🌱 Can Greenwood’s girls knock off Searcy in Thursday’s state opener?

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• Can Greenwood’s girls knock off Searcy in Thursday’s state opener?

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny and warm, with a high of 86 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 86, low: 67.
• Friday: Warm; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 2026 State Soccer Tournament Central (kait8.com) — Greenwood’s girls soccer team is set to face Searcy in the first round of the 2026 5A State Tournament in Searcy, with kickoff listed for Thursday at 2 p.m. The schedule also details other first-round boys and girls matchups across 6A, 5A, 4A, and 3A, with games in Conway, Searcy, Harrison, and more as teams begin their road to Hot Springs.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• ASBTDC at The Chamber →
  Van Buren Chamber Business Resource Center
  9:00 am
• Happy Hour every Monday & Wednesday at Le Mesa ALL DAY
  Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce, 1217 S Waldron Rd, Fort Smith
  11:00 am
• Andy's Frozen Custard Kids Night
  Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce, 6565 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith
  4:00 pm
• 810 Billiards & Bowling Trivia Night
  810 Billiards & Bowling, 5609 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith
  6:30 pm

Thursday May 14

• Spring Choir Concert
  Skokos Performing Arts Center, 103 E Main St, Alma
  6:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Ribbon Cutting: Hope Campus - New Covered Patio
  Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce, 301 South E Street, Fort Smith
  11:00 am
• In Full Color: OPS/APS Members Pastel Exhibition at Arts On Main →
  Arts On Main
  6:00 pm
• Painting the Arkansas Parks Exhibition at Arts On Main →
  Arts On Main
  6:00 pm
• VBHS Graduation
  Blakemore Field, 2202 Alma Blvd, Van Buren
  7:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• Chaffee Crossing Food & Artisan Market
  Chaffee Crossing Historic District, 7300 Ellis Street, Fort Smith
  8:00 am

Monday May 18

• 810 Billiards & Bowling: Bingo
  810 Billiards & Bowling, 5609 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith
  6:30 pm

Tuesday May 19

• 810 Billiards & Bowling: Ultimate Game Show
  810 Billiards & Bowling, 5609 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith
  6:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Fort Smith

• Multi-million-dollar project to help the unhoused in Fort Smith scheduled to start next month (5newsonline.com)
• Cold Case Files: Echoes of a ghost legend from Fort Smith's south side linger in old newspaper archives (todayinfortsmith.com)
• Residents worry about impacts after Fort Smith chemical spill kills fish downstream (4029tv.com)

Van Buren

• Van Buren boys track and field take historic victory in state championship (nwahomepage.com)
• Arts on Main: Artists Capture Arkansas Landscapes in New Exhibition (aymag.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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