Alcohol Sales Brisk On First Day
Advocates of liquor sales spent $703,039 to legalize retail alcohol sales in Benton County in November. On Thursday, it cost Eric Alderete $6.99 to buy a six-pack of Bud Light at a Bentonville...
View ArticleSchwartz To Kick Off College’s Themed Semester
Jessica A. Schwartz will give the presentation “Radiation Sounds: Marshallese Music and Nuclear Silences” at NorthWest Arkansas Community College on Jan. 26.
View ArticleSearch Under Way For Missing Shotgun
Benton County Sheriff’s Office deputies spent hours Thursday searching for an unloaded shotgun that fell off a part-time deputy’s car Wednesday night.
View ArticleBusiness, Community Leader Dies
Joe Bill Hackler, a longtime Rogers business and community leader, died this week in Fayetteville.
View ArticlePolice Chief Warns Of Meter Scam
Police Chief Jon Simpson warned Thursday of a possible scam involving a telephone caller asking for credit or debit card information to pay for new electric meters being installed across the city.
View ArticleForum Set For Tuesday
Members will have another opportunity next week to communicate with the Property Owners Association’s board and staff.
View ArticleEastern north-south corridor preferred alignment released
An eastern north-south corridor linking Fayetteville and Rogers would include extending Arkansas 265 from Arkansas 264 to Arkansas 94 and improving other existing roads, according to a plan released...
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
Man shot to death in Arkadelphia Authorities in Clark County are investigating the shooting death of a Little Rock man.
View ArticleDarr calls report inaccurate that he’s in U.S. Senate race
Lt. Gov. Mark Darr denied reports in the National Journal Friday that he plans to run for the U.S. Senate and will announce his candidacy in April.
View ArticleMartin Luther King Jr. and Robert E. Lee’s birthday closings
The following state, federal and local government offices’ schedules may be affected by the holiday on Monday: GARBAGE COLLECTION Bella Vista: Regular routes will run Monday. Bentonville: Regular...
View Article21 ask judge to bar Barling from case
A group of south Sebastian County residents seeking to invalidate Barling’s liquor vote in November have asked a Sebastian County circuit judge to reject the city of Barling’s request to intervene in...
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Every Arkansan has a story to tell. In all my travels around the state with Channel 7, I don’t think I’ve ever met a person who didn’t have some interesting story to tell.” Randy...
View ArticleLizana pleads innocent in triple slaying
A man charged with capital murder in the slayings of two young girls and their stepfather in Arkadelphia pleaded innocent Friday. Riakos Lizana spoke only to utter the words “not guilty” in the...
View ArticleCounty Has Committee Conundrum
Washington County leaders and staff members could find themselves duplicating efforts and taxpayer-funded man-hours for two Finance Committees that would review the same business.
View ArticleNew Trend In Classroom Instruction
Some teachers in Fayetteville and other districts are using a new model called flipped instruction. They said it helps students keep up with classroom work and provides more time for concentrated work...
View ArticleHighway Department Unveils Eastern Corridor Route
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department released its preferred route for an eastern corridor from northern Springdale to Rogers.
View ArticleSubstitutes Called Upon Regularly
Marge Griffin spent the past week working at Bentonville’s Ardis Ann Middle School, where she was substituting for a fifth-grade social studies teacher.
View ArticleStudent Overcomes ‘Turbulence’ To Win Bee
Brittany Chue admitted she was thrown off when the word “terrarium” was given to her during the Springdale School District’s spelling bee Friday.
View ArticleExplanation Sought For Illness
State health officials worked Friday to determine what caused the illness that sickened about 300 Hellstern Middle School students this week.
View ArticleOfficials Aim To Repeal Wage Scale
Benton County Judge Bob Clinard and state Rep. Dan Douglas, R-Bentonville, will promote legislation to abolish Arkansas’ prevailing wage scale. The scale sets pay rates for workers on...
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