Paragould

Paragould started when two new railroads were built in Arkansas back in 1882. It was the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad, later known as the Missouri Pacific and the Texas and St. Louis later renamed the Cotton belt. Paragould was founded where the two railroads crossed and the town was incorporated on March 3rd, 1883. Paragould has several old houses, among others, a courthouse from 1888.
The name Paragould comes from combining the names of Jay Gould and J.W. Paramore, two railroad presidents at the time.
Paragould today has a population of 22,500 and is a manufacturing center pf the north east.

City Officials

Position	Name
Mayor	Mike Gaskill
City Clerk	Andrea Williams
Treasurer	Georgia Rogers
Personnel Director	Tisha Baldwin
District Judge	Dan Stidham
City Attorney	Allen Warmath
Police Chief	Todd Stovall
Fire Chief	Kevin Lang
Director Of Public Works	Lenny Edgar
Code Enforcement Officer	J.D. Stephenson
Parks, Recreation Director	Pat Austin
Councilmember	Randy Aden
Councilmember	Josh Agee
Councilmember	Jackie Branch
Councilmember	Farrell Gibson
Councilmember	Charles Long
Councilmember	Mark Rowland
Councilmember	Darrell Taylor
Councilmember	Susan Willams