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By Echo Staff The Marion County has decided to have a special election Thursday, November 18, 2025. This special election was approved by the Marion County Government and is to establish a tax, only, to benefit the jail maintenance and needs of the Law Enforcement in Marion County.

The 19th annual November potluck dinner meeting of the Marion County Cattlemen’s Association will be held Thursday, November 20, at 6:30 p.m., in the old Yellville-Summit cafeteria.

The Marion County Republican Committee will meet Thursday November 13, 2025, at 7 pm.

Mountain Home Moose Lodge #1953 will hold its monthly fried fish and shrimp dinner this coming Friday, November 7, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

The Arkansas Department of Health issued the ‘Boil Water’ Notice for the McDonald Meadows and Alford areas on November 3, 2025. This order was issued as a precautionary measure because of the possibility that contaminated water may have entered the distribution system because of a loss in normal system pressure from a main break.

Marion County Republican Candidates can begin filing for the Preferential Primary beginning at noon on Monday, November 3, 2025, until noon on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.

The Marion County Election Commission is announcing a change in the early voting hours and dates for the upcoming special election for the 0.5% Sales and Use Tax for Jail and Law Enforcement Purposes.