Update: Boil order lifted for Whelen Springs
Effective 9:02 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, portions of the Whelen Springs Water Department service area was placed under a boil order by the Arkansas Department of Health
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Okolona under boil order
Effective 11:17 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, Okolona Waterworks was placed under a boil order by the Arkansas Department of Health
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Whelen Springs boil order lifted
Customers of Gurdon Waterworks and Whelen Springs Water Department are under a precautionary boil order per the Arkansas Department of Health