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This Arkansas Town Is So Charmingly Odd You’ll Fall For It Before You Park The Car

A town of 67 people sounds like it should take about four minutes to see. Yet this one sits right where a river meets a lake, deep in the Ozark Mountains, and it has a way of making a quick stop stretch into an afternoon. The 2020 census counted fewer residents than a typical school bus can carry twice over, which makes every detail here easy to notice.

Carroll County, AR · 3d

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Council grants Raising Cane’s appeal, move set farther south on College Avenue

FAYETTEVILLE — Raising Cane’s will move from its location on Millsap Road to about a third of a mile south on College Avenue in an effort to bring relief to one of the city’s most congested intersections. The City Council voted 6-1 on Thursday to grant an...

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Fayetteville Housing Authority to reopen voucher waitlist for rental assistance

FAYETTEVILLE — The city’s Housing Authority is ready to issue housing vouchers for the first time in more than five years. Commonly known as Section 8, the authority’s housing choice voucher waitlist closed in early 2021 amid noncompliance issues with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The authority accrued more than $200,000 in debt when it used a development nonprofit to purchase and rehabilitate properties for low-income housing. Through its nonprofit, the authority used public dollars to pay its employees to maintain and rehabilitate what were legally private properties, which was a violation of federal regulations.

Fayetteville, AR · 3d

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Resident appeal of Jiffy Trip convenience store denied, clearing way for project

FAYETTEVILLE — The City Council denied a resident appeal opposing the development plan for a Jiffy Trip convenience store near Huntsville Road after neighbors and project representatives got a chance to meet with one another. Council members voted 7-0 on Thursday to deny the appeal. In September, the Planning...

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South Fayetteville Historic District created, former Jefferson school excluded

FAYETTEVILLE — The city has a new historic district. The City Council voted 5-2 on Thursday to create the South Fayetteville Historic District. With the vote, the district will become the third of its kind, joining the Oak Grove Historic District and Black Historic District. The three districts have local regulatory authority, as opposed to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places, which carries no regulatory teeth.

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Teen soccer player’s ICE detention rattles rural Noel, Missouri

The ICE detention of a 19-year-old Mexican asylum-seeker has split a rural Midwest town.

Noel, MO · 2d

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Council member Mick Wagner has died, per city of Tontitown

A Northwest Arkansas city shared Thursday that one of its elected officials has passed away.

Tontitown, AR · 2d

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Fayetteville Veterans Day Parade organizer previews Saturday’s route

The Fayetteville Veterans Day Parade is Saturday, and the parade’s organizer, Jay Stout, is already getting the route ready. Yesterday morning, he was on West Avenue in Fayetteville, placing markers in parking spaces to remind people not to park there on parade day. Stout: We’ve got to put out...

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These 10 Arkansas Biggest Secondhand Shops Are Worth The Fall Road Trip

One flea market in Fayetteville has a trucker hat bar. Another shop in Russellville packs 200 vendors into 15,000 square feet. I have a thing for places that sound slightly impossible on paper. Arkansas has plenty of them. One Harrison barn stacks vinyl records and vintage toys on two levels.

Arkansas · 2d

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Underwood Park opens on Fayetteville’s old Razorback Park Golf Course

A new park in Fayetteville is now open. This fall, the city has celebrated updates to parks from Bryce Davis on the city’s west side to Walker Park in the south part of Fayetteville. Now, Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis reports the brand-new Underwood Park along Deane Solomon Road in northwest Fayetteville is ready for visitors.

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Seven mayors in Northwest Arkansas, the River Valley lose reelection bids

Seven incumbent mayors in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley were unseated by challengers on Election Night as over two dozen races in the region saw hopefuls seeking to take or retain mayoral seats. There were 28 mayoral races in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley this election cycle. Seven...

Northwest Arkansas, AR · 3d

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8 Arkansas Markets and Shops Worth Visiting Before The Holiday Season Ends

A Christmas shop that stays decked out twelve months a year sounds like a dare, but Arkansas really has one. I love that someone looked at July and decided it needed more ornaments. And that store is only one stop on this list. There’s also a boutique event that packs...

Arkansas · 2d

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8 Arkansas Small Towns That Start Celebrating Christmas Before December Arrives

In one Ozark Mountain town, hundreds of glowing trees light up a drive-through display on Thanksgiving night. The holiday weekend also brings a Nutcracker ballet, a big downtown shopping day, and a towering tree lighting in a spring-fed park. That is a lot of holiday cheer for the last week...

Arkansas · 15h

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Newly elected Lowell mayor plans for a new future

For the first time since 2018, Lowell residents will have a new mayor. Bill Adams will take the reins and is already getting right to work.

Lowell, AR · 3d

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5 Surprisingly Affordable Arkansas Antique Thrift Spots For Bargain Hunters

One antique shop on an Ozark highway is known for fair prices, even in a town where antique shopping often costs a bundle. That alone made me sit up. A bargain in a tourist town? I need to see that. It doesn’t stop there. One stop on this list packs...

Arkansas · 20h

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Fayetteville City Council recap for Nov. 5, 2026

Annexation request for 11 acres near West Weir Road. Appeal of planned zoning district denial near Weir and Rupple roads. Establishment of South Fayetteville Historic District. Appeal of proposed Jiffy Trip gas station on South Stone Bridge Road. Appeal of Raising Cane’s relocation proposal on North College Avenue. Utility...

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Fayetteville toughens regulations for electric motorcycles on sidewalks and trails

FAYETTEVILLE — No one under the age of 16 will be allowed to ride high-powered electric motorcycles that resemble dirt bikes in the city, and those of age can only ride them on streets, not on trails nor sidewalks. The City Council voted 7-0 on Thursday to support legislation...

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Here are the races in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley heading to a runoff

After the dust settled on Election Night and results had finished pouring in, some races in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley did not have a decisive winner and will move on to a runoff. A runoff occurs in Arkansas when a race has three or more candidates, and none...

Benton County, AR · 3d

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Fayetteville’s Growth Continues, but Affordability Is Testing the Market

The Fayetteville metro enters the final months of 2026 with several indicators pointing to continued economic growth. Total households are expected to increase 1.9% year over year to 236,740 in 2026, with annual growth of roughly 2% projected through 2028. Labor market conditions have also remained favorable, as total nonfarm employment grew 3.0% year over year to 311,300 in August and the unemployment rate fell to 3.1%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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