Two Towns Fight for Wal-Mart

(Dumas, Arkansas) In southeast Arkansas, Wal-Mart has plans of building a Supercenter in the town of Dumas and closing a store in McGehee, about 20 miles away. The people in McGehee are upset, complaining that the loss of their Wal-Mart will severely decrease sales tax revenue which is relied upon for their hospital.

This is the first story I've seen where communities are fighting for a local Wal-Mart. Most of the time, we can rely on the MSM to tell us that Wal-Mart is not wanted.