One of the internet’s favorite villains lives in Arkansas?

POTTSVILLE — The mischievous character Waluigi from Nintendo’s Super Mario series lives in an unassuming lair in Arkansas, according to Google.

“Waluigi’s Fortress” is listed on Google as a religious destination in Pottsville, a city of about 3,000 people roughly 70 miles northwest of Little Rock.

Waluigi apparently resides in an unmarked blue garage on East Ash Street next to Pottsville City Hall.

The address is actually home to the Pottsville Water Department.

Waluigi’s Fortress has been rated 4.9 stars by almost 150 reviewers, many of whom appear to big Super Mario fans. One reviewer called it the “8th wonder of the world.”

Another wrote, “I enjoyed very much, Waluigi treats all his guests very well.”

Users have also uploaded dozens of bizarre photos unrelated to Waluigi, including images of a partially-shaved cat, a can of beef ravioli and kangaroo sitting behind an office desk.

A city spokesperson said the building is being used by the water department… NOT Luigi’s arch-rival.

Waluigi is best known for his obnoxious cackling. The lanky, mustachioed villain first appeared in “Mario Tennis” and became a recurring character in the franchise. He’s also a popular subject of internet memes. One of those memes beckoned Mario fans to Arkansas in a Reddit post that went viral on Nov. 14.

In order to add a business to Google and verify its address, a business email and website must be provided. Pottsville Water Supervisor Johnny Hart said that he had not heard anything about Waluigi, or his fortress, being located in Pottsville, but said he would “look into it.”

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Mitsubishi Motors announces new headquarters in Tennessee

FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) confirmed the location for the company’s permanent headquarters on Tuesday.

It will be in the Cool Springs district of Franklin, Tennessee.

The company has signed a longterm lease, and will occupy the top two floors of the Northside at McEwen building in early spring of 2020.

“Our move to Tennessee marks the most visible part of the broad and substantive reinvention of every aspect of our business that is underway at Mitsubishi Motors North America,” said Fred Diaz, MMNA’s president and chief executive officer.

The facility will offer office, retail, industrial, and residential facilities, all to create a live-work-play destination.

MMNA will occupy approximately 40,000 square feet in the building, comprised of the entire top 7th floor, and approximately half of the 6th floor.

The company’s long time home was in Cypress, California. Officials say they chose Franklin as their new home because it allows them to focus its efforts on a company-wide reinvention.

MMNA is currently located in temporary facilities in the SPACES Mallory Green building. As part of the move, the company is hiring 150 people to help craft its future, with more than 50 already hired.

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ACLU files lawsuit over religious practies in Smith County schools

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee has filed a federal lawsuit to end the widespread promotion of religion in the Smith County School System.

The federal lawsuit was brought on by two families and alleges that school officials regularly incorporate prayer into school events and attempt to convert students who violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

The “unlawful religious activities” have reportedly been going on for several school years.

The activities include school-directed prayer during school assemblies, the distribution and display of Bibles during classes, bible verses posted in hallways and shared in notes from school staff to students, prayers broadcast over loudspeakers at school sporting events, coaches leading or participating in prayer with student athletes and a large cross painted on the wall of a school athletic facility.

The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The families are hoping to put an immediate end to the practices.