City to Provide Weatherization Kits
The city’s Community Services Division is giving away weatherization kits that could help qualified homeowners save money on their monthly utility bills.
View ArticleWoman Still In State Hospital
A Bentonville woman remains unfit to stand trial in a shooting incident that left a man dead.
View ArticleLiason Helps Bridge Cultural Gap
A new Southwest Junior High School employee is improving the school’s relationship with its Marshallese families, administrators said.
View ArticleIncoming College Head Visits
NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s incoming president met with Benton County school officials Wednesday to discuss how students can meet their potential at the collegiate level.
View ArticleUniversity Sues Washington County
The University of Arkansas filed a lawsuit Friday against Washington County, Assessor Jeff Williams and Tax Collector David Ruff over taxes paid for real estate property and university-owned equipment...
View ArticleStudents Like Choice Offered by Common Core
Students may already be finding instruction under the new Common Core State Standards to their liking, educators said Wednesday.
View ArticlePlanners Approve Study
Regional planners moved about $6.5 million worth of proposed road and bridge projects forward Wednesday and approved a plan to do a new environmental study of the Cave Springs recharge area.
View ArticleBeebe appoints heads over livestock, labor
Gov. Mike Beebe on Thursday appointed Faulkner County Judge Preston Scroggin to lead the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission and AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Ricky Belk to head the Arkansas Labor...
View ArticleQuorum Court looks to appoint new chief for Faulkner County
In an already politically divided county government, the decision of who will succeed Faulkner County Judge Preston Scroggin now is up to the Quorum Court.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s a real dynamic process. How can you balance shorter-term results with fixing the entire system?” Rob Gershon, chief clinical officer for Ozark Guidance in Springdale, on...
View ArticleEnglish teacher always in vogue
Susan Barham’s Southern grace, biting wit and an openness to the world’s beauty was similar to one of her literary heroes, Flannery O’Connor, her family and friends said.
View ArticleSupreme Court
The Arkansas Supreme Court released opinions Thursday. The court’s ruling and the names of the cases are reprinted here. The full opinions and other court proceedings, including per curiam decisions,...
View ArticleChaffee group gives OK to intervene in liquor suit
A $3 million land sale at Chaffee Crossing hinges on whether a Barling election allowing liquor sales is upheld in Circuit Court, and the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority wants to have its say in a...
View ArticleSchool District To Intervene In University Lawsuit
The Fayetteville School Board on Thursday agreed to intervene in a lawsuit between the University of Arkansas and Washington County to protect the financial interest of the School District.
View ArticleCleanup Complete
An abandoned industrial site in southeast Fayetteville can now become city parkland. Officials with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality presented Mayor Lioneld Jordan with a certificate...
View ArticleAuthor Tells Stories To Students
A professor handed Matt de la Pena a book during his sophomore year at University of the Pacific and suggested he read it.
View ArticleTransit System To End Saturday Service
Ozark Regional Transit will end Saturday service after Feb. 16, the public transportation system’s board decided Thursday.
View ArticleTontitown Budget Approved
The city may not have a mayor, but it does have a budget. The City Council, in a special meeting Thursday, approved a 2013 budget. The budget projects $1.05 million in revenue and $1.12 million in...
View ArticleReal Estate Market Ends 2012 On High Note
Increased home sales and higher prices pushed Northwest Arkansas’ 2012 home sales volume past $1 billion.
View ArticlePublic Meetings
Monday 6:30 p.m. Bella Vista City Council — Bella Vista Community TV studio, Highlands Crossing Center...
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