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Fayetteville, Arkansas Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hello Fayetteville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How could Fayetteville’s new data center rules affect your utility bill?
  • Will Fayetteville hit its goal for 100 new composting households?
  • How new historic districts could change renovations in your Fayetteville neighborhood

Also on today's calendar: Overeaters Anonymous and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 87, low: 70.
  • Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Fayetteville to weigh data center regulations (axios.com) — Fayetteville officials are preparing to tighten local rules on future data centers, aiming to protect city utility customers and water supplies while keeping pace with fast-growing technology demands. The proposed ordinance would require Planning Commission approval and add impact reports, cooling limits, generator standards, and stronger setbacks and buffers. City leaders stress they support technology but want big users to pay their fair share.
   

2. Fayetteville seeks 100 new participants in food waste collection program (fayettevilleflyer.com) — Fayetteville is trying to sign up 100 more households for its curbside food waste collection program by July 1, offering composting pickup every two weeks. Residents who are city utility customers can enroll online, get a 5‑gallon bucket, and help divert trash from landfills while supporting the city’s broader waste‑reduction and soil‑health goals.
   

3. 2 Fayetteville neighborhoods move closer to historic protections (nwahomepage.com) — Fayetteville’s Planning Commission has endorsed creating a new Black Historic District, a South Fayetteville Historic District, and a small expansion of the Oak Grove district, moving three neighborhoods closer to enforceable preservation rules. These proposals now head to the Historic District Commission and then City Council, potentially shaping how homes, churches, and community landmarks across central and south Fayetteville can be altered in the future.
   

4. Sorority brings awareness to sickle cell, promotes blood donations (nwahomepage.com) — A Fayetteville sorority chapter partnered with the American Red Cross at St. James Baptist Church to boost blood donations and raise awareness about sickle cell disease, which disproportionately affects Black Americans. Organizers say more local Black donors are urgently needed to support patients who rely on closely matched blood for transfusions. The effort leads into World Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19, coinciding with Fayetteville’s Juneteenth celebration.
   

5. Arkansas gas prices drop 12 cents in last week: AAA (nwahomepage.com) — Gas prices in Arkansas have fallen about 12 cents over the past week, with the statewide average now at $3.74 for regular unleaded, according to AAA. The report, datelined from Fayetteville, notes prices remain well below the 2022 peak and compares Arkansas with other low-cost states. Rising production and crude oil under $100 a barrel are helping ease costs.
   

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