Fort Smith to speed sidewalk repair, fixes
Fort Smith residents will see sidewalks repaired and built 10 times faster than the current rate by 2014, city street department Director Greg Riley said.
View ArticleWintertime is the right time for golf course maintenance
This isn’t the time of year for a leisurely stroll on the golf course.
View ArticlePeabody kitchen damaged by fire
A fire early Tuesday morning in the kitchen of the Peabody Little Rock hotel spread through two floors of the hotel and did $1 million in damage, Fire Department officials said.
View ArticleFew stay on job so rest can celebrate
Last-minute shoppers lined up at the Walgreens store at the corner of University Avenue and Colonel Glenn Road in Little Rock almost an hour before the doors opened Christmas morning.
View ArticleNOTEWORTHY DEATH
Star of Odd Couple, Quincy THE WASHINGTON POST Jack Klugman, an Emmy Award-winning actor who excelled in disarming everyman roles, notably in the sitcom The Odd Couple and in the police drama Quincy,...
View ArticleDeparting NLR mayor noted for cooperation
As mayor of North Little Rock for 24 years, Patrick Hays knew, he said recently, that his hometown would prosper more and raise its own quality of life by working with its neighbors rather than trying...
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s not some cuddly, cute, lovable animal, but it’s unique to the region, and it’s found nowhere else on Earth.” Kelly Irwin, herpetologist for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission,...
View ArticleRECORDS: December 26th
Arrests Fayetteville • James Craig, 48, of 1729 Garland Ave. was arrested Friday in connection with aggravated assault. He was in the Washington County Detention Center on Tuesday on a $5,000 bond.
View ArticleSpringdale Schools Take Economics Seriously
Lisa Taylor finds an economics-related issue in whatever subject she happens to be teaching her fourth- and fifth-graders at Shaw Elementary.
View ArticlePolice Arrest Teen in Connection With Rape
Police arrested a teenager in connection with the rape of a 7-year-old child Monday, according to an arrest report.
View ArticleGreenland, Prairie Grove Look at Athletic Facilities Improvements
In the coming year, or years, two school districts could boast new athletic facilities.
View ArticleHoliday Dinner A Tradition
It looked like Christmas, and smelled like it, too, inside the festive dining hall at Central United Methodist Church in Rogers. For the 37th year, volunteers prepared a traditional holiday dinner on...
View ArticleComstock Relishes Time On Bench
Circuit Judge Jon Comstock said he has been humbled by his time on the bench. Comstock was appointed to replace retiring Circuit Judge David Clinger in June 2011.
View ArticleCrews Ready For Icy Roads
Area residents can expect a partly cloudy, windy day with a high temperature of about 30 degrees, according to the National Weather Services. Drivers should be cautious of icy roads and other slick...
View ArticleMarket Rebounds
The market is looking up for homebuyers and home sellers in Northwest Arkansas as values increase, mortgage rates drop and inventory climbs. The recovery, while steady, is also slow.
View ArticleRogers tornado sirens accidentally sound
An electrical problem caused Rogers tornado sirens to accidentally sound this morning, Keith Foster, a Rogers Police Department spokesman, said in a news release.
View ArticlePlows ready, but snow scant
Highway and road crews were ready for the Christmas Day storm that moved up from the south and blanketed the most of the state but spared its northwest corner.
View ArticleStudy links handwriting, reading circuitry in brain
When writing a lowercase “b,” children attending schools in Ozark learn that the “bat,” representing the straight line, comes before the “ball,” representing the circle, a school principal said.
View ArticleSnow gets upper hand, stalls travelers
Few travelers could outwit the snowstorm that slammed Arkansas on Tuesday.
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