The League of Women Voters of Arkansas announced Wednesday (July 29) the formation of three new local chapters serving the upper Delta, Garland County, and the Jonesboro area. This expansion brings the League’s statewide network to seven local chapters, joining four chapters in Benton, Faulkner, Pulaski, and Washington counties. The new chapters are the League of Women Voters of the Upper Delta, serving Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, and Phillips counties; the League of Women Voters of Garland County, serving Hot Springs and communities throughout Garland County; and the League of Women Voters of Jonesboro, serving Jonesboro and the surrounding area. Local League chapters provide nonpartisan opportunities to become more involved in civic life. The League of Women Voters of Arkansas was founded in 1920 as a chapter of the national League of Women Voters organization, working for more than 100 years to encourage informed and active participation in government.