🌱 Could that urgent phone call be a scam targeting Camden residents?

Good morning to you Camden! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Could that urgent phone call be a scam targeting Camden residents?
• What the new L3Harris rocket motor plant could mean for Camden.

Today's riddle: What word begins with and E and ends with an E and has one letter in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 48 degrees.
• Thursday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 84, low: 49.
• Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Camden P.D. Issues Scam Warning – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — Camden Police are warning residents about a rise in scams targeting especially older adults, with fraudsters posing as officials or company representatives and demanding quick payments via gift or prepaid cards. Locals are urged to be skeptical of urgent payment requests, guard personal information, and call authorities at 870-836-5755 if something feels suspicious.
   

• L3Harris Books $60M Army Counter-Drone Interceptor Deal (executivebiz.com) — L3Harris has just opened its new Arsenal of Freedom solid rocket motor facility in Camden expected to double production capacity for certain rocket motors. That expansion is bolstered by a new three-year, up-to-$60 million Army contract to develop an extended-range counter-drone interceptor, signaling more long-term defense manufacturing activity that could support jobs and investment tied to the Camden plant.
   

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📸 Around Camden

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Camden

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday November 21

• Triumphant at The Event Center at Fairview Park →
  The Event Center at Fairview Park, 2740 Mt Holly Rd, Camden
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday October 28

• Fields of Faith
  Magnolia School District, 1400 High School Dr, Magnolia
  7:00 pm

Thursday October 29

• AI Community Workshop →
  Wilson 224, Magnolia
  6:00 pm

Friday October 30

• Into the Woods →
  Harton Theatre, Magnolia
  7:00 pm
• EHS Football @ Jonesboro
  Barton Jr. High School El Dorado, AR 71730
  7:00 pm
• SR high football vs Foreman @HOME
  Gurdon School District Gurdon, AR 71743
  7:00 pm
• Bearden VS Carlisle (There)
  Bearden School District Bearden, AR 71720
  7:00 pm

Saturday October 31

• Smackover 5K Oil Run →
  Smackover AR
• Gurdon Forest Festival →
  Downtown, Gurdon
• Magnolia Fall Festival & Chili Cook-Off →
  Downtown Magnolia / Courthouse Square, Magnolia
• Farmers Market on the Square in Downtown El Dorado →
  101 N Washington Ave, El Dorado
  3:00 am
• Football vs East Central University →
  Wilkins Stadium at Rip Powell Field, Magnolia
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Southern Arkansas University Tech posted a job opening for Adult Education Instructor in Camden. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Camden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Camden here.

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🗞 Nearby News

East Camden

• Combo interceptors best bet for US drone and missile defense (asiatimes.com)

Magnolia

• Young deer hunter waits for buck, rewarded with an 8-pointer in Ark. (thedailyiberian.com)
• Another single-digit loss for Kirby's winless Panthers (magnoliabannernews.com)

Arkadelphia

• Royce Howell - (arkadelphian.com)
• Dispatch Desk: High speed chase through Arkadelphia ends with wrecked patrol car; suspect gets away - (arkadelphian.com)
• Gimme Shelter: Archeologist to talk discoveries found at bluff shelters - (arkadelphian.com)

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Ok Camden! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What word begins with and E and ends with an E and has one letter in the middle?" — Envelope (Thank you Mike C. for sending it in!)
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