ALL COUNTIES | December 4, 2024
Keith Gibson, of Fort Smith, was elected Vice Chairman of the Arkansas Highway Commission at the December 4 regular business meeting according to Arkansas Department of Transportation officials.
Commissioner Philip Taldo, of Springdale, was elected Chairman of the Arkansas Highway Commission, replacing Alec Farmer who will leave the commission upon completion of his 10-year appointed term.
Gibson was the owner, operator and President of Pinnacle Communications and Pinnacle Telecom from 1986 – 2021.
He was co-founder and a member of the Board of Directors of Benefit Bank in Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he also served on the Audit Committee for the Bank. The bank recently sold to Armstrong Bank.
Gibson is past President of the Arkansas Telecommunications Association, the Oklahoma Telephone Association and the Lavaca, Arkansas Industrial Development Corporation. Keith is also licensed to practice law in Arkansas.
He has also served on the boards of several local and area civic, charitable and political organizations. He previously served as 3rd Congressional District Chairman and Executive Committee Member of the Republican Party of Arkansas. In 2000, Keith was elected Chairman of the Sebastian County, Arkansas Republican Committee, one of the largest county political committees in the state. He served in that capacity until 2006 and has also served as Vice-Chairman of the Committee.
Gibson was married to the late Susan Gibson for 33 years and has three adult children and three grandchildren. He is currently married to Jill Elaine Gibson, and together they have six children and four grandchildren in their blended family.
