Prescott News

Tiara Brooks, 16, and her escort Tiere Gulley, 18, both of Prescott, Arkansas, had just left prom when the accident happened.

A former Arkansas congressman has formally announced his campaign for governor. Mike Ross declared his candidacy in Prescott this morning before departing on a five-city tour taking him to Texarkana, Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Jonesboro and Little Rock today.

Former U.S. Rep. Mike Ross will announce this week that he's seeking the Democratic nomination for Arkansas governor, joining a race that he had earlier ruled out for the state's top office, a spokesman told The Associated Press on Monday.

Former Arkansas Congressman Mike Ross plans to announce he'll seek the Democratic nomination for Governor in 2014 on April 17, according to this National Journal report .