Arkansas side fills open positions

Texarkana, Ark., City Hall is seen in December 2015.
Texarkana, Ark., City Hall is seen in December 2015.

The Texarkana, Ark., Board of Directors decided during its meeting Tuesday which of its members would fill vacancies on six boards, committees and commissions.

Deliberating in executive session, the board chose replacements for former directors Allan Wren and Sue Johnson, who chose to step down at the end of their terms last year.

In November, voters elected Ward 1 Director Linda Teeters and Ward 6 Director Terri Peavy to succeed Wren and Johnson, respectively, on the board.

Teeters and Peavy will replace Wren and Johnson on the Employees Retirement System Committee.

Teeters will replace Wren on the Solid Waste Management Committee and the Economic Development Committee.

Peavy will replace Johnson on the E.M.S. Committee and the Texarkana Urban Transport District Board.

Ward 2 Director Laney Harris will replace Johnson on the Advertising and Promotion Commission.

The board's next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 6.

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