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Franklin County town rejects initiating talks with state on water supply for new Arkansas prison

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Members of Ozark’s city council unanimously voted on Monday against starting discussions with the state to potentially supply water for a planned 3,000-bed prison in Franklin County. City Councilor Randy Melton told the Advocate Tuesday that the vote didn’t mean they wouldn’t talk to state officials at all – merely that those working on the prison would have to be the ones to initiate those talks. The council approved a resolution earlier this y…

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Franklin County town rejects initiating talks with state on water supply for new Arkansas prison

Sen. Gary Stubblefield of Branch during a town hall in Charleston discussing the proposed Franklin County prison on Nov. 7, 2024. (Photo by Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)Members of Ozark’s city council unanimously voted on Monday against starting discussions with the state to potentially supply water for a planned 3,000-bed prison in Franklin County. City Councilor Randy Melton told the Advocate Tuesday that the vote didn’t mean they woul…

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arkansasadvocate.com broke the news in on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
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