Students at Barling Elementary School, members of the Fort Smith Board of Education and representatives of Clark Contractors shovel dirt and they break ground on Fort Smith School District's new $3.3 million playground investment on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Shane Monaco)

Students at Barling Elementary School, members of the Fort Smith Board of Education and representatives of Clark Contractors shovel dirt and they break ground on Fort Smith School District's new $3.3 million playground investment on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Shane Monaco)

Fencing around the construction site of a new playground at Barling Elementary stood complete Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 during a ground breaking for a new $3.3 million project to add new playgro

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