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Peak problems, Sebastian County sales tax renewal

By Kyle Kellams,

Michael Tilley

Published May 19, 2023 at 2:07 PM CDT

Flooding has been a problem at the new Peak Center in Fort Smith. Michael Tilley, executive editor of Talk Business & Politics, discusses what the Fort Smith School Board didn't know about the construction. Plus, the August election that will determine if the Sebastian County sales tax will continue.

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Kyle Kellams

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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Michael Tilley

Michael Tilley is the executive editor of Talk Business & Politics.

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