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Buc-ee's receives final permits for construction of first Arkansas location
KTHV - Arkansas
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July 1, 2025
BENTON, Ark. — Officials in Benton have shared that contractors are nearing completion of the ground and dirt work for Buc-ee's, just four months after the official groundbreaking for the travel center. The highly-anticipated store will be located...
Northwest Arkansas authorities urge caution when handling fireworks to prevent injuries and fires
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 1, 2025
Local fire and emergency medical responders are urging caution with handling fireworks ahead of Independence Day celebrations. A recent incident in Farmington brought the danger fireworks can pose into focus when teens playing with fireworks in a...
Buc-ee’s receives final permits to begin construction on new travel center in Benton
The Saline Courier - Arkansas
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Officials and community members toss dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for Buc-ee’s on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Benton. The Texas-based convenience store chain is building its first Arkansas location along Interstate 30 at Exit 114....
Gasoline prices tumble for Fourth of July car travel
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) PARKERSBURG — In West Virginia, the average price for gasoline is five cents lower this week at $3.113 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. In Parkersburg the average price is...
Three killed in car crashes in Arkansas on Sunday
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 1, 2025
Three people were killed and three others injured in two separate car crashes on Sunday, according to preliminary information from the Department of Public Safety. Jason Madura, 43, of Nixon, Mo., was killed in a three-vehicle incident in...
Stormwater Runoff/Residential Development: Arkansas Court of Appeals Addresses Jurisdictional Issue
JD Supra - California
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June 30, 2025
Download PDF CO-AUTHOR KENNEDY HILL The Court of Appeals of Arkansas (“Court”) addressed in a May 14th Opinion a jurisdictional dispute involving alleged residential development stormwater runoff issues. See Centofante, et al. v. Ferguson, 2025 WL...
Arkansas Upgrades Missing Persons Website with Real-Time Alerts
Eagle 106.3 - Arkansas
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June 30, 2025
The Arkansas Crime Information Center (ACIC) has launched a major update to its public missing persons website, NeverForgotten.ar.gov, to include real-time information synced with national law enforcement databases. The newly enhanced site now...
Arkansas laws passed this year will take effect starting Tuesday
El Dorado News-Times - Arkansas
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June 30, 2025
State laws merging the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf into the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind, and overhauling the state's pay plan for more than 22,000 executive branch employees, go into effect...
ARKANSAS SIGHTSEEING: Hot Springs’ bathhouses offer look back at earlier therapeutic pastimes
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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June 30, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. HOT SPRINGS — As summer travel hits full speed, Hot Springs National Park’s Fordyce Bathhouse Museum & Visitor Center is once again open every day. In March,...
Tourist Attractions in Missouri
PlanetWare
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Written by Lana Law Updated Jun 30, 2025 Home to the lovely Ozark Mountains, culturally rich capitals, and deep threads of United States history, Missouri offers a long list of attractions. While there are plenty of things to see and do in Kansas...
People can reel in a free reel, become an outdoors woman and more in Northwest Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 1, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Get a free reel Free used fishing reels are available at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Hunt Family Nature Center, 3400 N. 40th St. in Springdale. The...
HomeToGo reveals America’s top trending destinations for Independence Day travel
Travel Daily News
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June 30, 2025
HomeToGo’s Fourth of July report shows rising demand for rural, waterside getaways, longer stays, and off-the-beaten-path U.S. destinations in 2025. FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – HomeToGo, the marketplace with the world’s largest selection of vacation...
Woods, Water and Road: In-state Locations Becoming a Paradise for Older Travelers
AY About You Magazine - Arkansas
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June 30, 2025
There may be no wrong way to travel. There is nothing like a good, long road trip, which allows travelers to take the time to enjoy the journey and arrive at a new place to explore. Finding a hidden slice of comfort in a brand-new destination...
News No Jews allowed: White supremacists are building a segregated community in Arkansas, but is it legal? By Hannah Feuer 5 min read
Forward
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June 30, 2025
Eric Orwoll is co-founder of Return to the Land, which is establishing a segregated community in Arkansas. Courtesy of screenshot from Eric Orwoll Return to the Land video By Hannah Feuer June 30, 2025 Nearly 60 years after the United States...
Cheapest regular gas in cities across Arkansas County in week ending June 21
Lowe Delta News - Arkansas
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June 30, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Arkansas County selling...
KASU News: AG says Delta-8 ban can now be enforced in Arkansas
KASU - Arkansas
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Today’s headlines from KASU News for Monday, June 30, 2025, include Arkansas’s unemployment rate holding steady, legal developments regarding synthetic marijuana, legislative candidates announcing bids for 2026, and more updates on energy,...
Dust In The Wind: Saharan Dust Arrives in Texas and Arkansas
Kicker 102.5 - Arkansas
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June 30, 2025
Did you notice the sunset looked a little different last night? The Saharan Dust has been blowing westward across the Atlantic since the middle of June and has finally arrived in Arkansas, Texas, and other parts of the Ark-La-Tex. Saharan Dust on...
A Bridge Through Time: Restored 1891 Saline River span to anchor new era of trails and tourism
The Saline Courier - Arkansas
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June 30, 2025
It sits along a quiet stretch of the Saline River as it flows southwest through Benton — a serene location given the nearby structures of Interstate 30 and a trestle for the Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. Since its construction, which began in...
Boss Truck Shop Now Open in West Memphis, Arkansas
Ashley News Observer - Arkansas
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WEST MEMPHIS, Ark., June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Boss Truck Shop is excited to announce the opening of its newest location—Boss Truck Shop #64, located at 400 Mound City Road, West Memphis, AR 72301, just off I-40/I-55 Exit 281 (Mound City Road)....
Little Rock church holds stem cell drive for member with rare cancer
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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June 28, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. A Little Rock church held a stem cell drive Saturday in hopes of finding a potential donor for a member with a rare type of cancer. Saint Mark Baptist Church...