Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.

The establishment of a post office is very important to the development of a town. But for Conway, it would be many years before the post office found a permanent home.

Before the post office came, few people got mail. According to the reports of some old settlers, someone in the area would go to Little Rock every two or three months Continue reading →