🌱 Why Harrisburg’s license plate cameras are bagged and what’s next

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Harrisburg's license plate cameras are bagged and what's next
• What tomorrow's rice-in-schools conference near Harrisburg means for local kids

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Hot with periods of sun, temps: high: 93, low: 73.
• Thursday: Warm with a t-storm or two, with a high of 90 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Harrisburg covers license plate readers as council weighs their future (kait8.com) — Harrisburg's license plate reader cameras are currently bagged and offline while Mayor Justin Kimble and the city council reconsider their use over privacy and Fourth Amendment concerns. Residents have raised questions about tracking and data storage, and the council will formally debate whether to reactivate the Flock Safety system at its Oct. 12 meeting at the Harrisburg Community Center.
   

• Arkansas Rice in Schools conference set for tomorrow (stuttgartdailyleader.com) — School nutrition leaders from across Arkansas will gather tomorrow just outside Harrisburg for the first Arkansas Rice in Schools Conference at the Northeast Arkansas Rice Research and Extension Center. The event will spotlight Arkansas-grown rice in school meals, with farm tours, culinary training, and ideas local districts can bring back to cafeterias serving Harrisburg-area students.
   

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Thursday October 1
• Peewee VB @ VV
  Weiner Elementary Harrisburg, AR 72432
  5:30 pm
Friday October 2
• FHS Tigers vs. Huntland (Homecoming)
  FHS - Tiger Hill
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Pink Bag Event for Breast Cancer →
  2712 Phillips Drive, Jonesboro
  9:00 am
• Finance & Administration Council Committee Meeting →
  Council Chambers in Municipal Center, 300 S Church St, Jonesboro
  4:00 pm
• VB vs. Hoxie
  Trumann School District Trumann, AR 72472
  4:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• NEA District Fair →
  NEA District Fairgrounds at Nettleton Baptist Church, 7001 Johnson Ave, Jonesboro
Thursday October 1
• CPR Refresher (Jonesboro area ONLY) →
  Methodist Children's Behavioral Hospital - Jonesboro, 3024 Red Wolf Blvd, Jonesboro
• BRTC- Ducks and Bucks
  Trumann School District Trumann, AR 72472
  8:00 am
• VB vs. Brookland
  Trumann School District Trumann, AR 72472
  4:30 pm
• Parent Connect w/ NextStep Counseling @ Parent Center
  Trumann School District, 119 N Magnolia Dr, Trumann
  4:30 pm
• Magic at the Museum →
  Bradbury Art Museum, 201 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro
  5:00 pm
• 7th and Jr High FB vs. Highland
  Trumann School District Trumann, AR 72472
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Trumann

• Police Report 'Stolen Vehicle' Recovery After Interstate Alert In Trumann, Arkansas (arkansasradio.com)
• Obituary: James Edward 'Eddie' Hicks (whiterivernow.com)

Jonesboro

• Twenty Arrests Made in Craighead County Sex Offender Compliance Operation, Deemed 'Huge Success' (jonesbororightnow.com)
• Man Faces Death-by-Delivery Charge After Jonesboro Overdose Death (neareport.com)
• Page B02 (jonesborosun.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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