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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Without the aid of professional court interpreters, the administration of justice is at risk.” Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Hannah, before swearing in the first certified...
View ArticleHighway 71 Classic planned Sunday
The eighth annual Highway 71 Classic bike ride, a fundraiser for the Bicycle Coalition of the Ozarks, will be Sunday starting at Greenhouse Grille in Fayetteville.
View ArticlePublic Considers 56th Street Improvement
People getting their first glimpse Thursday of the design for improving 56th Street seemed to approve.
View ArticleHarps Food’s Cake Decorator To Appear On ‘Sugar Dome’
Danny Lane, an award-winning cake designer for Harps Foods, will compete Saturday on the Food Network’s “Sugar Dome” airing at noon.
View ArticleCrowded Schools Force Change
Available space at schools makes boundary changes a necessity, administrators told School Board members Thursday.
View ArticleBoard Updated On Teacher Evaluation System
Principals and assistant principals at Fayetteville’s 14 schools are at work training to implement a new teacher evaluation system that will be piloted statewide next school year, a central office...
View ArticleRogers Man Sentenced To 20 Years
A Rogers man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy.
View ArticleTanyard Tree Trimming Begins Next Week
Carroll Electric will begin to trim trees around Tanyard Creek Nature Trail and Tanyard Creek Practice Center next week.
View ArticleCity Street To Become Two-Way
A one-way street in front of the Benton County Courthouse will return to two-way traffic after March 6.
View ArticleCounty Tax Books Open Today
The Benton County property tax books will open today for collection for 2012 taxes.
View ArticleFormer Teacher Gets New Court Date
A former Benton County School of Arts teacher received a new court date Thursday in her battery case.
View ArticleCounty To Discuss Committee Changes
Benton County’s justices of the peace will be taking up possible changes in the Quorum Court’s committee structure next month.
View ArticlePark Closed Next Week
Dave Peel Park will close next week while workers improve pavilions and restrooms, according to a news release.
View ArticleTesting Impact Felt Through Music
The impact of U.S. thermonuclear testing in the Marshall Islands decades ago is still evident in the songs of those who live there.
View ArticleCommission Collection Up In Bentonville
Collection for the Advertising and Promotion Commission have increased more than $1.2 million since the group first started marketing the city 16 year ago.
View ArticleWater Authority Seeks Pump Upgrade
Pulling 40 million gallons of water out of Beaver Lake each day isn’t important if the pumps can only push 24 million gallons down the pipeline to Northwest Arkansas faucets.
View ArticleCollege Goal Sunday Is March 10
College Goal Sunday on March 10 will be the culmination of Say Go College Week and an opportunity for free assistance in submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
View ArticleWoman Jailed In Battery Case
The mother of a baby boy was arrested Tuesday in connection with injuries that resulted in the child being taken to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock.
View ArticleCharter School Lottery Set For April
A charter school that plans to open this fall will select students through a lottery next month.
View ArticleConference Examines Health Reform Impact
Major health reform changes will kick in when the calendar flips to Jan. 1, but business owners should not wait to take action.
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