Cold weather drives up 211 calls for assistance

November 26, 2023 at 1:02 a.m.

by Doug Thompson

A man uses a smartphone in New Orleans to make a cellular call in this Aug. 11, 2019 file photo. (AP/Jenny Kane)
A man uses a smartphone in New Orleans to make a cellular call in this Aug. 11, 2019 file photo. (AP/Jenny Kane)


The season's cold weather puts more strain on the 211 hotline than the Thanksgiving holiday, according to the president of the United Way of Northwest Arkansas.

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