Presentation Remembers Martin Luther King Jr
The song “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” always will remind Jerry Moore of the day in 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Moore, director of NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Upward Bound...
View ArticleQuorum Court OKs Sheriff’s Vehicles
Benton County Sheriff’s Office deputies will sport a new look soon as the Quorum Court on Thursday approved $255,000 to buy 10 Chevrolet Tahoes for the department.
View ArticleAttorneys Want Mental Evaluation For Holly
Defense attorneys for the man accused of killing a 6-year-old girl in November want a mental evaluation for their client. Zachary Holly, 28, of Bentonville is charged in connection with capital...
View ArticleBoard Moves Forward With Demographer
The School Board gave a committee the ability to select a demographer firm to help pinpoint growth numbers during a special meeting Thursday.
View ArticleRestaurant Tax Revenue Up
November 2011 was a big month for the Bentonville Advertising and Promotion Commission as visitors to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art poured into the city for a first glimpse of the...
View Article‘Geek The Library’ Set for Feb. 2
The Rogers Public Library will Geek the Library 2.0 on Feb. 2.
View ArticleDisposal, Fuel-Tank Violations Penalized
Representatives of a Fort Smith business that cleaned shop towels have agreed to pay a $10,000 penalty to settle claims that the company improperly stored and disposed of hazardous waste, according to...
View ArticlePolice Suspect Foul Play In Death
Fort Smith police detectives Friday continued the homicide investigation of a 50-yearold Fort Smith woman who was found dead in her home Thursday afternoon.
View ArticleBacklog Immense; Judge Orders City To Restore Clerks
Madison County District Court relied on a single court clerk for eight months after the Huntsville mayor prohibited two additional clerks from working for the court as part of a dispute over its...
View ArticleLR Teacher Gets 4 Months, Plea Deal In Sex Abuse Case
A fired private-school teacher and coach was sentenced Thursday to four months in jail for sexually abusing a student over an 18-month period in a plea deal that requires her to testify against her...
View Article3 Days Of Road Work To Slow I-540 Stretch
Residents navigating parts of Interstate 540 in Fort Smith and Van Buren should expect delays Monday morning as work begins on the interstate. Left lanes going north and south between Arkansas 22 to...
View ArticleHar-Ber Students Win Grant
Har-Ber High School has been chosen as one of 25 high schools from across the U.S. and Canada to receive a $2,000 grant through Project Ignition, a service-learning teen driver safety program. Project...
View ArticleZones May Change
A growing School District means new attendance maps for Rogers students — and the move of all Westside Elementary School students from the Rogers High School zone to the Heritage High School zone.
View ArticleDissolving Group May Delay Project
The City Council learned complying with the wishes of November’s voters could delay a major sewage project.
View ArticleRegulator Damaged At Electric Substation
Police are looking for a person who broke into a Carroll Electric substation through a cut fence and caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage.
View ArticleGreenPlay To Present Study Report
The Property Owners Association’s final amenities study report will be presented at 6 p.m. Thursday at Riordan Hall, 3 Riordan Drive.
View ArticleFormer Constable Faces Felony Charge
A former Washington County constable was arrested Friday in connection with a felony charge accusing him of impersonating a police officer.
View ArticleDavis Named New President
Dana Davis has been named the new president and CEO of the Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce, it was announced Friday in a news release.
View ArticleCity Council Agenda Includes Meeting Times
The City Council will hold its first regular meeting of the new year at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Highlands Crossing Center.
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