Noon at Pickles Gap -- UPDATE

Wills to kick off congressional bid today

Speaker Robbie Wills will officially kick off his bid for the open congressional seat being vacated by retiring Congressman Vic Snyder today. The event will take place at Pickles Gap at noon.

Side note on 1st District candidates

The New Orleans Times Picayune is reporting this morning that Congressman Joseph Cao's (R-New Orleans) communications director Princella Smith is considering a run for the 1st Congressional District here in Arkansas.

Update: It appears as though former Rep. Chris Thyer (D-Jonesboro) will not be seeking the congressional seat being vacated by Marion Berry.