Washington County Deputies Seize Moonshine Still
Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a Lincoln man Friday after finding drugs and a moonshine still in a shop building next to his home.
View ArticleTraffic to Shift on Crossover Road Monday
Traffic on Crossover Road, between Mission Boulevard and Joyce Boulevard in Fayetteville, will be shifted to new lanes beginning Monday, according to highway officials.
View ArticleCounting The Chaos
Thousands of motorcyclists will descend upon Northwest Arkansas this week for the 14th Bikes, Blues & BBQ rally.
View ArticleSchool Schedule Might Need Change
Those campaigning for the School Board’s millage increase proposal are concentrating more on spreading the facts about the second high school issue and less on what will happen if voters reject it.
View ArticleSome Politicians Support Millage
Several politicians who live in or represent parts of the Bentonville School District said they support the millage increase proposed for a second high school.
View ArticlePolling Places
School Election Polling places in Tuesday’s elections in Benton County are:
View ArticleWashington County School Election Early Voting Continues
The annual school elections are Tuesday with contested races or millage increases on the ballots in Springdale, Fayetteville, West Fork and Prairie Grove. Early voting continues until 4:30 p.m. Monday....
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• Jemeita Smith Olajuwon, 27, of 270 N. Fourth St. in Rogers was arrested Friday in connection with aggravated assault, a felony. He was being held Saturday in the Benton County Jail on $50,000 bond.
View ArticlePublic Meetings
Monday 9:30 a.m. Rogers Board of Adjustments — City Hall, 301 W. Chestnut St.
View ArticleDemocrats Converge On Northwest Arkansas
The Democratic Party of Arkansas held a state committee meeting in Washington County for the first time since 1996, but don’t read too much into the location of Saturday’s get-together, said newly...
View ArticleSolving Suspicious Fires
Firefighters arrived at 11887 Malone Road in Highfill too late to save the abandoned house. The roof and walls were gone. So they watched that hot July day as the remnants burned.
View ArticleBirths
• Amy and Don Calhoun of Fayetteville, a boy, Josiah Luke Calhoun, born Aug. 19, 2013, at UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock
View ArticleWork To Begin On County Bridges
A bit of paperwork apparently is all that is holding up work on two Benton County bridges.
View ArticleMore Benton County Liquor Hearings Scheduled
The state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board will consider applications for two liquor permits at a meeting Wednesday in Little Rock.
View ArticlePlans Drawn For Rogers High-Rise Building
An addition to the Rogers skyline could appear on the horizon pending the outcome of a Planning Commission meeting Tuesday.
View ArticleWashington County Set To Use Electronic Poll Books
Lines could be shorter at Tuesday’s school elections because of new equipment at polling places.
View ArticleWal-Mart donates $500,000 to Northwest Arkansas Council
Wal-Mart has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Northwest Arkansas Council to promote healthy living and economic advancement in the area, the Bentonville-based retailer said in a statement Monday.
View ArticleUA study charts benefits of museum field trips
LITTLE ROCK — A study by the University of Arkansas of K-12 students who went on field trips to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art shows that children who visited the museum had improved critical...
View ArticleFormer Benton County Road Department Employees Plead Not Guilty
Two former Benton County Road Department employees pleaded not guilty to theft charges Monday.
View ArticleSouthwestern Energy veep hired to new UA budget position
Following a multimillion-dollar deficit in July 2012, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville has named Southwestern Energy Co. vice president and former secretary Timothy J. O'Donnell as the...
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