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Tornado Siren Testing

The West Memphis Office of Emergency Management will conduct periodic tests of the city’s tornado siren warning system on Saturdays at noon. These sirens are located at: Tilden Rodgers Park, the J.W. Rich Girls Club, South Avalon at the VFW, 10th Street at Jackson, Goodwin at Garden Drive and MLK Drive at Beatty. If you have questions or concerns about the outdoor weather sirens, please contact the City of West Memphis OEM at 870-7025159.

WM School Board

The West Memphis School District holds its monthly School Board meetings on the third Tuesday of the month, at 6 p.m., at the Central Office, 301 S.

Avalon. St., in West Memphis. Any questions can be directed to the WMSD Communications Manager Robert Jackson rjackson@ wmsd.net or call (870) 735-1915. All meetings are open to the public.

Holiday Sanitation Schedule

In observance of Veterans Day, the City of West Memphis will adjust its sanitation services for the week of Monday, Nov. 11: No service on Monday, Nov.

11, Monday and Tuesday routes will both be serviced on Tuesday, Nov. 12. City of West Memphis offices will be closed on Monday, Nov. 11, to honor Veterans Day. All emergency services will continue to operate as usual. For after-hours utility outages, please contact West Memphis Utilities at (870) 7353355, option 2.

Community “Friendsgiving”

Everyone is invited to the inaugural Community Friendsgiving, a community Thanksgiving dinner. Sponsored by Evett Furr and DCA Realty, the Vanderhall Event Center, 200 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, in West Memphis, will play host, from noon to 4 p.m., on Thanksgiving Day, Nov.

28. For more information, contact Dr. Tori Boyland at (901) 230-6341.

West Memphis Christmas Parade

The 72nd annual West Memphis Christmas Parade will be Tuesday, Dec.

3, beginning at 7 p.m. Presented by the West Memphis Chamber of Commerce. The deadline to enter is Friday, Nov. 29.

The Entry Fee is $25. Parade lineup begins at 5 p.m., in the Lehr Arena parking lot, 500 W. Broadway, and route ends at the West Memphis Christian School parking lot, 1101 N.

Missouri St. For more information, contact the West Memphis Chamber at (870) 735-1134 or info@westmemphischamber. com.

Marion Christmas Parade

The annual Marion Christmas Parade returns on Thursday, Dec. 5, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the Marion Shopping Center on Block Street. This year’s theme is “Christmas in Toyland,” and all local community, church, business, civic and other organizations are invited to be a part of the holiday celebration. Information and registration information can be found online at MarionARChamber. org. Sponsored by Marion A& P and Marion Chamber of Commerce.

Mingle & Jingle

The 4th annual Mingle & Jingle Christmas tree lighting festival will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Courthouse Square in Marion. Christmas music, live Nativity animals, vendors and food trucks, letters to Santa and pictures with Santa, the big Greenway tractor, a kiddie train, a bigger and better snow machine and more.

For more info, email Moms of Marion at mosofmarion ar@gmail.com.