479 Show - May 4, 2026

The end of April was busy as Highfill officials proposed the idea of an Industrial Development Authority, while the city councils in Bella Vista, Bentonville and Rogers met. The Washington County Planning Board closed out the month with a conditional use permit for a residential treatment center near Prairie Grove to house sixteen girls, and the Arkansas General Assembly wrapped up its fiscal session in time to be called back into a special session.Our Benton County Extension Report focuses on the presence of hemlock and the dangers it poses for livestock, while our Comment from the Capitol focused on another wild week in Washington.And our trip off the beaten path takes us to Grapevine, Texas, where officials presented a surprise retirement party for a former Chik-Fil-A employee whose most recent career choice involved ringing up 800 fraudulent orders of mac-and-cheese and refunding the proceeds toward his future legal expenses.