2 awards to honor late UA professor
Two awards have been established honoring late University of Arkansas economics professor Joseph A. Ziegler, the university announced Wednesday.
View ArticleRECORDS: June 13th
Justin John Delano, 26, of 12021 E. Don Hill in Gentry was arrested Wednesday in connection with felony domestic battering in the third degree. Delano was being held Wednesday in the Benton County Jail...
View ArticleMEETINGS: June 13th
Today 9 a.m. Fayetteville Planning Commission Subdivision Committee — Room 326, City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain St.
View ArticleCouncil Wants Rights To Station Plans
The City Council held off awarding a design contract for a fire station Tuesday after concern about who would own the plans.
View ArticleMaster Gardener Program Saturday at Library
A program on edible landscaping will be presented at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Rogers Public Library, 711 S. Dixieland Road.
View ArticleBarbecue To Help Smith Scholarship
The Whitey Smith Scholarship will benefit from a chicken barbecue to be held Saturday.
View ArticleCounty Considering Electronic Poll Books
Washington County could be the first heavily populated county in Arkansas to use electronic tablets instead of paper poll books at elections.
View ArticleStudents Learn Bilingual Skills
Some Springdale students might be able to communicate better with family members because of a bilingual summer program, said Luis Restrepo,
View ArticleEssence Festival Lineup Set
Maxwell will headline the Road to Essence Festival at Orchards Park on Friday. The free concert also will feature Estelle, Trey Songz and Hezekiah Walker.
View ArticleAmbulance Formula May Be Elusive
Benton County officials have committed to develop a formula to determine the cost of rural ambulance service, but at least one provider said Wednesday he has doubts about the idea.
View ArticleLiquor Store Applicants Receive Hearing Numbers
Aspiring liquor store owners are closer to knowing if they will get one of 55 permits available in Benton County after a lottery drawing Wednesday.
View ArticleArea’s Income Growth Slows
Income growth in Northwest Arkansas slowed in 2011 but continues to outpace the national average, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
View ArticleTrailhead To Be Community Hub
Wednesday’s groundbreaking for the city’s portion of the Razorback Greenway is the start of a project which will draw people to the area from around the country, according to the trail designer.
View ArticleStandoff Ends With Surrender
A simple trip to the grocery store for milk turned into a life-threatening event for one resident.
View ArticleSearch of van in Springdale standoff finds handgun, other weapons
A thorough search executed under warrant Thursday turned up a loaded .40-caliber handgun, an axe, handcuffs, knives and nunchucks in a van involved in a Springdale standoff Wednesday, according to a...
View ArticleChildren's museum announced in Bentonville
Officials announced Thursday that a children's museum, dubbed Amazeum, will be built near Crystal Bridges on Northeast J Street in Bentonville.
View ArticleBentonville woman killed in motorcycle wreck
One Bentonville woman was killed and a boy injured in a motorcycle wreck Thursday in Madison County, according to a report from Arkansas State Police.
View ArticleBrandon Barber's bond revoked
A federal judge has revoked the bond of Brandon Barber, the former Fayetteville developer who has trials scheduled in September and October on bank and bankruptcy fraud charges.
View ArticleBRIEFLY
A woman who police said pretended to be country music singer Alison Krauss in order to swindle an elderly Fayetteville man pleaded not guilty Friday in Washington County Circuit Court.
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