Early Bentonville Millage Voting Draws Thousands
Nearly 13 percent of the School District’s registered voters cast ballots during the early voting period for today’s millage election.
View ArticleHoggatt Pleads Not Guilty To Arson
A Bentonville man suspected of setting a series of abandoned house fires pleaded not guilty to an arson charge Monday.
View ArticleWoman Sentenced For Kidnapping, Burglary, Battery
A Bentonville woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday and she later fell down the stairs as she was being taken from the Benton County Courthouse.
View ArticleCouncil To Consider Crossing Gates On Dickson
Signs, bells, flashing lights and a conductor’s horn warn people of an approaching train on Dickson Street.
View ArticleAudit Shows Rogers Water, Sewer Utility In Good Shape
Auditors from Beall Barclay & Co. PLC gave the Rogers Water Utilities a clean bill of financial health Monday.
View ArticleCouncil Considers Clearing Downtown Sidewalks
Flea market items may soon be banned from sidewalks on Emma Avenue.
View ArticleImmigration Scholar To Present Lecture
Vicenza Scarpaci, an immigration scholar from Eugene, Ore., will present a lecture focusing on Italian immigration at 7 p.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church Parish Hall in Tontitown. A reception...
View ArticleSpringdale Teacher Finalist For Arkansas Teacher Of The Year
A Har-Ber High School teacher was selected Monday as one of four finalists for the 2014 Arkansas Teacher of the Year.
View ArticleChildren To Be Back In School
Three children were to be back in school today after an attorney for the Arkansas Department of Human Services agreed to provide requested medical documentation about the children’s health, said Rick...
View ArticleMinor injuries in 3-vehicle wreck near Johnson
Two people suffered minor injuries in a three-car crash along Interstate 540, near the Johnson exit, Tuesday morning.
View ArticleOfficials say electronic poll books working well in Washington County
New electronic poll books, rolled out for the first time Tuesday for school elections, are working well at polling places in Washington County, according to Jennifer Price, election coordinator.
View ArticleIn early voting, Bentonville millage increase favored
Results released from early voting for today's millage election show 74.3 percent voted in favor of the School District's proposal to build a second high school.
View ArticleUniversity Disputes Property Taxes
Washington County property taxes should not be paid by the University of Arkansas, attorneys for the university said Tuesday.
View ArticleTwo Injured In I-540 Crash
Two people suffered minor injuries Tuesday in a three-car crash on Interstate 540, near the Johnson exit.
View ArticleAnother Delay Expected In Capital Murder Trial
A mental examination of a Springdale man charged with capital murder in the death of Nina Ingram is not complete and is expected to delay his trial, set for next week in Washington County Circuit Court
View ArticleMillage Increases Approved In Prairie Grove, West Fork
Voters in Prairie Grove and West Fork on Tuesday approved tax increases to pay for construction projects.
View ArticleCommissioners Amend Land Use Map
A raucous Planning Commission meeting Tuesday night drew about 100 residents from southwest Bentonville to protest a liquor store approved by the state alcohol board for Southwest Bright Road and...
View ArticleMayor To Issue Bonds
A $65.9 million bond package voters approved in 2006 for Fayetteville street improvements will come in four phases — not three, as initially planned.
View ArticleMissouri man arrested in connection with rape
A Missouri man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the rape of three children.
View ArticleABC approves retail liquor permits in Benton County
The state's Alcoholic Beverage Control Board approved two retail liquor permits at hearings on Wednesday in Little Rock.
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