Dumas, Arkansas:
a great place
to live and work
Welcome to Dumas, our home town. We like it here and we believe you will too. This is a good place to live, work, and raise your family.
Thanks for visiting with us. This is our home town and we are glad to be here. We have good schools, nice churches, stores, good neighborhoods, and good places to work in a small town atmosphere where being friends is a way of life.
Where we are
We are in Southeast Arkansas in Desha County. Our town will be forever linked to the vaudeville era music hit, I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas.
In fact, we celebrate the song's success and its Delta Heritage with the Ding Dong Days Festival, named after the song, the last full weekend in July each year. Click here for the 2010 Ding Dong Days Festival schedule.
2010 Ding Dong Daddy and Mama
Congratulations to our 2010 Ding Dong Daddy & Mama - Johnny and Ann Brigham.
What you'll find in Dumas
We are home to the Desha County Museum, Miller's Mud Mill and famous Esau's Sweet Corn. Desha County is at the convergence of the White, Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers. Our Levee along the Mississippi River is the longest in the U.S. Great views of the river.
The great outdoors
Desha County is legendary for outdoor sports. We have excellent fishing on our many lakes, bayous, and the Arkansas River. Since we are in the middle of the Mississippi River Flyway, duck hunters love us. The section of the Arkansas River nearest us is the site of some of the best bass tournaments in the nation.
Cool main street
Our Dumas Main Street is listed as a commercial historic district by the National Register of Historic Places. Along Main you will find Meador's Drug Store with an old fashioned 1940s soda fountain. You’ll also find the Dumas Area Arts Center, home of community theatre productions and a popular annual Gospel fest.
Meet with us
Our fine 34,000 sq. ft Community Center is perfect for meetings, reunions, seminars and other gatherings. Nearby motels and restaurants offer good food and accommodations.
National Historic Site
Rohwer, just a short drive from Dumas is the site of a World War II Japanese relocation center. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark. There are several Indian burial mounds nearby.
We are agri
Here in the Delta, we are an agricultural community. Area farmers raise cotton, rice, soybeans, wheat, corn and other small grains. Dumas is also a center of aquaculture. Local fish farmers produce high-quality catfish. Because of nearby crops and fish production, argri-product processing is an important part of our economy.
Job providers
Dumas is home to some great employers: ARKAT, Central Wire, USA Holland, Akin Healthcare, LLC,and Delta Supreme Catfish Processors.
High-tech in the Delta
Delta Technology Education Center with partnerships with UAPB, Phillips Community College, SEARK, Pine Bluff and UAM School of Technology, McGehee and Arkansas Workforce Services will open in 2010.
We are a progressive southern delta town