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Dumas, AR — St. Patrick’s Day 2026 celebrations will take place across the country on and around Tuesday, March 17. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Dumas Police Department urge drivers to remember that drinking and driving is deadly and never an option.

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