BIRTH
Monica Powell-Strickland and Devin Strickland of Bentonville, a boy, Benjamin JW Strickland, born Jan. 17, 2013, at Hillcrest Women’s Center in Tulsa, Okla. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE...
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Arrests Benton County Sheriff’s Office Leslie Renee Coyle, 27, of 2810 Simmons in Rogers was arrested Friday in connection with felony failure to appear (for felony offense). She was being held on...
View ArticleFacility to serve many functions
By the time J.B. Hunt died after a fall on the ice in December 2006, he had founded and retired from J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and was in the middle of developing thousands of square feet of...
View ArticleLR Children’s Library aspires to ignite kids’ minds
Libraries aren’t just about books anymore.
View ArticleSavings seen in hospital link-up
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and St. Vincent Health System would collectively save an estimated $38 million to $63 million annually by sharing portions of their staff and operations,...
View ArticleLR girl No. 1 at state bee
A Little Rock seventh grader who beat 54 other Arkansas students in the state spelling bee Saturday will advance to the national bee in Washington this spring.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “The reason there were so few taken was because of the moronic illegal behavior of people against the hunt. Going out there and banging on pots and pans and hollerin’ .” Mickey...
View ArticleDivorces
BENTON COUNTY The following divorces were recorded in the circuit clerk’s office from Feb. 21-27.
View ArticleRescue Mission opens $1.5 million homeless shelter
Walking into the Union Rescue Mission’s new 14,000-square-foot men’s facility, Robin Franke noticed the improvements from the former men’s quarters, where her late husband once lived.
View ArticleEducation notebook
Improvement plan focus of NLR forum The North Little Rock School District will hold a forum to update the public on the district’s capital-improvement program at 6 p.m. March 11 in the auditorium of...
View ArticleRoundabout Included In Wedington Plan
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department will decide if a traffic roundabout will be built on Wedington Drive just west of Interstate 540.
View ArticleAgreement Allows State To Work On Phosphorus Levels
An agreement signed between Arkansas and Oklahoma attorneys general last week will give Northwest Arkansas cities some breathing room to meet lower phosphorus levels in wastewater discharge.
View ArticleGun Debate Reaches College
Most of the faculty at NorthWest Arkansas Community College doesn’t support allowing employees to carry guns on campus, said Bryan Aguiar, faculty president.
View ArticleSchools Brace For Budget Cuts
Automatic federal budget cuts — known as sequestration — will show up in area school district budgets this fall.
View ArticleSurvey Gauges Amenities Usage
An avid runner in Northwest Arkansas might breeze past outdoor art or a hockey enthusiast carrying ice skates, while a crowd gathering at Arvest Ballpark could end up looking at a bass player instead...
View ArticleMan Shot To Death
A man was shot to death early Sunday morning at a home in Gentry, according to Benton County Sheriff Kelley Cradduck.
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS: March 4th
Monday 3:30 p.m. Fayetteville Town and Gown Subcommittee A — Ann Henry Boardroom, Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St.
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