Sharon Killian News Today

FAYETTEVILLE -- A Green Book house remains in the area of the proposed Black Historic District in Fayetteville, said Sharon Killian, one of the founders of the nonprofit group NWA Black Heritage.

A Green Book house remains in the area of the proposed Black Historic District in Fayetteville, said Sharon Killian, one of the founders of the nonprofit group NWA Black Heritage.

The U of A Community Design Center has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts grant to support the development of Cultural Mappings of Black Heritage along Spout Spring in Fayetteville.

Several local businesses are tuned in to the event and are donating baskets for big raffles.

Several local businesses are tuned in to the event and are donating baskets for big raffles.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The City Council indefinitely tabled a proposal dealing with purchasing property in a historically Black neighborhood so a consultant with the nonprofit behind the request can explore turning the area into a historic district.

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.

The question of preserving historically Black neighborhoods in Fayetteville -- or more accurately, spending taxpayer dollars to do it -- is scheduled to come before the City Council Tuesday. The legality of whats proposed is a big question, too.