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The Conway festival Toad Suck Daze will return this weekend to its traditional three-day event for the first time since 2019 after the covid-19 pandemic shut down most live events.

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Among the many pleasures derailed by the pandemic in the past two years were nearly all the spring festivals that normally bring fun and funds to Arkansas communities. With many events returning in 2022, here is a sampler of time-tested favorites.

Restaurants throughout Central Arkansas have closed or altered their hours Thursday due to the winter storm hitting the state. Here is a partial list.

"Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun."

If you live in Arkansas you know all about Toad Suck Daze, if you dont youre probably saying, what? Toad Suck Daze 2021 has teamed up with Arkansas PBS to host something called Boom Art this Saturday, June, 5, from 10 AM - 2 PM. The event, featuring family-friendly activities and the opportunity to color a 12x30 foot Toad Suck Daze mural, is free and open to the public in the Arkansas PBS Plaza. Registration is encouraged at myarpbs.org/toadsuckevent. According to a press release, Boom Art will...

Crews prepare for flooding by reinforcing levees along Arkansas River Using the 2019 floods as a reminder, crews are reinforcing levees along the Arkansas River in preparation for potential damage that could be sustained. Author: Ian Russell Updated: 7:34 PM CDT April 30, 2021 PERRY COUNTY, Ark. — Spring of 2019 was difficult for Jason Trantina, the owner of Toad Suck One Stop, whose store is literally just feet from the banks of the Arkansas River. "2019 was a...

Hell (Michigan) or Dismal (Tennessee). Peculiar (Missouri) that they deserve special attention. Take Zzyzx (California) for example — a one-time natural spring resort in the Mohave Desert, now a popular birding site. It was named by someone who thought he was creating the last word in the English language. He was wrong. That word is Zyzzyva, the name of a tropical South American weevil. But wait! There’s more. Try to imagine why anyone would want to live in a town named Toad S...

Ed. Note: In case it is missed within the context of this interview, Bryan had a unique opportunity to “interview” the fictional lead character of Adam Howe’s new novel One Tough Bastard. You can check out Bryan’s review of the book here. Enjoy the interview; I certainly did! –Jeremy The 411 Interview: Shane Moxie Shane Moxie, “The Mox,” was at one time one of the biggest action stars in the world. Hailing from the small southern town of Toad Suck, Arkansas and now residing in H...

Attitudeville, New Jersey Since none of those exist, were going to have to settle for the Apartment Therapy choice for strangest town name in New Jersey, and that title belongs to Foul Rift. What now? Have you ever heard of Foul Rift? Me either. Foul Rift is a town in Warren County that is named after some rapids. There is a good  story about it at nj.com, and it looks like the town is basically shut down. So, our strangest town name is a town most people havent heard of and doesnt really exis...