🌱 How Cabot’s big day traces back to wartime jobs in Jacksonville

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In today's newsletter:

• How Cabot's big day traces back to wartime jobs in Jacksonville
• Jacksonville and Lonoke communities remember the life of Gary Alan Jackson

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Brilliant sunshine and hot, with a high of 92 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Some sun, then clouds; hot, temps: high: 93, low: 75.
• Thursday: A couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cabot Named Arkansas Capital for a Day September 30 (arkansasradio.com) — Cabot will briefly become Arkansas's Capital for a Day on Wednesday, bringing Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and top state officials to meet with local leaders just up the road from Jacksonville. The proclamation even notes Cabot's growth tied to the World War II–era Arkansas Ordnance Plant in nearby Jacksonville, highlighting how the two communities' histories and economies have long been intertwined.
   

• Gary Alan Jackson, age 58 (anaturalstatefuneralservice.com) — Friends and neighbors in Jacksonville and Lonoke are invited to remember 58-year-old Gary Alan Jackson, a devoted family man, sports fan, and longtime Caterpillar employee who passed away September 25. A memorial service will be held Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 2 p.m. at A Natural State Funeral Service on West Main Street in Jacksonville, with an online guestbook available for condolences.
   

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Tuesday September 29
• PCSSD Transition Fair →
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• Come Get Your ID →
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  9:30 am
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  Seis Puentes Resource Center, 3207 Mac Arthur Drive, North Little Rock
  5:30 pm
• Football-Fair vs. Pinnacle View
  J.A. Fair K-8 Preparatory Academy, 13420 David O Dodd Rd, Little
  5:30 pm
• FHSA @ Mann Football (Fair's Field)
  Fhsa K-8, 13420 David O Dodd Rd, Little Rock
  6:00 pm
• LRSD's 52nd Annual College Night
  Fair Park Early Childhood Center, 6700 H St, Little Rock
  6:00 pm
• JV/V Volleyball @ Conway
  Southwest High School, Bellemeade Dr, Conway
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• FAB&T posted a job opening for Full Time Customer Service Representative, Gravel Ridge Branch in Jacksonville. Apply here.
• Circle K posted a job opening for Team Member in Sherwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jacksonville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cabot

• Cabot Named Arkansas Capital for a Day Welcoming Governor Sanders and State Officials (deltaplexnews.com)
• Cabot Officials Praise Response After Panther Stadium Medical Emergencies (arkansasradio.com)
• Camden police cancel Flock Safety contract (katv.com)

North Little Rock

• Harlem Globetrotters bringing Rivalry Tour to NLR (kark.com)

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