Planners To Discuss School Permit
A new charter school opening in the fall will seek a conditional-use permit from the Planning Commission today for its location on Melissa Drive. The commission meets at 5 p.m. at the Community...
View ArticleMan Sentenced In Rape Case
A Bentonville man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to raping a teenage girl.
View ArticleStudy: Enrollment Will Rise
The School District has seen steady enrollment growth each year the past 15 years, a trend that’s expected to continue for at least the next decade, according to demographers.
View ArticlePanel To Discuss Service
Benton County’s ongoing debate over rural ambulance service will be the topic of a special meeting Thursday of the Quorum Court’s Finance Committee.
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
Father of 2 guilty of manslaughter HOT SPRINGS — A Hot Springs man was convicted of manslaughter late Friday after a two-day trial in Garland County Circuit Court stemming from a shooting death in August.
View ArticleState asks court to toss challenge of 12-week abortion ban
The Arkansas attorney general’s office asked a federal judge Tuesday to dismiss a court challenge to the state’s new abortion law, which will ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy if a...
View Article20 pupils win scholarships
Twenty Arkansas high school seniors are among 2,500 students named recipients of $2,500 National Merit Scholarships this week.
View ArticleNOTEWORTHY DEATH
Early master of special-effects wizardry Ray Harryhausen, the animator and special-effects wizard who found ways to breathe cinematic life into the gargantuan, the mythical and the extinct, died...
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “As far as polluting anything, we have more at stake than any of these environmentalists, in my opinion.This is where we live. If we contaminate something, this is where we live.We...
View ArticleSuspect in Fort Smith robbery found, arrested in Oklahoma
A Spiro, Okla., man waived extradition from Oklahoma on Tuesday on an Arkansas charge that he robbed a First National Bank of Fort Smith branch Friday.
View ArticleEx-developer lacks a home, is sent to jail
Former real-estate developer Brandon Barber was jailed Tuesday after a federal judge ordered him to be incarcerated at home, then determined that he has no permanent residence where he can stay.
View ArticleComposting Education Offered
Two events are planned this week for anyone interested in composting food and yard waste.
View ArticleCouncil Delays Market Vote
City Council members can’t seem to figure out what to do about the Fayetteville Farmers’ Market.
View ArticleCommission Nixes Auction House
The Planning Commission turned down a bid Tuesday to have an auction house in an industrial area, but the final gavel hasn’t fallen yet.
View ArticleNote At Rogers High Prompts Call To Parents
A note scrawled in a boys bathroom at Rogers High School prompted an automated call to parents Tuesday night.
View ArticleDetail Shops Must Meet Gray Water Regulations
Stricter state and national storm water runoff regulations for areas such as Northwest Arkansas mean officials need to take a more intense look at gray water runoff from vehicle detail shops and...
View ArticleNative American Customs Topic At Hobbs
Mike Goff will speak Sunday at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area about Native American customs, dress and weapons at 2 p.m. Sunday.
View ArticleBoard Approves YMCA To Continue As After-School Provider
Children at Benton County School of the Arts will keep the YMCA as an after-school option next year.
View ArticleOne Shirt, One Mission
Collin Honeycutt doesn’t need to spend much time each morning deciding what to wear, at least for the next several weeks.
View ArticleClassical Academy Site Gets OK
The Planning Commission approved a location for Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy after commissioners addressed concerns about its proximity to the Benton County Jail.
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