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More lane closures planned for North Street corridor work
The city will close a section of the westbound lane on North Street to make way for new sidewalks and street improvements as part of the North Street Corridor project. The lane will close from the College Avenue intersection to Washington Avenue from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Monday, May 20 and lasting through Saturday, May 25.
Arkansas gets Georgia, TCU, Michigan in 2025 Globe Life series
The Arkansas baseball team’s trip to Dallas-Fort Worth is practically a lock at this point. The folks at Globe Life Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Texas Rangers, announced the Diamond Hogs as one of four participants in next year’s round-robin tournament on Friday. This year, that tournament was called the Baseball Classic. Right now, there is no name for next year’s. More of interest to Arkansas fans, though, are the opponents. The Razorbacks may get an early shot an SEC foe deep in the heart of Texas, as Georgia is one of the other three teams invited. However, the people who run the event have been loath to put conference rivals against each other in the past, instead of opting for them to play a double against one of the other two opponents. In that case, Arkansas would get either two games against Michigan or two games against recently-developed rival Texas Christian. TCU won the Fayetteville Regional in the 2023 NCAA Tournament and the Horned Frogs beat Arkansas in the Globe Life series, as well. The 2025 set of games is scheduled for February 23-25.
OzarksGo hits customer milestone
OzarksGo, a fiber-optic telecommunication subsidiary of Fayetteville-based Ozarks Electric Cooperative, recently connected its 40,000th customer to its high-speed fiber optic network. According to a news release, Gabriel Mallard and his family received an iPad and AirPods to use with their new internet service. Over the past year, OzarksGo has upgraded...
Fayetteville High School students walk out of school on graduation day in support of Gaza ceasefire
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Students from Fayetteville High School left their campus during the pledge of allegiance and walked to the Walton Arts Center to participate in a protest in support of a ceasefire in Gaza. The Israel-Hamas war has raged on since October of 2023 after an attack on...
Inflation still an issue after Walmart's strong first quarter reports
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart Inc. reported another quarter of strong quarterly results Thursday as its low prices pull in shoppers scouring for discounts with inflation stubbornly high. The nation’s largest retailer, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, also offered an upbeat outlook. Share rose more than 6% in midday trading.
SEMO Softball loses by one run to Arkansas in NCAA Softball Regional
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KFVS) - The Southeast Missouri State University Softball team lost a tough 3-2 game to Arkansas in the NCAA Regional Friday night in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Redhawks scored two runs in the second inning but Arkansas responded with three runs in the fifth to get the win and...
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