Pat Marr News Today

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In the center of downtown El Dorado, on a beautifully landscaped former parking lot, stand three heroic size bronze statues by sculptor John Deering, along with several massive pieces of antique oil field equipment and four large granite slabs with bronze plaques.

In the center of downtown El Dorado, on a beautifully landscaped former parking lot, stand three heroic-size bronze statues by sculptor John Deering, along with several massive pieces of antique oil field equipment and four large granite slabs with bronze plaques. This commemorates Arkansas’ oil industry. The bronze plaques tell the story of how oil changed the face of El Dorado and made a lasting impact on South Arkansas.

THIS summer drawing to a close makes it a sad quarter-century since we lost our last outdoor swimming pool.

Contributing writer An 80-year-old abandoned ice processing plant on Spruill Avenue in North Charleston is getting new life as developers have broken ground to redevelop it into a modern and flexible office park. Located just one mile away from Park Circle, the complete buildout of The Ice House at Park Circle development will add 46,000 square feet of adaptable use office space among three, two-story buildings — a renovation of the former ice processing building and two new buildings that wi...