Expanded shelter at Salvation Army in Fayetteville opens as cold weather hits

Inside of new dorm rooms at the Salvation Army Northwest Arkansas Area Command on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023 in Fayetteville. The shelter recently finished its expansion and opened its doors Monday with about double the original capacity as well as a new kitchen area. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today's photo gallery. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Caleb Grieger)
Inside of new dorm rooms at the Salvation Army Northwest Arkansas Area Command on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023 in Fayetteville. The shelter recently finished its expansion and opened its doors Monday with about double the original capacity as well as a new kitchen area. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today's photo gallery. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Caleb Grieger)


FAYETTEVILLE -- The Salvation Army opened its expanded shelter just in time for a blast of cold weather.

The shelter's first night open was Monday. Staff at the shelter try to accommodate as many people as they can when the temperature drops below 32 degrees, and it got down to the...

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