CONWAY — The Conway Parks and Recreation Department kicked off its eight-week summer camp Monday with record numbers. While 2021 was a record-setting summer, with 231 campers from Albany and Conway signing up, more than 290 kids are registered this year.
“It’s amazing,” said Rec Director Michael Lane. “We had 235 campers here on Monday for the first day, which was a single-day record for us. It was very busy, but successful."
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