This NW corner of Arkansas used to be dirt poor and hick hillbilly. When Sam Walton began his Wal-Mart things began to change. The new power plant 40 years ago gave new tax dollars and the schools are now some of the best in the area.
Medical facilities are great! I had a heart valve implant 28 years ago at Springdale. SIX hospitals close by in Siloam Springs, Gravette, Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, and Fayetteville. Excellent clinics and VA facilities here.
As for the “no guns allowed” pay no attention to them as crime is not great in this area. I haven’t carried HERE in 50 years. Now going to TULSA OK is a different matter.
If you have a problem with Arkansas, there is Eastern Oklahoma. Grove OK is nice with the lakes, Missouri used to be good but they have fallen on hard times over the last 50 years.
It is not our “home” but we have adjusted to it.
“As for the “no guns allowed” pay no attention to them as crime is not great in this area. I haven’t carried HERE in 50 years.”
This statement bothers me. This is RINO speak.