Department Honors Officer, Administrator
Lt. Joe Falcon and administrator Sissy Rogers have been recognized by the Bentonville Police Department for their service.
View ArticleWalmart Building New Springdale Supercenter
Walmart announced Tuesday plans to build a second Supercenter in Springdale.
View ArticleBentonville superintendent works from roof
Bentonville Superintendent Michael Poore is conducting business from the roof of the district’s administration building today.
View ArticlePeople Come, Stay in Fayetteville
In Fayetteville, the possibilities are endless. Or at least it seems that way to most of us.
View ArticleUA division’s deficit apt topic for closed discussion, 3 trustees say
A Nov. 2 executive session in which the chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville told University of Arkansas System trustees about action he planned to take against two employees...
View Article63 apply to sell beer in 3 counties
When Arkansas’ Alcoholic Beverage Control division meets Jan. 16, it will consider 63 applications to sell beer in three counties that previously forbid the sale of alcohol — Benton, Madison and Sharp...
View ArticleNew charter school begins interviews for headmaster
Organizers of a new charter school planned for Bentonville started interviewing candidates for headmaster this week.
View Article$1.5 million for family of victim, panel says
The family of a man shot to death by a teenage offender out on early release should receive $1.5 million from the state, the Arkansas Claims Commission recommended Wednesday.
View ArticleLawmaker bites on colleague’s snack remark
Newly-elected state Rep. Sue Scott tussled Wednesday with outgoing veteran lawmaker Percy Malone in an exchange that began with a snack-food reference.
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
Now-convicted forger still on lam MURFREESBORO — Authorities are searching for a Little Rock man who walked away in the middle of his forgery trial in Pike County.
View ArticleArchitecture dean gets 5 more years
Jeff Shannon, dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, has been reappointed to another five-year term as dean. The announcement comes after a...
View ArticleFort Smith tweaks stray-dog rules
Fort Smith city directors gave tentative approval Tuesday to some changes in the city’s animal control ordinance and removed other proposed changes to allow for more study.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “We’re just looking at it as being an extra draw. It’s going to be kind of like the lottery, just another draw to get them in the store.” Chana Usrey, owner of Chana’s Corner, on her...
View ArticleShooting suspect set to be returned
A Fort Smith shooting suspect arrested in Chicago last week will be returned Jan. 1 to Fort Smith, according to the Fort Smith Police Department.
View ArticleOfficials Nix Recycler
Benton County’s Planning Board voted unanimously Wednesday to deny a permit for a metal recycling facility near Gentry.
View ArticleJ.B. Hunt Senior Activity Center Opens In Lowell
What began as a discussion more than a dozen years ago became reality Wednesday with the official opening of the J.B. Hunt Transport Senior Activity Center.
View ArticleOpinion Doesn’t Clear Air
An attorney general’s opinion regarding the residency requirement for elected officials provides little help on the issue for Lowell officials, said the city’s acting city attorney.
View ArticleFree Haircut Day Slated Saturday
Two barbers and a hairdresser will give free haircuts Saturday and accept donations for the Samaritan Center in Rogers and Springdale. Gary Townzen, barber and Rogers alderman, has hosted a free...
View ArticlePalmer Lee To Perform At Victory Theater
Palmer Lee, a singer-songwriter and Rogers native, will perform an acoustic set with partner Chase Coy as 3rd & Union tonight at the Victory Theater, 116 S. Second St., in downtown Rogers.
View ArticleStudents Get To Shop, Bowl
Christmas morning came early for 11 Sugar Creek Elementary School students.
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