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40/29’S JACOB MURPHY IS LIVE TO TELL US HOW SOME ARE PREPARING. JACOB? HERE IN FORT SMITH YOU’LL HAVE A GOOD VIEW OF THE ECLIPSE BUT IF YOU GO TO THE SOUTH EAST A LITTLE YOU’LL FIND YOURSELF IN LOGAN COUNTY. WHICH IS RIGHT IN THE PATH OF TOTALITY. CITIES LIKE BOONEVILLE AND PARIS HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR YEARS TO GET READY FOR THE BIG DAY. <> “We don’t know, we’ve never been through this, we’ve never had an eclipse in Paris, since Arkansas has been part of the United States, there’s not been one.” PARIS, ARKANSAS.. POPULATION OF JUST OVER THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE. <> “It’s brand new to all of us, none of us are experts, but we’re just saying, have fun with it.” IN TWO MONTHS, THE SMALL TOWN WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 2024 GREAT AMERICAN ECLIPSE. <> “I think it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to make memories.” IT SEEMS THAT IT HAS BEEN A LIFETIME OF PREPARATIONS.. WITH THINGS HEATING UP BACK IN 20-23. <> “on April 8, when that those sites went live, within a couple of hours, every Airbnb in our area sold out.” THE TOWN HAD TO SNAP INTO ACTION. <> “We realized quickly that we’re gonna have to adapt and find ways for people to be able to stay here and enjoy it.” WITH EVERYONE WORKING TO CREATE SPACE. <> “Local churches have fields and they’re gonna have, you know, food, breakfast, lunch and dinner available, our fairgrounds have a really large area. And so they have section that off for RVs and tent camping.” ACROSS LOGAN COUNTY.. BOONEVILLE ALSO PLANNING. <> “We’re going to have several designated parking areas at our high school football field and then out between out east of town at our municipal baseball softball complex.” HONING IN ON SAFETY. <> “were gonna have extra policemen on duty that day to help deal with traffic, all of our city employees will be working that day to help deal with traffic issues.” BOTH CITIES EXCITED FOR THE BIG DAY.. READY FOR IT TO GET HERE. “Is it going to be a weight of the shoulders once it’s over?” “Absolutely, laughing” TONIGHT THE PARIS CITY COUNCIL PASSED AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL LET PEOPLE RENT OUT PARTS OF THEIR PROPERTY AND ALSO WILL LET VENDORS BE IN PLACES WITHOUT A PERMIT FROM APRIL 4TH TO APRI