Community Corner
🌱 The Growing Minds Foundation 5K and 11 more events
Also, don't miss Ozark Acres Unrestricted - Great Arkansas Clean Up 2026 Day 2 on the Black Rock Patch calendar
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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 76, low: 60.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 71 and low of 62 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- The Growing Minds Foundation 5K →
Pocahontas AR - Ozark Acres Unrestricted - Great Arkansas Clean Up 2026 Day 2 →
289 Mockingbird Lane, Williford
8:00 am - Music on Main: Jon Jones →
Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street, Hardy
7:00 pm - Homesteaders Night →
13324 Highway 62 East, Ash Flat
5:30 pm - Heroes for Hope 5K →
Cave City AR - Five Rivers Oct NRL22 →
Keith Sutton Five Rivers Shooting Sports Complex, 155 LANDFILL RD, POCAHONTAS
8:00 am - Music on Main: Delta Canyon →
Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street, Hardy
7:00 pm - Cave City Holiday Parade 2-Miler →
711 N. Main St., Cave City - Redskin Race →
Pocahontas AR - Redskin Race at Davidsonville State Park →
Pocahontas AR - Ozark Acres Unrestricted - Great Arkansas Clean Up 2026 Day 3 →
289 Mockingbird Lane, Williford
8:00 am - Music on Main: Osage Water →
Dr. Thompson Park, Corner of Main St & Johnson Street, Hardy
7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
Saturday October 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Farmer Companies posted a job opening for Quality Control Technician in Black Rock. Apply here.
- Sonic Corporation posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Imboden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Black Rock here.
🗞 Nearby News
Walnut Ridge
- Trunk or Treat on Abbey Road in Walnut Ridge (imbodenlive.com)
- Students Speak: 'If you had to watch one movie for the rest of your life, what would it be?' (astatetheherald.com)
Jonesboro
- City of Jonesboro Seeking Public Comment Regarding Rail Crossing Elimination Study (jonesbororightnow.com)
- More Than 200 Cyclists to Begin Arkansas Graveler in Jonesboro; Brief Traffic Delays Expected (neareport.com)
- The Austrian Entrepreneur Investing Millions in Jonesboro (arkansasbusiness.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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