Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrests In Check Case
Benton County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested several people suspected of being involved in a case where thousands of dollars were stolen from a Gravette business when several books of payroll...
View ArticleDrought lingers in 3/4 of state
Three-quarters of Arkansas remains in some classification of drought, and despite rain across much of the state last week, it will take a long time before the parched landscape recovers, meteorologists...
View ArticleSupper’s raccoon draws in politicians
The two announced 2014 gubernatorial candidates can agree on at least one thing — go for the barbecued raccoon.
View ArticleMeth-making seen on wane
State and federal law-enforcement officials expect a decline in small-scale methamphetamine production in Arkansas, resulting from Oklahoma’s decision to coordinate its pseudoephedrine registry with...
View ArticleKing birthday events set in Fort Smith, Fayetteville
A parade in downtown Fort Smith on Saturday was the first of a series of events in Fort Smith and Fayetteville celebrating the birthday of civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
View ArticleHarrison schools see rash of threats
There have been eight bomb threats at Harrison public schools since Nov. 6.
View ArticleNOTEWORTHY DEATH
Rhythm guitar player for Elvis Presley Rhythm-guitar player John Wilkinson, who performed with Elvis Presley more than a thousand times, has died at his home in southwest Missouri. He was 67.
View ArticleRegion’s Priorities Reflect State’s
Northwest Arkansas legislators see a notable lack of regional issues when they convene in Little Rock on Monday for a session headlined by more than a billion dollars worth of statewide health care...
View ArticleStudents Could Pay To Get Diploma
Violeta Solorza received her General Educational Development diploma in the mail while visiting family in Mexico during Christmas break.
View ArticleAlcohol Sales Start This Week
Benton County residents will be able to purchase retail alcohol this week for the first time since World War II.
View ArticleN.Y. woman wins Miss America title
Mallory Hagan, Miss New York, was crowned Miss America in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
View ArticleWomen’s shelters see uptick in inhabitants
Although the local economy is making gains, money problems remain a stress point for troubled couples already struggling with pre-existing relationship issues.
View ArticleRedfield school, built in ’30s, set to close
For decades, children approaching their early teenage years in the Jefferson County town of Redfield have gone to classes in a small, local school building.
View ArticleProgram coaches districts’ teachers
Teachers, especially those in small districts and charter schools, continue to grapple with ensuring their lessons challenge students to the level expected of new state curriculum standards for math...
View ArticleLR opens center for truancy
Youths caught on the street skipping school will now be ferried to one by an officer.
View ArticleNOTEWORTHY DEATH
Pulitzer winner, columnist Patterson Eugene Patterson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning editor and columnist whose words helped draw national attention to the civil-rights movement, died Saturday evening in...
View ArticleHonor King’s day with work, says kin
Barely a week away from the 26th annual celebration of the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., King’s nephew told an audience in North Little Rock that the holiday is not a time for barbecues or...
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Based on what we see, financial stress won’t cause abuse in a family where it didn’t exist before, but it seems to escalate the violence. The more stress the abuser is under, the more...
View ArticleChildren’s author to discuss writing
Children’s author Gordon Korman will discuss writing as part of an author’s visit and book signing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Fort Smith Main Library.
View ArticleCenter to host CPR training
The Schmieding Center in Springdale will host a CPR certification program for the layperson from noon-4 p.m. Thursday.
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