Texarkana board approves reappointments to airport authority and advertising commission

The Board of Directors of the City of Texarkana, Arkansas unanimously approved reappointments to the Texarkana Airport Authority and reappointed Dr. Ellen Holmes to the Advertising and Promotion Commission at a meeting in May 2026.

Mayor Brown introduced a motion to adopt a resolution reappointing three members to the Texarkana Airport Authority. The city attorney read the resolution, which states three seats will become vacant on 05/14/2026 and lists the applicants and term language as: Bridal Bruce (term 05/14/2026 to 2029), Adger Smith (05/14/2026 to 2029) and Rob Sitterly (term to May 2029). The board then moved, seconded and conducted a roll-call vote; Directors Jewell, Smith, Roberts, Harris, Hollybush (name spelling varies in the record), Director Brew, Assistant Mayor Brewer and Mayor Brown answered “Yes,” and the resolution was declared passed.

Later in the meeting the board considered a separate resolution to reappoint Dr. Ellen Holmes to the Advertising and Promotion Commission. The city attorney read the resolution naming Dr. Ellen Holmes with a term of 03/21/2026 to 2030. The board moved and seconded adoption and again conducted a roll-call vote; the directors and mayor answered in the affirmative and the resolution passed.

The board set its next meeting for Monday, May 18, and then moved to adjourn; a final roll call recorded the same affirmative responses and the meeting ended.

Notes on the record: the transcript contains inconsistent spellings for several proper names. During initial remarks the mayor refers to the airport-appointee name as “Ronald Bruce” and to one appointee as “Rob Sitter,” while the city-attorney reading of the resolution lists “Bridal Bruce” and “Rob Sitterly.” Similarly, the roll-call spelling of one director’s name appears as Hollybush, Holabush and Hallabush at different points. The article reports the names as they appear in the city attorney’s formal reading and notes those inconsistencies; the meeting record should be checked for authoritative spellings if precision is required.