Kensett, Arkansas

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Weather in:
Kensett

Fair
Temperature: 36.9 °F

Humidity: 74 %
Wind Speed: 0 mph NNE
Pressure: 30.08 "

Dew Point: 29 °F
Gusts: 10 mph N
Rain Today: 0.00 "

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  Flames engulf a structure as the Kensett Fire Department responded to a blaze at 210 Rouse Street Saturday Aug.

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  Circuit Judge Bill Mills loads a box into a truck as he prepares to leave office Dec.

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  Special to The Daily Citizen Jean Ann Bell, a long-time educator and native of Searcy, will be inducted into the Sixth Annual Searcy Education Foundation Hall of Honor as one of the Outstanding Educators.

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  Micah Heathscott, 9, reaches out to give her dad, Craig, a big hug while her sister Mackenzie, 7, holds on to the other side of their dad.

• BHS 2008 Homecoming Royalty
  

  Beebe High School Homecoming is this Friday, Oct. 10th. The parade will begin at the school at 1:45 p.m. and come down Center Street to Main and then on to College Street.

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  Holly Reavis, who spent three years as a patient of the Wilbur D. Mills Treatment Center, combs through the medical records in an office at the center.

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  Vic Meredith points to rising waters of Law Creek, which often spills into his backyard.

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  The Daily Citizen KENSETT-Resident Robert Underwood came before the city council during this month's meeting to discuss placing a RV Park in Kensett.

• WCMC's Certified Nurse Assistant Training Program Holds Graduation
  

  White County Medical Center, in partnership with ASU-Beebe, offers a Certified Nurse Assistant training program.

City Description

Kensett is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. Located adjacent to the east side of Searcy, the city is the hometown of noted legislator Wilbur D. Mills, who was influential throughout the 1960s in the United States House of Representatives. Max McDonald is the current mayor. The population was 1,791 at the 2000 census. Kensett is located at 35°13′58″N 91°40′13″W / 35.23278, -91.67028 (35.232687, -91.670194). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²) of it is land and 0.56% is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,791 people, 699 households, and 445 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,008.4 people per square mile (388.5/km²). There were 778 housing units at an average density of 438.0/sq mi (168.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 70.24% White, 24.29% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 2.40% from other races, and 2.57% from two or more races. 4.02% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 699 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1%

City Contained By:

• White County
• Arkansas

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 4.6619785986 km squared

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