A portion of a road in Hot Springs has reopened after authorities removed what is believed to be a Civil-War era cannonball from the trunk of a vehicle, the Sentinel-Record reported.
The 400 block of Broadway was blocked off Thursday morning after the reported ammunition was located in the trunk of a parked vehicle outside Grand Gallery Antiques & Uniques at 454 Broadway near the West Grand Avenue intersection.
By around 12:30 p.m., the Arkansas State Police bomb squad had safely removed the device from the trunk and took it to the Garland County landfill for disposal, authorities said.
Old Country Store, which is located across the street, was also evacuated and vehicles in the area were moved, according to the newspaper.
Information regarding how the device was discovered and why it was inside the vehicle was not immediately available.