Snarky Media Report

 JOHNNY SOWELL  AND THE DILAPIDATED BUILDING HE BROKE THE CITY BUDGET PURCHASING In previous installments we exposed Sowell as a failed wannabe Arkansas State Trooper , one of the sorriest trooper recruits in the entire history of the ASP and as fraudulent mayor of Shirley . In this installment we will expose some of Sowell's shenanigans and potential illegal acts as a fraudulent mayor. Sowell verbally resigned as mayor at a December 20, 2016 after a heated discussion over his secretive purchase of run down, collapsing building across the street from Shirley City Hall. THE ROOF HAS COLLAPSED ON ONE PART OF THE BUILDING THE OTHER PORTION IS NOT ADA COMPLIANT AND HAS NO RESTROOMS Sowell was pissed off that an email had been sent to Darla McJunkins with First Service Bank from the city clerk and several city council member requesting information about a loan that Sowell was obtaining for the city to purchase an old run down building near city hall.  The email called into question the

"HONEST" JEFF HERWIG OUT OF A JOB AFTER RULING   Judge Alice Gray ruled today that Jacksonville Police Chief Geoffrey Herweg be removed from his post pending the outcome of a trial.  JUDGE ALICE GRAY Judge Gray issued a temporary restraining order preventing Geoffrey Herweg from serving as police chief and from receiving a paycheck from the city. Jacksonville city officials said they'll appeal the decision to the Arkansas Supreme Court. JACKSONVILLE MAYOR GARY FLETCHER  REGRETTING DECISION TO HIRE HERWEG    The ruling came after arguments earlier this month before  in Pulaski County Circuit Court on a lawsuit filed in April by Jacksonville Alderman Tara Smith. Herweg can still work for the city, just not as chief, Gray told City Attorney Robert Bamburg, Mayor Gary Fletcher and City Clerk Susan Davitt at the Thursday hearing. He also cannot be paid his $81,000 salary, Gray said.  Smith contended that the police chief was legally disqualified from holding the

Mary Robin Casteel, the Administrative Director of Arkansas’s Alcoholic Beverage Control gave the go-ahead to two private club permit applicants but refused a third’s after receiving numerous objections. MARY ROBIN CASTEEL - ABC ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR During the ABC’s June 21st meeting in Little Rock, Director Casteel refused a new private club permit submitted by Alisha A. Jones of El Almacen of Searcy, 1805 East Race Avenue. EL AMACEN (THE WAREHOUSE) - SEARCY, AR According to a document on the DFA/ABC’s website, Mayor David Morris and White County Sheriff Ricky Shourd objected to the private club. Aldermen Dale W. Brown, Mary Ann Arnett, and J.R. Howard; as well as City Council Member Mike Chulenburg and Justice of the Peace for District 12 Joel Pritchett, also submitted objections. Eric Webb, Searcy’s chief of police, had no objections. The ABC also reported receiving 230 letters and 60 petition signatures opposing the permit, compared to 227 letters and 32 petition sig

DEANA RENEE SOWELL - UPSET THAT WE POSTED ABOUT HER BF BEING FIRED BY THE VAN BUREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR FEEDING INMATES SOAP   In a March 26th post about shenanigans at the Van Buren County Jail we posted a photograph snagged from a Facebook post by Greyson Cooper, a jailer that was fired for feeding inmates soap. Originally we posted an altered photo in which we placed a man's face over the face of Deana Sowell, the bride-to-be of Cooper. ORIGINAL PHOTO USED IN MARCH 26TH POST ABOUT COOPER   PHOTO FOUND BY GOOGLING "MAN WITH LONG BLONDE HAIR" We initially posted that photo, then a short time later blurred out the face of the man superimposed into the photo and re-uploaded the further altered image. PHOTO THAT REPLACED INITIAL PHOTO IN POST ABOUT COOPER Then on May 31st, we received an email from Deana Sowell:  Then a somewhat lengthy email conversation began:   Sowell was not identified nor was she displayed in the initial photo used to accompany her bo