Times Record
August 2007
by Wenda Freeman
Judgment Entered In Mattress Suit
An area businessman with purported ties to a cult leader failed to respond to a lawsuit alleging he and others illegally sold high-end mattresses intended for donation, so a judgment as to his liability will be entered by default, a federal judge ruled last week.
In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
August 2007
City Council deserves praise for listening to public, reconsidering Website proposal
Some days ago in this space we criticized the Fouke, Ark., City Council for voting down a proposal by the mayor that their city put up a Website to inform the public of municipal business.
In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
August 2007
by Jim Williamson
Accusations open city council meeting
FOUKE, Ark.—Allegations and denials opened the Fouke City Council meeting Thursday regarding a leaflet distributed in the town last week criticizing the Tony Alamo Ministries. Fouke Mayor Terry Purvis opened the discussion about the leaflet, stating the City of Fouke had nothing to do with circulating it. The Citizens For A Better Community Inc. denied any involvement with the “negative literature.” And, council Member Ben Edwards read a letter from the ministries saying the Alamo Ministries had contacted New York attorney Eric Lieberman, asking him to review the leaflet’s contents.
In: 2000-2007
The Dallas Morning News
June 17, 2001
By: STEVE BLOW
This One’s A Model of Fatherhood
Happy Father’s Day! And what better way to celebrate than talking about a Happy Father?
Boy, is Carl Fuentes a happy father. And it’s thanks to many of you.
In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
April 2007
by Jim Williamson
FOUKE, Ark. If a public official doesnt stop accusing the founder of the Tony Alamo Ministries of being a pedophile and the members of the ministries of having guns, lawsuits will be filed against the person and the City of Fouke, an associate pastor for the ministries said Thursday night. The Fouke City Council was about to adjourn when Tony Alamo Ministries associate pastor Buster White asked to make a comment. ‘Our pastor (Tony Alamo) has been accused of being a pedophile. He is 72 years old and it sickens him to have been accused of being a pedophile’ said White. He said the second accusation was that weapons are being stored at the ministries located near the northwest Fouke city limits along U.S. Highway 71.
AC (Associated Content)
The People’s Media Company
Published March 21, 2007
By Phillip Chambley
Will Tony Alamo Ministries Be the Next Jim Jones Guyana Tragedy?
In: 2000-2007
Tony Alamo was convicted in July 2009 of 10 Federal Counts of taking underage girls across state lines for sex and he is now serving 175 years in a federal penitentiary.
Southwest Times Record
March 19, 2007
Texarkana Gazette
March 24, 2007
FOUKE, Ark. A letter threatening a lawsuit against the City of Fouke convinced enough members of the Fouke City Council to approve a resolution stopping any further action to open Circle Drive on the south side of the Tony Alamo Ministries headquarters. During a called council meeting Thursday night, the council approved the resolution to ‘terminate inquiries on Circle Drive and no further review of property rights on the street. Circle Drive dead ends near the headquarters of the Alamo Ministries. In 2006, R&G Securities had been hired to stop traffic from driving on the street and coming onto the parking lot of the ministries. Proposals had been made to extend Circle Drive to connect to Forrest Street and then open Forrest Street from Circle Drive to Williams Circle. Proposals were made in 2006 to give additional access to property behind the Alamo headquarters. Reportedly, several mobile homes are located behind the ministries and there was concern about the limited access in case of a medical emergency or fire.
In: 2000-2007
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
March 22, 2007
Nonprofit Group Sued for Selling Donated Katrina Mattresses
Tempur-Pedic International has sued a New Jersey nonprofit organization in federal court for $15-million, accusing it of selling half of the 8,000 mattresses the company donated to Hurricane Katrina refugees, reports the Fort Smith Times Record of Arkansas.
In: 2000-2007
areopagitica
March 22, 2007
Tony Alamo Strikes Again
Mattress master Tempur-Pedic International has sued Waste to Charity — a New Jersey nonprofit organization — in federal court for $15-million, accusing it of selling half of the 8,000 mattresses the company donated to Hurricane Katrina refugees.
The mattress company alleges that instead of distributing mattresses to storm victims, officials at the alleged charity negotiated side deals to sell 4,000 of them at drastically discounted prices, netting a cool profit of $500,000.
In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
March 22, 2007
Fouke mayor resets City Councils meeting for tonight
Staff photo by Jim Williamson Miller County Deputy Phillip Hardemon, left, taps on the arm of Sherry Potts during a verbal exchange outside the Fouke City Hall Wednesday night with Fouke City Councilman T. O. Hardin. The councilman, right, argued about her right to attend the public meeting. Hardin had called the Miller County Sheriffs Department to complain about Potts and asked to have her removed from city hall. The officer told the crowd to ‘disperse’ and no one was arrested.
In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Thrifty Nickel
March 15, 2007
In: 2000-2007
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Texarkana Gazette
January 30, 2000
Alamo Church has controversial background
In: 2000-2007
Tulsa World
December 3, 2006
By BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer
Alamo backer loses re-election
The town of Fouke, Ark., population under 1,000, has a new mayor after an election that some viewed as a referendum on the ministry of Tony Alamo.
Incumbent Mayor Cecil Smith, an Alamo supporter, lost to Terry Purvis, 216-148.
In: 2000-2007
Tusla World
December 3, 2006
by Bill Sherman
A hidden corpse, a UFO sighting, an unpublished Beatles album worth millions, a global conspiracy involving popes and presidents, prison time for tax evasion.
In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
October 17, 2006
Alamo can vote in election
Tony Alamo has served his time in federal prison and with a certificate of discharge, he could vote in the Nov. 7 general election, Miller County Prosecutor Brent Haltom said.
Alamo, the founder of Tony Alamo Ministries in Fouke, is a convicted felon and recently registered to vote in the upcoming Nov. 7 general election.
In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
October 12, 2006
Convicted felons can’t vote in state of Arkansas
The founder of the Tony Alamo Ministries, who recently registered to vote in Miller County, may not get the opportunity because he is a convicted felon.
In Arkansas, convicted felons cannot vote, according to Arkansas
Secretary of State Charlie Daniels.
In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
Linked from Rick Ross website
October 6, 2006
by Jim Williamson
Fouke voter registration numbers up
Tony Alamo says he encourages his members to vote
Fouke, Arkasas — With a four-way mayor’s race and four contested city council seats, the number of registered voters in Fouke has increased, according to election officials.
In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
September 20, 2006
Letters to the Editor
TO THE EDITOR:
The streets surrounding Alamo’s “church” were being shut off. Everyone that had tried to enter had been met by armed guards. They have been stopped, questioned, tag numbers ran, told to leave and intimidated.
When the guards (RG Security) have encountered someone who knows their civil rights and refuses to answer them, they get upset. Not until all the fed-up citizens started really complaining to the mayor were the guards told to back off.
The citizens’ incidents with Alamo followers and the guards have been reported to the county sheriff, unlike Alamo’s rantings & ravings. Alamo said (by phone) that first he had the guards to protect the church, then it was for his black members, then his schoolchildren. What he needs to say is that he’s scared someone will come into his compound and discover what’s really going on in there. Alamo fears for himself and that’s all, as he has for years. His gifts to the city have bought him some time.
That is what Alamo does.
In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
Linked from Rick Ross website
September 15, 2006
by Jim Williamson
Fouke Council says issue settled
Alamo alarms account for large turnout
Fouke, Arkansas.—At the end of the Fouke City Council meeting Thursday night, a couple of members of the audience asked if the streets near the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries were closed. A council member said it was “all rumors” and the streets are open.
In: 2000-2007
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