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On the first day of early voting in Arkansas, Blake Pennington, candidate for Fayetteville City Attorney, announced endorsements from more than 200 elected officials, community leaders, public safety professionals and attorneys throughout Fayetteville, a broad coalition representing every part of the city.

Blake Pennington, candidate for Fayetteville City Attorney, announced the City Attorney’s Office is entering the final phase of implementing a new case management system.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Blake Pennington blake@blakeforfayetteville.com FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (August 11, 2026) — As communities across Arkansas and the nation consider how to regulate data centers, the Fayettevi lle City Council is preparing to review changes to the city’s ordinance addressing the facilities. The current provision restricting data centers to general industrial zones and requiring conditional use permits, 1,000-foot residential buffers, and detailed utili