College To Weigh Land Offer
NorthWest Arkansas Community College representatives continue to pursue land for the college’s first permanent facility in Washington County.
View ArticleFour In Teen Burglary Ring Arrested
Police arrested four teens who police say may have broken into as many as 18 houses and vehicles.
View ArticleWoman Rescued From Trailer Fire
A woman was rescued from a burning mobile home Thursday at 1924 S. 17th Place.
View ArticleSchool Board Debates Options
A grandfathering clause keeping current sixth-graders in their present attendance zone was reviewed Thursday as the Rogers School Board came closer to a decision.
View ArticleBoard OKs Permits For Cell Towers
A communications company plans to build three cellphone towers to improve AT&T reception in western Washington County against some opposition from residents.
View ArticleBentonville Man Snagged In Undercover Operation
A Bentonville man was arrested Wednesday in connection with possessing numerous images of child pornography.
View ArticleCity Opposes Cable Law
Officials are critical of a new law they say will strip cities ability to negotiate contracts with cable television providers.
View ArticleResidents Review Eighth Street Plans
Plans for a new Interstate 540 interchange at Eighth Street are inching forward eight years after Congress earmarked $31 million for the interchange and a widened Eighth Street.
View ArticleGravette man held on rape charge
A Gravette man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of raping a 9-year-old girl.
View ArticleSebastian County JPs will vote on funding for death settlement
The Sebastian County Quorum Court will convene for a special meeting Tuesday to consider an ordinance appropriating $145,000 as part of a settlement in a federal court jail death lawsuit.
View ArticleMan gets 25 years in Delta drug case
A Lee County convicted rapist and drug dealer who shot at federal agents as they tried to arrest him in 2011 was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday.
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
Truck near McCrory strikes 2, killing 1 McCRORY — Arkansas State Police said a pickup in Woodruff County struck two people who were walking on the road, killing one and injuring the other.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “The Constitution is not like a candy box.You can’t just pick the pieces you like and leave the rest.” Steve Sheppard, a professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and...
View ArticleHaas Halls Plans For Free-Standing Campus
From its beginning in a dairy barn to classrooms in an old restaurant and fitness center, Haas Hall Academy may be on the verge of another move.
View ArticleFood Drive Teaches Math Skills
A math project and contest at Bellview Elementary School let fifth-graders feed those less fortunate.
View ArticleCounty Eyes Street Maintenance
Benton County officials say they’re seeing an unanticipated legacy of growth from the 1990s and 2000s in a growing number of residential subdivision streets needing maintenance.
View ArticlePlans For Dam Back On Track
A plan to replace a leaking dam at Lake Bella Vista is back on track five years after floodwater damaged the structure.
View ArticleAlexander: Health Plan Chances No Longer ‘Zero’
Passage of expanded health coverage is plausible for the first time, said a conservative state House member who is a former chairman of the Washington County Tea Party.
View ArticleGravette Man Accused Of Rape
A Gravette man was arrested Thursday in connection with raping a 9-year-old girl.
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