Lake Atalanta revamp project in full swing
The smell of honeysuckle moved through the air as Debi Bernhardt walked around Lake Atalanta while on her lunch break Friday.
View ArticleArtists, state work to improve image, safety of permanent body art
The ancient art of tattooing is becoming mainstream and losing its stigma, especially among millennials and the under 40 set, partly because proprietors, state officials and police have cleaned up the...
View ArticleEarly voting begins this week on extending El Dorado 1% tax
On a recent sunny afternoon in downtown El Dorado, where tree-lined streets, boutiques and restaurants form a neat square around the Union County Courthouse, many residents had more than just a...
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Atkins' Gotcher accepts state job T. Mark Gotcher, superintendent of the Atkins School District since 2013, will become deputy commissioner of the Arkansas Department of Education, Education...
View ArticleBentonville prepared for shareholders
Thousands of people will be in town for the annual Wal-Mart shareholders week starting today, and city officials say dealing with large crowds is nothing new to them.
View ArticleFayetteville man arrested in drug investigation
Police arrested a Fayetteville man after twice using an confidential informant to purchase methamphetamine from him.
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Benton County Sheriff's Office Shadell Renae Chavez, 31, of 1005 Cherri Whitlock in Siloam Springs, was arrested Friday in connection with eight counts of felony failure to appear, two counts of felony...
View ArticleAngels work to help hospice patients
A woman with a terminal illness died shortly after celebrating an early Christmas with her four children provided by the Angels Paying It Forward.
View ArticleTurn signal planned at Tontitown intersection
City officials want to improve safety on roads, including adding a turn signal to the stoplight at the intersection of Arkansas 112 and U.S. 412, Mayor Paul Colvin said.
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State police arrest teens over school threats Arkansas State Police arrested two teen boys Thursday who made threats against their schoolmates at McCrory High School, the agency reported.
View ArticleRogers man wins $100,000 in lottery
A Rogers man won $100,000 with an Arkansas Scholarship Lottery scratch-off instant game ticket on Monday, lottery officials announced.
View ArticleChicken cook to aid volleyball team
The Rogers High School volleyball team will be the recipient of proceeds from a chicken barbecue set for Saturday.
View ArticlePair arrested in Benton County drug raid
Two residents were arrested after Benton County Sheriff's Office deputies raided their home Friday and found drug paraphernalia and 26 guns.
View ArticleParks board reviews Lindsey proposal
Where will the houses be built? What's the plan for Deane Solomon Road? Will there still be a golf course? Where will all of the kids go to school?
View ArticleWashington County officials stress road worker safety must improve
Washington County road projects must and will be safe for county workers, justices of the peace said Monday.
View ArticleOklahoma City man drowns in Flint Creek near Siloam Springs
An Oklahoma City man drowned May 31 at Flint Creek Dam near the U.S. 412 bridge in Oklahoma, according to police.
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