NOTEWORTHY DEATH
Character actor in scores of Westerns -Harry Carey Jr., a character actor who was believed to be the last surviving member of director John Ford’s legendary Western stock company, died Thursday. He was...
View ArticleDivorces
BENTON COUNTY The following divorces were recorded in the circuit clerk’s office from Dec. 20-26.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s important to our economic development process.What good does it do to have more people with degrees if those people can’t find jobs?” Shane Broadway, interim director of the...
View ArticleWoman, 35, killed in 2-pickup crash
A Jacksonville woman died Saturday after her pickup collided with another truck in Pulaski County, according to a preliminary Arkansas State Police fatality accident report.
View ArticleNW Arkansas meetings
Monday No meetings Tuesday No meetings Wednesday Fayetteville Technical Plat Review, 9 a.m.
View ArticleConfident in new hires, sheriff-elect says
Little River County Sheriff-elect Gary Gregory said he has not fired any deputies but hired personnel he has “confidence in being true and faithful to the citizens.” Gregory will have a new staff Jan....
View ArticleState’s millage case a rehash, brief says
Two school districts that recently won a funding case against the state asked the Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday to reject the state’s request for a rehearing.
View ArticleCity Closes Out Sewer Project
Work on the city’s massive wastewater system improvement project is completed, but don’t expect sewer rates to go down.
View ArticleFeds Kill Immigration Task Force Agreements
The agreements allowing local police to track foreign-born criminals in Northwest Arkansas expire Monday, but the effort won’t end, local officials said.
View ArticleRoads Clear Following Snow
The light accumulation of snow in Benton County on Friday didn’t seem to impact driving conditions, area officials said.
View ArticleLittle Flock Struggles With Ambulance Costs
Ambulance service will cost Little Flock $36,400 more in 2014 than in 2012 as Rogers increases the bill to meet its costs of the service.
View ArticleForum To Promote Two-Way Communication
Members will soon have another opportunity to communicate with the Property Owners Association’s board and staff.
View ArticleBoard Members Talk About Tax Hike Options
The Bentonville School Board will look to the public for answers regarding any millage increase option they plan to present to voters in the fall.
View ArticleLibrary Launches Music Option
The Bentonville Public Library will launch Freegal music Monday. The service allow people to download three free songs each week to their personal devices.
View ArticleSubdivision To Choose A City
Northwest Arkansas’ first election of 2013 will invite a small number of voters to participate.
View ArticleCity Attorney Leaves After Decade in Office
Alderman Mike Overton said City Attorney Jeff Harper is much like Will Rogers.
View ArticleIn a 1st, public to get a peek at land records
The public can access thousands of historical land records for the first time with the completion of renovations to the land commissioner’s office in January.
View ArticleGroup works to turn factory into a refuge
Efforts are under way toward turning a closed furniture-factory building south of downtown Fort Smith into a campus for providing services to the homeless.
View ArticleFewer than 21,000 lack power
Progress continued Sunday in restoring power to Arkansans who were left in the dark following the snowstorm that struck the state Christmas Day.
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