Dumas is among 16 Main Street Arkansas cities that became accredited National Main Street Programs, Main Street Arkansas Director Greg Phillips announced Monday, April 13.
Other communities include Batesville, Blytheville, El Dorado, Eureka Springs, Helena, Jonesboro, Osceola, Ozark, Paragould, Rogers, Russellville, Searcy, Siloam Springs, Texarkana and West Memphis.
The cities were honored for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Main Street Arkansas is a program area of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.