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Welcome to West Memphis, Arkansas.
West Memphis is a city located in Crittenden County, Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 27,666. West Memphis, occupies an area on the west bank of the Mississippi River that once included the towns of Hopefield, Bragg and Hulbert. The name "West Memphis" came into use in the early 1900s because lumber shipped from the Memphis market to foreign buyers brought higher prices. With the coming of the first rail bridge in 1892 and the first automobile bridge in 1917, West Memphis began to grow. The Memphis-Arkansas automobile bridge opened in 1949 and the I-40 (DeSoto) Bridge was dedicated in 1972. Southland Greyhound Park has been a major West Memphis attraction since 1956. Open the year around, the schedule includes live greyhound racing, plus simulcast dog and horse racing. Mid-South Community College serves the region. An Arkansas Welcome Center is located just west of town (I-40).
Southland Greyhound Park. Photo by markthelow, August 2006
West Memphis, on the northeastern border of the state, sits at the "Crossroads of America" where I-40 and I-55 meet. Our position on the Mississippi River is less than 10 minutes from Memphis, Tennessee. Southland Greyhound Park, the world's largest greyhound racing facility, is open year-round. "Delta Heritage" attractions - Festivals featuring entertainment, cooking contests and exhibits. Farm tours showcase our catfish farms and cotton, rice, soybean and wheat crops. Shopping malls, gift and specialty shops, flea markets and antique shops along our Main Street district. The Hog Pen family recreation facility has an 18-hole miniature golf course, driving range, video arcade and batting cages. Riverside Speedway stock car racing May through September. Accommodations are conveniently located along the interstate, and many are less expensive than across the river. Campers, try Tom Sawyer's RV Park on the Mississippi River. Restaurants featuring: barbecue, Oriental, Mexican, catfish, Southern style, 24-hour full-service buffets and a sandwich shop with "1950s" style soda fountain. Memphis attractions: Beale Street, Memphis Queen Riverboat, Graceland and the Memphis Redbirds.
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Local daily news in West Memphis:
Marion golf team slips past Jonesboro
Marion edged Jonesboro in boys high school golf Tuesday, carding a team total of 317 to the Hurricane's 319.
Boy, 16, Charged as Adult in West Memphis Slaying
A 16-year-old from West Memphis will be charged as an adult in the shooting death of another man.
16-Year-Old Charged In West Memphis Murder
Posted by George Brown 16-Year-Old Charged In West Memphis Murder FAST FACTS: 16-year-old, Timothy Allen, charged with first-degree murder Man shot dead in 200 block of N. 8th Street Second homicide of 2008 in ...
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Places of interest:
Marion, AR (4.2 miles), Sunset, AR (5.2 miles), Edmondson, AR (9.5 miles), Crawfordsville, AR (11.4 miles), Anthonyville, AR (13.5 miles), Lynchburg, MS (13.8 miles), Memphis, TN (14.5 miles), Horn Lake, MS (16.2 miles).
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