Plenty of people viewed eclipse from Jasper but crowd fell short of projections

April 8, 2024 at 2:19 p.m.

by Bill Bowden

Total eclipse viewing on the Newton County Courthouse square in Jasper, Ark. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Bill Bowden)
Total eclipse viewing on the Newton County Courthouse square in Jasper, Ark. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Bill Bowden)

JASPER — A couple of thousand people milled around downtown Jasper and Bradley Park on Monday as the moon began crossing the path of the sun.

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