Benton County officials favor downtown courts building
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County's justices of the peace voted Tuesday to keep the courts in downtown Bentonville.
View ArticleTontitown voters cast ballots Tuesday to keep volunteer fire department, not...
TONTITOWN -- Residents voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to maintain fire protection through the Tontitown Area Volunteer Fire Department.
View ArticleWest Fork fire dues to be added to property tax bills, voters decide.
Voters approved 99-9 to collect fire dues through property tax bills during a special election Tuesday.
View ArticleWashington County panel OKs rural ambulance expansion
Washington County gave its first stamp of approval Tuesday to a plan to switch rural ambulance service in the county's northern corners next year.
View ArticleFayetteville City Council hears recycling report
City officials will launch pilot programs for commercial composting and "single-stream" recycling this summer to see if they are feasible options, the City Council heard at an agenda-review meeting...
View ArticleSpringdale board moves forward on two new schools
Plans are proceeding for a new $16.9 million elementary school and pre-kindergarten center and a $24 million high school campus, all set to open in fall 2016.
View ArticleFayetteville teachers prepare to switch campuses for grade shift
FAYETTEVILLE -- Ramay Junior High teacher Magan Randall was fine -- until the moment she turned in her school key.
View ArticleZimmerman's court order a surprise, Springdale police say on records
SPRINGDALE -- Springdale police refused Wednesday to release a May 27 recording of a 911 call involving the Duggar family, citing a court order they say the department was never sent.
View ArticleSix fire departments train for mass-casualty situations
SPRINGDALE -- Firefighters from six fire departments throughout Northwest Arkansas participated in a mass casualty training exercise Wednesday morning at Malco Sunset Cinema in Springdale, a Springdale...
View ArticlePolice want to question inmate in death of Springdale woman
SPRINGDALE -- Police hope a felon at the Washington County Detention Center will give them information about the shooting death of a woman last month, Lt. Shane Pegram said Wednesday.
View ArticleNew business fits Bentonville target sector
BENTONVILLE -- The City Council agreed to support Orchestra Works' establishment in Bentonville as its services align with target sectors identified in the city's economic development plan.
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas Community College officials happy about adult education move
BENTONVILLE -- Northwest Arkansas Community College's adult education students and staff members are settling into their new home on the college's main campus.
View ArticleFayetteville arson suspect man pleads not guilty to attempted capital murder
FAYETTEVILLE -- A man police said set fires in the doorways of his home while three children and three adults were inside pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of arson and attempted capital murder...
View ArticleRogers approves water rate increase
The City Council approved a water rate increase to start in July during its meeting Tuesday.
View ArticleJustices of the peace vote to keep courts building in downtown Bentonville
Benton County’s justices of the peace voted Tuesday to keep the courts in downtown Bentonville.
View ArticleGetting it straight Northwest Arkansas
As a matter of policy, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette will publish corrections of errors in fact that have been printed in the newspaper.
View ArticleNew information officer set to start July 20 at UA
Chris McCoy will be the next chief information officer at the University of Arkansas, the university announced Tuesday.
View ArticleFayetteville Public Library book sale set for Saturday
The Friends of the Fayetteville Public Library's biannual book sale is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Rock Street entrance of the library's parking garage, 401 W. Mountain St.
View ArticlePyle given probation for illegal tattoo
A Lincoln man was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty in Washington County Circuit Court to illegally tattooing a minor and operating a tattoo studio without a license.
View ArticleBentonville's storm warning sirens to be tested Friday
The city will test its storm warning sirens at 1 p.m. Friday, weather permitting.
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