CASUALTIES OF WAR
To honor the men and women in our armed forces and remind our readers of their sacrifices, the Northwest Arkansas Times is publishing Department of Defense announcements identifying Americans killed in...
View ArticleHOLY WEEK SERVICES
First Presbyterian Church in Springdale, 100 S. Gutensohn Road, will begin Holy week activities with the Procession of the Palms at 10:20 a.m. prior to worship on Palm Sunday. The Maundy Thursday...
View ArticleSpringtown Sinkhole Pops Up
Karee Barrett was shocked to discover a new feature in her backyard when she went to check on her orchard with her dog Sue in the early dawn hours March 2.
View ArticleCouncil To Discuss Street Plan
The City Council will discuss the city’s street plan at its meeting Monday night.
View ArticleBella Vista Business Association Sponsors Fair
The Bella Vista Business Association will present its annual Business Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at Riordan Hall, 3 Riordan Drive.
View ArticleBoard Participation Policy Weighed
Brent Leas, a School Board member, was in St. Louis on business Feb. 19, but he still participated in the board’s meeting that day via speaker phone. He even cast votes on some items.
View ArticleVictory Theater Repairs To Spawn Official Talks
Aldermen will consider Tuesday spending $116,000 repair the Victory Theater, home to Rogers Little Theater.
View ArticleCity Council mulls changes to ordinance for Farmers’ Market
The City Council is considering amendments to a 40-year-old city ordinance that created the downtown Farmers’ Market.
View ArticleUnemployment Increase Normal
Local unemployment hit 5.9 percent in January, up from December but below levels a year earlier. This follows a decade-long trend of January having higher unemployment than December.
View ArticleHealth Care, Budget Priorities
Health care expansion discussion has come to a head, Northwest Arkansas lawmakers from both ends of the political spectrum said at a public forum Friday.
View ArticleMayor’s Easter Egg Hunt Canceled
The annual Mayor’s Easter Egg Hunt scheduled for 10:30 a.m. today at Veterans Park has been canceled, according to city officials.
View ArticleOfficer Graduates From FBI Academy
Capt. Chris Sparks graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy on Friday.
View ArticleFAA To Close Fayetteville Control Tower
The air traffic control tower at Fayetteville’s municipal airport will be closing, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday.
View ArticleDistrict Has 28 Nationally Certified Teachers
Teachers in the Springdale School District are becoming more skilled in the classroom and more focused on students as a result of additional training, according to the National Board for Professional...
View ArticleBlaze damages law firm’s offices
A fire of undetermined origin heavily damaged a law office on Cantrell Road close to downtown Little Rock and tied up traffic for several hours Friday afternoon.
View ArticleHousing and Urban Development asked to probe contract
Several Little Rock public-housing residents are asking the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of the Inspector General to investigate how a $20,000 contract was awarded to...
View ArticleMan badly hurt in NLR shooting
North Little Rock police were called to West 18th Street and Pike Avenue Friday night, where they found a man shot at least once, Police Department spokesman Sgt. Brian Dedrick said. The man was taken...
View ArticleFoundation CEO to talk at LR forum
Emmett Carson, president and chief executive officer of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, will give the keynote address at a University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service conference.
View ArticleI-40 pileup kills 1, injures dozen
A multivehicle accident in a Prairie County construction zone on Interstate 40 left one person dead and at least a dozen injured Thursday, an Arkansas State Police spokesman said in a news release.
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