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Daily editionSaturday, October 31st, 2026

Good morning, Little Rock.

The Today in Little Rock Team

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Here’s your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 31st of October.

Community

  1. The Religion calendar lists weekend worship times, addresses, and contact info for area churches and notes that, unless stated, addresses are in Little Rock; submit listings by 5 p.m. Mondays to (religion@arkansasonline.com).

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Environment

  1. Gardeners should clean up dead annuals, rake spent perennial foliage, and plant winter annuals, bulbs, and replacement trees in November to protect next spring's growth; water new plantings as needed and keep pumpkins for color.

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Government

  1. ADP Little Rock Data Hub LLC sued Pulaski County in federal court Thursday to block Ordinance 26-OR-19 and seek damages, saying the Oct. 27 Quorum Court override imposes extra rules on its proposed AVAIO data center and that some officials used private communications instead of public meetings.

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Sports

  1. Camden Fairview beat Hot Springs 49-14 in a 5A-South Conference game Friday in Hot Springs, improving to 6-3 (5-1) as running back Demarrion Robinson scored three touchdowns and quarterback Browdie Dow supplied key passes and a rushing score.

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  2. Southside (4-5, 4-2) clinched a home playoff game for the first time in 11 years with a 44-7 win over Little Rock Southwest Friday night at Jim Rowland Stadium and will play at Mountain Home next week while Van Buren's result could affect their seeding.

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  3. Prescott rallied in the fourth quarter to force three turnovers and beat Smackover 35-30 on Friday at Cummins Stadium, earning its sixth straight win and moving to (8-1, 5-1) as it can clinch the 3A-7 Conference title outright next week with a win over Centerpoint; Smackover fell to (7-2, 4-2).

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  4. Van Buren beat Mountain Home 21-14 at Blakemore Field on Friday, Oct. 30 after Kannen Russell connected with Dre'non Brouwer on a 27-yard double pass with 5:05 left and the Pointers stopped a goal-line try at the 1 with 48 seconds remaining.

    The win gives Van Buren at least a share of the 6A West title (their first league crown since 1996).

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Accidents

  1. Firefighters evacuated the Walmart (4450 E. McCain Blvd.) in North Little Rock Friday afternoon after crews smelled gas at about 2:06 p.m.; the gas was shut off and crews are repairing the leak, and officials did not have a reopening time.

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Little Rock Local News – Saturday, October 31st, 2026 – Arkansas News