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Lonnie Haley, Mayor
PO Box 61
Evening Shade, AR 72532
(870) 266-3833 (870) 266-3748 - Fax
Brian Hull Reagen, Fire
Chief
(870) 266-3267
Lonny Haley, Police Chief
Lonny Haley
(870) 266-3833
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Evening Shade Statistics
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Population
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465
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Land
Square Miles
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1.58
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Water
Square Miles
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0.00
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Total
Square Miles
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1.58
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People
per Square Mile
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294.2
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*
information courtesy of the
Institute for Economic Advancement
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 Shadows cast by tall
pine trees overshadowing the mill owned by the postmaster, who had filed for
a posts office but had not thought of a name, created Evening Shade in the
year 1847.
Until 1963, Evening Shade was one of the two county seats, along with Hardy,
for Sharp County.
Evening Shade achieved additional fame in the 90's with a hit TV sitcom of
the same name. Stars of the show supported the town's efforts in marketing a
cookbook. Marketed by the Evening Shade School, sales generated sufficient
funds to build a gymnasium and an auditorium named after the show's star and
creators, Burt Reynolds and Linda and Harry Thomason.
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