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Mayor launches youth council, announces school safety beacons and new SRO

HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT · January 8, 2026
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Mayor Travis Dodson introduced Huntsville's inaugural youth council and said the city won RDOT approval for school-zone flashing beacons, estimating the project's cost at about $1,415,000; he also announced a new school resource officer began duty in Saint Paul.

Mayor Travis Dodson introduced the city's inaugural youth council and framed the program as civic education and leadership development for local students. He said the council will include courthouse visits, job shadows and a culminating trip to Little Rock, where students will visit the state Capitol and Little Rock Central High School.

"This is our first inaugural marriage youth council, and we hope to have many more,"…

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