SCHOOL NEWS
The University of Arkansas released the 1,726 names on the Chancellor’s list who earned a 4.0 grade point average for the fall 2012 semester taking 12 or more course hours. Students in Benton,...
View ArticleLatin Bee Highlights Classical Learning
Children in red and blue polo shirts squeezed onto the bleachers for a modern spelling bee in a classic language Thursday night.
View ArticleSchool News
The University of Arkansas released the 1,726 names on the Chancellor’s list who earned a 4.0 grade point average for the fall 2012 semester taking 12 or more course hours. Students in Benton,...
View ArticleResidents See Plans for Planned Razorback Widening
Highway Department officials on Thursday heard from the public about plans for widening Razorback Road from Martin Luther King Boulevard past Reynolds Razorback Stadium to Maple Street and up the hill...
View ArticleFayetteville Shooter Sentenced To Prison
A convicted felon was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his part in a shooting the past spring in southeast Fayetteville that left a man with a bullet wound to the shoulder.
View ArticleCareer Criminal Sentenced For Gun
A convicted Fayetteville felon was sentenced Thursday to federal prison for having a gun.
View ArticleIn pipeline spill, lawns now resemble worksite
In the Northwoods neighborhood evacuated after an oil pipeline burst 10 days ago, progress is measured one load of dirt at a time.
View ArticleTributes can help with loss and pain
In the heat of August 2003, Gwen Matthews gave birth to a son, Beau, who she knew would not survive long.
View ArticleMedics’ gear gets upgrade
Franklin County paramedics and emergency medical technicians will soon be able to give cardiac specialists a head start in treating victims of heart attacks and related emergencies.
View ArticleBaxter County JPs OK funds for jail beds
The beds that Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery removed in December are back in the county jail, and sheriff’s deputies have returned to patrolling the county after an emergency cash appropriation...
View ArticleBill shifts pensions of court’s workers
As part of an ongoing disagreement between the legislative and judicial branches, a legislative panel voted Thursday to convert additional state Supreme Court workers into employees of the state.
View ArticleUCA trustees approve loan request
The University of Central Arkansas board of trustees on Friday approved a resolution allowing the school to seek state approval to obtain a loan of up to $3 million to pay for skyboxes and a...
View ArticleNewspaper veteran Foreman to speak
Gene Foreman, a 41-year veteran of the newspaper business and former editor with the Philadelphia Inquirer, will speak from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House on the University...
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “You’re searching for some meaning in the whole thing that you just went through and you want to do anything for people to remember your child who wasn’t here very long and for people...
View ArticleHorse thief, 20, faces 40 years
Jaci Rae Jackson pleaded guilty Thursday before Judge Larry Chandler in Columbia County Circuit Court to six counts of conspiracy to commit theft of property for her role in the November 2011 theft of...
View ArticleBar exam results
The state Board of Law Examiners has released the names of students who passed the general Arkansas Bar Examination given Feb. 26-27.
View ArticleGeorge Brothers to Lead Poultry Company
George’s Inc. has new leadership, but the Springdale poultry company is keeping it in the family.
View ArticleBotanical Garden Looks to Expand
The dirt trail around Lake Fayetteville may have to be rerouted if the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks follows through with plans to add new amenities.
View ArticleFire Damages Home
A house in Fayetteville received substantial damage caused by a fire Saturday night, according to Chaz Birdsong, Fire Department captain.
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