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Conway
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
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Good morning, Conway. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 23rd of April.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Conway’s new Soccer Complex opened in February at 2100 Museum Road and is drawing thousands of visitors for games and tournaments, which boosts local hotels and restaurants. The soon-to-open Community Center and Meadows Tech Park Trail will add sports and outdoor events this summer and fall (projects that aim to strengthen Conway’s visitor economy). Pulse of Conway
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ Rachel Shaw, Executive Director for Visit Conway, said the town’s visitor economy is driven by youth sports such as baseball and softball—boosted by the new Conway Soccer Complex—and by cycling events that bring in competitive teams. She added Visit Conway will use funds from the A and P Commission to support local events and invest in parks infrastructure that attracts more visitors. Pulse of Conway
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Today, Lyon College announced that Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation donated $11M to create the Katharine Reese Shelter Medicine and Animal Welfare Program at its new veterinary school in Cabot — the gift will fund an endowed professorship, additional faculty positions, scholarships, new classrooms and labs and a mobile veterinary unit to support a program that will admit its first class in 2026. Arkansas Times
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Arkansas reported three measles cases among pediatric patients in Saline and Faulkner counties—community spread has not been indicated, and the Department of Health has activated its contact tracing system. The agency advises watching for fever, cough, red eyes, rash and runny nose and reminds residents that the MMR vaccine is 97% effective with two doses. ABC7
REAL ESTATE NEWS
- ➤ During the first quarter of 2025, Conway saw home permits rise by 42.86 percent to 202540 and home sales increase by 20 percent to 144 with sales of $39.643 million and a median price of $231350, while Faulkner County sold 31120 homes, had home sales drop by 3.97 percent to $85.413 million and a median price fall by 4.96 percent to $235215. The CARMLS report shows mixed trends in our local market—Conway recorded strong permit and sales gains even as median prices fell in both areas. Pulse of Conway
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Kids Run Arkansas®
6:00 p.m. — Tucker Creek Trail — Registration required — Celebrate fitness and family with fun runs for kids of all ages.
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Conway Symphony Orchestra - 40th Season Final Concert
7:30-10:30 p.m. — Windgate Center for Fine & Performing Arts — Ticket prices vary — Enjoy the grand finale of the Conway Symphony Orchestra's 40th season in an elegant setting.
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Toad Suck Daze Festival
May 2-4 — Conway Downtown Partnership — Free admission — A family-friendly festival featuring local and national entertainment in the heart of Conway.
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Children's Concert: The Three Pigs & The Wolf
10:30-11:30 a.m. — Windgate Center for Fine & Performing Arts — Free entry — Experience a family-friendly, interactive concert featuring a new telling of 'The 3 Pigs and The Wolf' with original music.
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