Stacy Ryburn

2 weeks ago | fayettevilleflyer.com | Stacy Ryburn

FAYETTEVILLE — Mayor Molly Rawn heard from a packed room of residents seeking solutions to the city’s housing and homelessness issues during a town hall held Sunday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Rawn called for the town hall after University of Arkansas administrators decided to clear out a property it owns along 19th Street. The wooded area has served as a makeshift refuge for residents experiencing homelessness for a number of years.

3 weeks ago | fayettevilleflyer.com | Stacy Ryburn

FAYETTEVILLE — A student-oriented housing project is planned across the street from another one that was recently announced near Dickson Street and University Avenue. St. Louis-based developer Subtext is proposing to build a seven-story complex with 151 units and 450 bedrooms. A pre-application submitted to the city includes 285 parking spaces, but that would likely change with the updated residential parking requirements the City Council adopted in May.

3 weeks ago | fayettevilleflyer.com | Stacy Ryburn

FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas administrators plan to clear out a property the institution owns that has long served as a campsite for residents experiencing homelessness. The property is a wooded area that lies along 19th Street. Residents living there received a letter from the university asking them to vacate the premises by Monday (June 9).

3 weeks ago | fayettevilleflyer.com | Stacy Ryburn

FAYETTEVILLE — The City Council on Tuesday reconsidered a vote from last month to reject the plan for a student housing project on Dickson Street, but the outcome remained the same. Council members voted 5-3 Tuesday to reject the plan. Council members Teresa Turk, Monique Jones, Bob Stafford, Sarah Moore and Mike Wiederkehr voted against the plan. Sarah Bunch, D’Andre Jones and Scott Berna voted in support.

3 weeks ago | fayettevilleflyer.com | Stacy Ryburn

FAYETTEVILLE — A social worker with a local nonprofit says she intends to run for a seat on the City Council representing the northeast part of town. Hayley Hall, 35, has launched a campaign to become the next holder of the Ward 3, Position 1 seat for the Nov. 3, 2026 election. Scott Berna has held the position since 2023. The filing period will begin in July 2026. Hall said she wanted to get an early start on fundraising by announcing her candidacy a year and a half in advance of Election Day.