Springdale among school districts hit hard by December deep freeze
A sign warning residents of freezing temperatures is coated with a layer of ice Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at the Del Mar Apartments in Bentonville. ...
A sign warning residents of freezing temperatures is coated with a layer of ice Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at the Del Mar Apartments in Bentonville. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/FILE PHOTO) Last month's cold snap took a toll on some Northwest Arkansas school districts' facilities, especially in Springdale.The Springdale School District put about 1,100 man hours into repairs after frozen pipes began thawing the weekend of Christmas, according to Jeremy White, district director of support services."About noon Christmas Eve they started thawing and busting," White told the School Board at its meeting Monday.