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FAYETTEVILLE -- The City Council discussed a land deal for a planned hotel downtown late Tuesday and voted to hold off on a decision for three weeks.

FAYETTEVILLE -- A majority of the City Council on Tuesday supported applying for a federal affordable housing grant, but the measure failed to pass after Mayor Lioneld Jordan declined to vote.

Ward 1 Fayetteville City Council member D'Andre Jones hosted a town hall to address the lack of obtainable and affordable housing in the city.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The City Council on Tuesday adopted some model regulation from the Arkansas Municipal League to deal with noisy data centers that mine cryptocurrency.

The National Weather Service warned us in the midst of Wednesdays heat that hot temperatures would return today, predicting a heat index value of 109 degrees. The worst of it can be expected between noon and 8 p.m. Yesterdays sweltering temps had us wiping our brows more often than Rudy Giuliani at a press conference.

There will be a special election to decide who will fill the vacant seat on the City Council.

Archibald Yell Blvd. in Fayetteville is now Nelson Hackett Blvd. after advocates pushed for the change to honor an Arkansas man who escaped slavery in the 1800s.

A proposal for the city of Fayetteville to purchase real estate for the creation of a Black history preservation district was tabled Tuesday after legality concerns.

FAYETTEVILLE -- City leaders and community advocates will work together over the next three months to come up with a plan to preserve structures and land significant to Black history after a City Council vote Tuesday.

FAYETTEVILLE -- City leaders and community advocates will work together over the next three months to come up with a plan to preserve structures and land significant to Black history after a City Council vote Tuesday.