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Conway mayor implements citywide curfew effective tonight

Mayor Bart Castleberry and the City of Conway have enacted a citywide curfew effective tonight at 10 p.m.

CONWAY, Ark. — Mayor Bart Castleberry along with the City of Conway have enacted a citywide curfew effective tonight at 10 p.m.

The curfew will extend over the next 48 hours from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. No one is allowed to be on city streets unless they are traveling to and from work or on official city or state business.

Sunday night hit a turning point after a full day of peaceful protesting after what Mayor Castleberry thinks were outsiders bent on causing issues."

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The Arkansas State Police came to assist as things escalated and they made several warnings before having to deploy tear gas twice. 

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