The Small Town Tragedy (Show & Tell)

Jacob Cater
Nov 7
1 min read

This video explains how some towns in Arkansas faced different outcomes after the loss of their respective schools.

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Nights in the Gym

For many small communities, local high school basketball games were a big deal. Many people from surrounding areas would come out to support the local team. This photo depicts a game in Williford, Sharp County, Arkansas in the early 1970s.

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Fountain Hill School, 1975

An aerial view of the newly constructed school building in Fountain Hill, Ashley County, Arkansas. Courtesy of the Fountain Hill Yearbook, 1975.

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A Town Built With Memories

Down in Ashley County, where the Mississippi River Delta meets the southern timberlands, lies a dried up little town on the brink of despair. Fountain Hill, Arkansas is but a small speck on a roadmap, and most likely more of a pass-through than a destination for most traveling on highway 425. However, it wasn’t always this way. The town used to thrive with an active community scene including stores, churches, a bank, eating joints, and even its own school district. While the

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