance & Budget Committee (11/12/25) This meeting contains critical discussions on county spending, nonprofit funding, and jail-related appropriations. Here ’s the link : https://www.youtube.com/live/U7IMCJ7_qTE?si=SAjS76JWr35V45mw   (Full Summary Coming Below) 🏛️ WASHINGTON COUNTY MEETINGS THIS WEEK Quorum Cour

Week of November 9, 2025   Transparency • Accountability • Fiscal Responsibility 🟠 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW: 🟠 Please be sure and watch the County Services meeting of 11/3/25.  Here’s the link :  https://www.youtube.com/live/YJld8B_Fbds?si=4siNYbsIFR-LOhn-   More on that below and it is not good.  🟠 WASHINGTON COUNTY MEETINGS THIS WEEK: Two meetings this week – Finance & Budget on Wednesday and Election Commission on Thursday – details in newsletter. Washington County Quoru

In Memory of Arlene Tucker George 🔶 Get Involved: Contact Your County Representatives Good government depends on informed and engaged residents — and your voice matters. If you have thoughts, questions, or concerns about county decisions, reach out directly to your Washington County Justices of the Peace and other elected officials, the County Judge, Sheriff and others . Let them know you’re paying attention and that you care about how county business is conducted. 📬 Find y

Week of October 26, 2025   Transparency • Accountability • Fiscal Responsibility 🟠 MATTERS CONCERNING WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS AND YOUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS::  Final Order containing results from County Judge Deakins’ “Inquiry Into the Matter of Unreported Gifts from Vendors to County Offices …” This inquiry concerns funds for the “Sheriff’s Breakfast.”  The order finds that a food vendor, “...Summit Foods, who earns roughly $1,500,000.00 per year from their contract to suppl

Week of October 19, 2025   Transparency • Accountability • Fiscal Responsibility 🟠 THINGS TO KNOW: No governmental meetings scheduled this week in Washington County as of this date 10/19/25.  The next regularly scheduled meeting is the Planning & Zoning Board on 10/30/25 at 5:00 PM. Let’s look at last week’s meetings - ➡️ Watch last week’s Quorum Court Meeting: Here’s Part 1  &  Part 2 . Adding Items to the Agenda: At 3:05 in Video 1 , JP Brad Bruns asks to add three ordinan

Women in History Award JP Beth Coger 2025 🟧 JP COGER’S WASHINGTON COUNTY UPDATE Week of October 12, 2025   Transparency • Accountability...

Hi everyone, Here’s what’s happening in Washington County this week — two key meetings, important updates on county spending, and new job...

THINGS TO KNOW:   📅 Upcoming Meetings Washington County Quorum Court – County Services Committee 📍 Location:  Washington County...

THINGS TO KNOW:   Agenda 9/22/25 Joint QC Meeting   ➽  There will be a joint meeting of the Washington County and Benton County Quorum...