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May 1, 2026
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  • Project Pulse flatlines: Agreement terminated after buyer fails to make deposit by deadline
  • EDCCC among 22 set to receive state funding for industrial site development
  • 2026 Farmers Market season starts Saturday; 2 pop-up events slated in Arkadelphia
  • Chilly weekend ahead, says NWS
  • Troy Buck
  • Arkansas farmers could see more than $150M in disaster relief

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Project Pulse flatlines: Agreement terminated after buyer fails to make deposit by deadline

PHOTO — The halls of a data center. | Shutterstock Images It appears that a data center will not be built in Clark County after all, as the buyer failed to make the first deposit of earnest money within a timeframe under an agreement between buyer and seller. Project Pulse, as the data center project was being called, has lost its heartbeat. In an email sent to local media outlets midday Thursday, Shelley Short, CEO of the Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance, wrote,  “Under the terms of the agreement, the purchaser was required to deposit $200,000 in earnest money within…

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EDCCC among 22 set to receive state funding for industrial site development

Clark County is among 22 other communities throughout Arkansas set to receive a site development grant through the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), state officials announced Wednesday, April 29. The Arkansas Site Development Program is awarding $25 million to public entities throughout the state. The Economic Development Corp. of Clark County is set to receive $3,792,543. The EDCCC made application for a grant in November 2025, asking $5,887,602.76 for site improvements and due diligence to the Southwest Arkansas Mega Site. The 15-member EDCCC board approved the grant submission along with a 20% match up to $1,177,590. “We’re pleased to have…

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Project Pulse community information meeting set for May 4

From the Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance A Community Information Meeting regarding Project Pulse is planned for Monday, May 4, 2026, at 6 p.m. at the Clark County Training Center in the Industrial Park, 35 McClellan Blvd, Arkadelphia. This meeting is being held to share information and provide an opportunity for community members to ask questions. Board members and developers of the project will be in attendance at the meeting. To help ensure the most useful and informative discussion possible, we are asking community members to submit questions in advance to: https://bit.ly/askprojectpulse The form is completely anonymous. Your submissions/questions will help guide the…

dramatic lightning strikes in night sky
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Late-night thunderstorms leave Gurdon, Prescott in the dark; hail damage in Amity

Pexels photos A series of strong thunderstorms swept across Southwest Arkansas late Saturday, April 25, dumping damaging hail in portions of Clark and Pike counties and causing power outages in a three-county area. Late Saturday night, hail the size of baseballs fell in the Amity area, causing widespread damage to homes and vehicles. Some hail reported in nearby Alpine was even larger. Unofficial reports indicate that the hail storm lasted up to 20 minutes. At least one local roofing company said Hardman Lumber Company in Arkadelphia opened its doors to his business Sunday morning to supply plywood and tarps for…

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Damaging winds the main threat of Saturday afternoon storms
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Damaging winds the main threat of Saturday afternoon storms

The Arkadelphia area is expected to be in the path of a line of severe storms that will surge through Arkansas on Saturday afternoon

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South Arkansas car crashes leave 4 dead
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South Arkansas car crashes leave 4 dead

Four people died in recent days in car collisions on South Arkansas highways

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How your community can land the big employer
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How your community can land the big employer

How does a community convince a big employer to select it for its next manufacturing plant or other big facility? Have a site ready, have adequate electricity and other utilities available, and roll out the welcome mat with incentives that can close the deal.

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Update: Saturday storm forecast
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Update: Saturday storm forecast

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has placed Arkansas under a Slight Risk for a round of stormy weather predicted Saturday, Oct. 18

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ARDOT: Clark County to get more funding for regional trail system
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ARDOT: Clark County to get more funding for regional trail system

Clark County was among several entities in the state named as a recipient of funding through the Arkansas Department of Transportation’s 2025 Recreational Trails Program (RTP)

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Clark County retailers sell nearly $472K in lottery tickets
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Clark County retailers sell nearly $472K in lottery tickets

The seven-county area collectively sold more than $2.31 million in lottery tickets, or roughly 4.3% of the state’s total sales

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Arkansas’s alternative firearms deer hunting season opens Oct. 18
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Arkansas’s alternative firearms deer hunting season opens Oct. 18

Many Natural State deer hunters will head to the woods for the first time on Saturday with a new shooting iron in their hands for the state’s alternative firearms season

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