🌱 Why West Memphis is offering up to $10,000 to new residents

Good morning West Memphis! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why West Memphis is offering up to $10,000 to new residents
• Why a West Memphis arrest matters in this Memphis murder case

Today's riddle: Where do you learn how to make ice cream ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
• Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 84, low: 68.
• Sunday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• These U.S. cities will actually pay you to live there (latination.com) — West Memphis is highlighted as one of several U.S. cities now offering up to $10,000 to attract new residents, especially military veterans and local workers. The piece explains how these relocation incentives work, typical income requirements, and how payments are distributed over time, positioning West Memphis alongside places like Tulsa and Texarkana in this growing trend.
   

• Court records reveal new details in shooting death of Cordova homeowner (fox13memphis.com) — An 18-year-old suspect was arrested in West Memphis in connection with the fatal shooting of a Cordova homeowner earlier this month. Investigators say security video, witness accounts, and missing cash from the home tie him to the killing, and he now faces first-degree murder and aggravated robbery charges in Shelby County.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in West Memphis. Apply here.
• TravelCenters of America posted a job opening for Porter in West Memphis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Memphis here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Wynne

• Wynne School Board adds Brown to Yellowjackets coaching staff ahead of Spring Game (thewynneprogress.com)
• FarmFest celebrating 50 years with music, events at the Wynne Sports Complex (thewynneprogress.com)
• Wynne officials meet with American Legion leaders to discuss reviving local post (thewynneprogress.com)

Forrest City

• Kecia Cross (riverbender.com)

Osceola

• Closure scheduled on Highway 119 in Osceola (osceolatimes.com)
• After ICE deported him to Italy, Arkansas man turns to Rome's refugee relief agencies for help (episcopalnewsservice.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Sundae School (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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