Northwest Arkansas closes out the weekend mild and dry, and 40/29's forecasters expect those calm conditions to hold for the next few days. Rain chances could return by Friday.
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Northwest Arkansas outpaced six peer metro areas in job, business and high-tech employment growth, according to the 2026 State of the Northwest Arkansas Region Report. The region added 8,300 net new jobs in 2025, a 2.8% gain to 302,100, and high-tech employment rose 10.9%. Wages remain the lowest in the peer group, and housing affordability is still a challenge.
Arkansas swim and dive beat Rice 179-120 on Friday, winning both the 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay. Harriet Rogers won the 50 and 100 freestyle, while Viola Petrini, Isabelle Leigh and Ellery Chandler also took individual events.
The City of Fayetteville is asking residents to help shape the design of a new neighborhood park near Owl Creek, which is in its final design phase. A drop-in community workshop runs 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, near North Magellan Lane and West Oldham Drive, moving indoors to the Boys and Girls Club on Rupple Road if the weather is bad.
The Arkansas Department of Transportation will run a statewide winter weather preparedness drill from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, centered in central Arkansas. Crews will train drivers, check equipment, road-test snowplow trucks and practice communicating with ARDOT's Emergency Operations Center, which will be activated for the exercise.
