Apr 18, 2009 | Arkansas News Bureau
Beebe seeks federal disaster declaration for three counties
Gov. Mike Beebe sought a federal disaster declaration Tuesday for three storm-ravaged Arkansas counties.
Mena's middle school was hit hard by the tornado, which has forced students to resume classes in new surroundings.
Officials: Mena Middle School to be condemned because of tornado damage
Up to 465 students in Mena will have to attend classes elsewhere after a tornado damaged the Mena Middle School so severely that the building will have to be condemned.
Classes relocate in wake of storm
The tornado, which killed three people, damaged Mena Middle School so severely that it will have to be condemned, school officials and Polk County Judge Ray B. Stanley said Monday.