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    The Pafford Helicopter makes a windy landing at the 2025 Dumas Founders Day. They will be returning for people to look at the helicopter at the 2026 Founders Day April 25, 2026, from 10 am. to 9 pm.
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    The Dumas High School Jazz Band will be returning to the 2026 Founders Day along with a variety of musical entertainment, vendors, food, and more.
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    Foam Parties sponsored by DePaul Community Health Centers. 1:00 for ages 7 & Under; 3:00 for ages 8 & Up
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    Happy Acres Petting Zoo sponsored by Delta Memorial Hospital. Pet the animals. Opportunities to purchase food and feed the animals.
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    Keith Savage Smooth sounds of R&B from one of the masters of song in Arkansas
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    Slik Nickel Sponsored in part by Dumas Business Women Slik Nickel is a unique collection of musicians that has been together for 10 years, playing a wide variety of cover songs from Classic Rock, Classic Country, New Country, and Blues to Motown. The band started off their first year, winning the Bradley County Battle of the Bands and continues to perform in a multitude of venues in south Arkansas, north Louisiana and west Mississippi.
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    The Racy Brothers The Racy Brothers are a world-renowned gospel group from Dumas, Arkansas. The Racy Brothers will showcase how they have been carrying the ministry for over 20 years proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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    Founders Day started as a community experiment to draw people to Dumas’s Main Street and has since become a new tradition. Now in its third year, the event will take place on April 25, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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LITTLE ROCK, AR — The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Abandoned Pesticide Program collected 242,015 pounds of unwanted pesticides during recent collection events in Clay, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Jackson, and White counties.

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