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- ↑ AP (13 June 2013). "Conway mayor Tab Townsell says he won't seek 6th term in office". THV 11. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ↑ Klein, Joe (23 September 2011). "Road Trip Day 12: Sanity in Arkansas". Time. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ↑ Hickey, Chris (31 August 2016). "Conway Mayor Townsell Chosen As Next Metroplan Leader". Little Rock, Arkansas: KUAR. Retrieved 2016-12-02.