Commission Holds Off on $1 Million University Request
Advertising and Promotion commissioners awarded more than $145,000 to a range of festivals, sporting events and community groups Monday.
View ArticlePolice Arrest Suspect in Hit-and-Run
A woman arrested on drug charges was connected Monday to a hit-and-run that injured a pedestrian, according to a news release from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleCrash Disrupts Telephone, Internet Service
Washington County Sheriff’s deputies said they arrested a Lincoln resident Saturday after he crashed into several fences, road signs and telephone equipment causing the disruption of telephone and...
View ArticlePolice Want to Replace Holsters
City police officers should soon have new pistol holsters to replace equipment that didn’t live up to expectations.
View ArticleThird-Grader's Choice of Instrument Unusual
AnnieBeth Mabry never had much interest in playing an instrument — that is until a man showed up at her school with an accordion.
View ArticleMEETING INFORMATION: Bentonville City Council
Meeting Information Bentonville City Council The council will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Community Development Building, 305 S.W. A St., to discuss the following items:
View ArticleRECORDS: November 13th
Arrests Benton County Sheriff’s Office Todd Neal Swann, 36, of 1 Headley Drive in Bella Vista was arrested Monday in connection with possession of a controlled substance. He was being held Monday at...
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS: November 13th
Today 8 a.m. Springdale School Board — Top-floor conference room, District Administration Building, 804 W. Johnson Ave.
View ArticleCarjacking reported in Fayetteville, arrest made
Police arrested an Alpena man Wednesday after a carjacking was reported at a car wash on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Erik D. Olson, 38, of 438 County Road 917 faces a felony charge of aggravated...
View ArticleUAMS picks new CEO to run its medical center
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences selected Dr. Roxane Townsend, an administrator at Louisiana State University, as the new vice chancellor for clinical programs and chief executive...
View ArticleNo cash means new jail empty
Without money to operate the new jail in Newton County, Sheriff Keith Slape will continue to send prisoners to the lockup in Boone County at a daily rate of $35 each.
View ArticleElections panel put on notice
The state Board of Election Commissioners needs to be more proactive when it hears allegations of fraud or election irregularities, a commissioner and a lawmaker said Wednesday.
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
Plane crash linked to engine failure CONWAY — A plane piloted by a Mississippi man crashed at Conway Municipal Airport earlier this month after the aircraft lost engine power, a preliminary report found.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “The staff people over there are obviously not doing their job. Either they are incompetent or they are turning a blind eye. If a cop just sits behind a desk, he’ll never find...
View ArticleSix West Memphis officers’ immunity denied in lawsuit
A federal appeals court has ruled that six West Memphis police officers involved in a 2004 pursuit that ended with two people fatally shot are not immune from a civil lawsuit filed by relatives of...
View ArticleLack of degrees hurting Delta, agency report says
Delta workers continue to trail their counterparts nationwide in higher education attainment, putting them at greater risk in an economy that has decimated jobs for workers with only high school...
View ArticleElectronic Library For Students Taking Shape
A library of electronic books is being assembled in Fayetteville schools which will officially roll out next month, Fayetteville High School librarian Sarah Roberson told the Fayetteville School Board...
View ArticleCommunity Bands Together To Bring Bikes To Schools
The warehouse at AMP Sign and Banner off the Wishing Springs Trail is packed this week. Reams of paper have been pushed aside to make way for boxes and boxes of bikes. Trek bikes, to be exact. Five...
View ArticleExtension Service Reports To Quorum Court
Washington County high school students Austin Hamm of Elkins and Lauren Cheevers of Greenland stood just a few feet away from the Quorum Courtroom entrance bearing big smiles as they shook the hands of...
View ArticleMan Charged In Carjacking
Police arrested an Alpena man in connection with a carjacking Wednesday at a car wash on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
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