Sales tax funds
What a proposed sales tax increase would bring to Northwest Arkansas counties and cities in local building funds over 10 years.
View ArticleRoad projects statewide wait for voters’ OK
Supporters of a statewide proposed half-percent sales tax hike for road construction hope that the frustration over traffic jams in Northwest Arkansas will carry the day at the polls Nov. 6.
View ArticleCosts to build schools in area below average
Despite their expense, new high schools are popping up across Northwest Arkansas, from Lincoln to Eureka Springs.
View ArticleLocal Daily Newspapers Garner Awards
Nineteen current or former staff members of NWA Media’s four, local daily newspapers gained recognition Saturday for outstanding work in 2011.
View ArticleVeterans Care Questioned
Turmoil at the state Department of Veterans Affairs will put the Fayetteville Veterans Home and the Northwest Arkansas delegation on the defensive in the next legislative session, warned Sen. Sue...
View ArticleVeterans Home Review Released
An annual inspection at the Fayetteville Veterans Home found violations ranging from issues with infection control to a laboratory test ordered for a patient that was never done.
View ArticlePolice: Man Killed In Motorcycle Accident
A man was killed late Saturday morning after a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Don Tyson Parkway and Powell Street in Springdale, police said.
View ArticleCourt Collection Increases
Cooperation between city departments proves to be beneficial to the city’s district court.
View ArticleAnimal Shelter Offers Free Adoptions For Military
The Fayetteville Animal Shelter will waive adoption fees for current or former members of the armed services and their spouses who want to adopt a dog or cat, according to a city news release.
View ArticleHeat Challenges Workers, Families
Area residents, businesses and public officials continue to adjust as best they can to the oven-like temperatures baking Northwest Arkansas.
View ArticleCenterton Bans Fireworks
Centerton issued a ban on the personal fireworks because of the dry weather, according to a news release.
View ArticleBoating Accident Kills One
One man was killed Friday when two personal watercraft collided in the Hogscald Hollow area of Beaver Lake in Carroll County.
View ArticleHearings Set On Ambulance Service
BENTONVILLE — Ambulance service for rural Benton County will be the subject of a pair of hearings July 16 as county officials look at options for providing the service.
View ArticleCrowds Battle Heat, Follow Lewis
ROGERS — Golf fans braved 100-degree temperatures Saturday to watch some of the world’s top female golfers battle for the win at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G.
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