MAY 29, 2019
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Mena City Council Street Committee Informed About Road Improvements to Fairgrounds Road (MENA) Road improvements will be coming to motorists on Fairgrounds Road. Members of the streets committee heard from Mayor Seth Smith, about plans to repair and repave Fairgrounds Road, in the southern end of the city. Smith said that after consulting with Polk County Judge Brandon Ellison, the city and county will be able to work together and help save each other money,
especially the city with the project. Fairgrounds Road has seen a greater increase in usage and in particular with bigger trucks utilizing the roadway. Fairgrounds Road has a short portion that is within the city limits. Mena Councilman James Earl Turner commented that he is pleased that both the city and county is working together to help save taxpayers monies and that in his memory, it’s been a long time in which both
entities have worked together on a project. Mayor Smith stated that he is pleased that much needed infrastructure improvements are getting done and making the city look more appealing and desirable to potential residents, in addition to its current citizens. Approximately $42 to $45 thousand dollars will be the city’s portion of the project along the roadway. No timeframe was given on when the
project would get started, or when it would be completed. The road sees quite a bit of traffic due to the Polk County Fairgrounds and the various events that go on there as well as commercial businesses on the upper end of the roadway. Not to mention, the numerous homes that are located toward the lower end, near the “T”.
Of Mice and Motors...at Lum and Abner Car Show
Jonathan, Sophia, and Journey who are already making plans to attend the summer reading program. Submitted photo. See related article on page 10.
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Hey you. Yeah you. The person with the classic car or truck in the garage. The one sitting there that looks like a million bees tried to pollinate it. You should wash that classic and enter it in the Lum and Abner Car Show on June 8th. I’m going to go into a small rant here. There are a lot of you. A LOT who own classic cars and trucks here in Polk County and you keep your ride all to yourself. Sure you take it out for a drive when the weather is just right so that not a drop of water has a chance to touch the paint or undercarriage, but why don’t you get that car out more often?! What good is it doing sitting in the garage? Wash it. Show it! As mentioned, Mena and the surrounding area have lots of classic cars and trucks. A few years back an article online about trucks named Mena as a classic Chevy Truck Mecca. There are probably more classic cars and trucks for an area our size than anywhere else in the country. But we hardly see them. Some classics are in decent condition and they sit in garages doing nothing but getting flat spots on the tires and becoming a cozy home for family
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of mice. Some are restored classics with tens of thousands of dollars invested, kept in a climate controlled garage with a fresh wax on the immaculate paint, and yet are
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hardly ever seen by the public. This is the time for that to change. It
-See Motors, continued pg. 10
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