Spring Creek Park Plan Nearing Completion
Downtown creekside parks are moving closer to reality.
View ArticleSoftball Tournament Plays in New Complex
The parking lot of the new Regional Sports Park complex was full by midday Saturday, except for a row of parking spots hugging the outfield fences of the four softball/baseball diamonds.
View ArticleReported Road Rage Leads to Arrests
Police arrested two men who reportedly pulled a knife on a pair of high school students during a road rage incident Friday afternoon.
View ArticlePolice Seize Pot, Pills
An undercover investigation led police to nearly 2 pounds of marijuana, 200 pills and $4,825 on Friday.
View ArticlePolice Link Man to Armed Robbery
A Lincoln man faces felony charges after he reportedly robbed another man at knifepoint on East Rogers Street in Lincoln earlier this week.
View ArticlePolicy Forces Cancellation of Outside After-School Programs
Hundreds of girls enrolled in an after-school program may end up using outside facilities or waiting until 5:30 p.m. to meet because of new, strict enforcement of a district policy regarding facility use.
View ArticlePrevailing Wage Repeal Will Pass, Senator Predicts
A bill to do away with the state’s “prevailing wage” requirement on public works projects will pass, Sen. Kim Hendren, R-Gravette, assured the audience at a forum of local lawmakers Saturday.
View ArticleLAWSUITS: January 28th
Jan. 10 State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co. v. James D. Risenhoover Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Kristy Hutcherson State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. and Whitney Vinzant v. Brandon Freeman and Heather Hall
View ArticleMARRIAGE LICENSES: January 28th
Jan. 17 Rickey Lee Keith, 23, and Amanda Lee Brewood, 27, both of Siloam Springs Duane Milton Kuske, 75, Bella Vista, and Constance Lorraine Hansen, 78, Bentonville Jose Antonio Teran-Diaz, 20, and...
View ArticleMentors help teens reach their dreams
Leslie Silva, a senior at Har-Ber High School, found encouragement to pursue her dream of attending college, despite challenges that come with being a teen mother and the first in her family to aspire...
View ArticleVisions sought for city’s future
Fort Smith is looking for 20 to 30 residents to help map out what the city will look like in the future.
View ArticleLR board approves deal as part of park expansion
Little Rock has moved forward with the city’s Parks and Recreation Department plan to expand the 212-acre War Memorial Park.
View ArticleServicemen’s kids aim of school pact
The state Senate passed a bill last week that would add Arkansas to a 43-state compact that waives state-specific academic requirements for the children of active-duty military members who have met...
View ArticlePB City Council hits a deadlock on department heads’ residency
Since she became mayor, Debe Hollingsworth and the Pine Bluff City Council have faced one public dispute: the interim police chief’s residency.
View ArticleCharges dropped for LR Occupiers
Prosecutors have dropped the charges against the four people arrested in May during the Occupy Little Rock protests.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s not impossible just because their parents didn’t go to school.” Rhiannon McKee, a Razor COACH mentor at Har-Ber High School in Springdale who helps students pursue their...
View ArticleHeroin distribution case postponed
A federal jury trial for eight men accused of operating a heroin distribution ring linked to two deaths and seven non-fatal overdoses among young adults and teenagers in Cabot will be heard in July,...
View ArticlePlanners To Discuss Alternative Fuel
The owner of a gasoline filling station is hoping to add an alternative fuel source, compressed natural gas, to his operation.
View ArticleDistrict Schools Under Construction
Construction happening in the Bentonville School District is expected to relieve some overcrowding.
View ArticleWalmart Gives $1 Million For Community Center
The city’s planned community center is one step closer to reality after Parks and Recreation staff announced a $1 million grant from the Walmart Foundation.
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