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"Facing South" Reporter Examines Emails Between Springdale Mayor, Tyson

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Published February 15, 2021 at 5:03 PM CST

Olivia Paschal is a staff reporter for "Facing South."

On Feb. 5th, Facing South published an article by Olivia Paschal titled "Emails show Tyson's sway over Arkansas mayor during COVID surge in plants." In it, Paschal lays out what she found after sorting through thousands of emails obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests.

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