Dickson Street goes pedestrian-only Saturday in post-game safety trial

Ethan Doan // Former Staff Photographer The City of Fayetteville announced Thursday authorities will be shutting down portions of Dickson Street following Saturday’s home football game against South Carolina.The closures come less than two weeks after a shooting on West Avenue, between Watson and Dickson streets, injured six people early Nov. 1, hours after the Razorbacks' homecoming game. That stretch of West Avenue is part of Saturday's closure. Fayetteville police have called the shooting a random act of violence, and the case remains open. Mayor Molly Rawn announced the plan on social media earlier this week, and the city released details and a map in a news release Thursday. Rawn said the city will evaluate the closures afterward. "I want everyone to have fun, and that only happens if everyone is safe," Rawn said in the post. The Razorbacks and Gamecocks kick off at 6:45p.m. Beginning at 10 p.m., West Avenue will be closed between Watson and Dickson streets.

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