PHOTO DESCRIPTION: A group of new restroom stalls are seen Friday, June 2, 2023, at Front Street Festival Plaza in Texarkana, Arkansas.
The city and its Advertising and Promotion Commission together allocated $534,000 for these stalls and others to accommodate the public during large-scale events in the plaza. AMS Global of De Queen, Arkansas, manufactured the restrooms, which have water, sewer and electric connections and will be climate-controlled. Other work on the plaza -- to be funded by a $650,000 bond issue -- includes a roofed scaffolding structure around the plaza's stage, fencing around the area and traffic control measures. (Staff photo by Karl Richter)