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THV 11 News: Vilonia Business Reopens After Tornado

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Our Mark Friedman recently wrote about rebuilding efforts in Vilonia following the tornado that destroyed homes and businesses there in April. Part his report noted efforts by local business owners, city officials and residents to work carefully when rebuilding.

That included business owners talking with architects and other committee members “to do things in a fashion where we won’t look back later and say, ‘Man, we had a clean slate, and why didn’t we do it this way or that way?'”

Now, THV 11 News reports how one business, Vilonia Therapy Services, has reopened its doors on Main Street.

“I think everybody’s encouraged to see things are going and hey, we’re not down and out, we’re not struck out, we’re still coming back,” said [Tommy Bates, who owns the business with his wife]. “I’ve only been here two years and there are some people that have spent their whole lives here and they are really excited and encouraged because they’re going ‘hey, my town is coming back’.”

You can watch Phil Buck’s complete report here.

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