Work Continues On Planning Regulations
Benton County’s review of planning regulations has cleared one hurdle — review by the Quorum Court’s Legislative Committee — and has been returned to the Planning Board.
View ArticleHastings Closing In June
The Hastings store is closing and 35 employees will lose their jobs.
View ArticleCollege Team Wins Regional
NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Enactus Team won in regional competition Wednesday and will advance to compete at the national level in May.
View ArticleGED Classes To be Offered To Some Jail Inmates
Some inmates in the Benton County Jail will have an opportunity to complete their high school education while behind bars.
View ArticleHigh School Looks To East
School District officials hope for a state grant that would be used to establish an Environmental and Spatial Technology program at Bentonville High School this fall.
View ArticleAssociation Accepting Resumes For Board Vacancy
The Property Owners Association began accepting resumes Friday for members interested in filling a one-year term on its board.
View ArticleAssociation Crafts New Plan
After seven months and a series of meetings with members, the Property Owners Association board approved another plan for an assessment increase for members to vote on.
View ArticleMan Arrested In Burglary
A Bentonville man faces felony charges after police said he robbed a woman in her home and demanded marijuana.
View ArticleStartup grants go to 5 charters
The Arkansas Department of Education has awarded federal grants of $483,000 to five charter schools opening in August.
View ArticleChanges put on tap for water regulations
Proposed changes to the state’s water-quality regulations aim to base future pollution measures on a very large test case: Beaver Lake.
View ArticleHouse sends tax cuts to governor
With the 2013 Legislative session winding to a close, the Arkansas House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved and sent to Gov. Mike Beebe more than a dozen tax cuts Friday that will reduce state...
View ArticlePastor accused of fraud in filing
A Pulaski County court filing accuses a Fort Smith associate pastor of soliciting $61,500 from a church member to invest in a fictional, high-interest U.S. Treasury bond fund, and instead spending most...
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
NLR man charged in teen’s homicide A North Little Rock man was arrested and charged with capital murder Thursday in the death of a teenager whose body was found last week in a field, police said.
View ArticleBridge chunks fall onto I-30 in LR, but hole quickly fixed
Concrete debris from a hole in the Scott Hamilton Road overpass fell onto eastbound lanes of Interstate 30, causing lane closures for several hours Friday.
View ArticleAfter vote, community upgrades on Cabot to-do list
An expanded parks complex, library and community center are among about $40 million worth of projects that Cabot officials plan to complete now that voters have approved seven ballot measures in a...
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “The importance of water quality for Beaver Lake cannot be overemphasized. It’s the water supply for Northwest Arkansas, it’s the economic engine of the region, and contributes to the...
View ArticleProsecutor for Gillean subpoenaed
An attorney for Jack Gillean, a former University of Central Arkansas chief of staff who is awaiting trial on felony charges, has subpoenaed an unlikely pretrial witness: the chief deputy prosecutor...
View ArticleOil-spill tainted drain to be fixed
Work to remove oil that spilled beneath a storm-drainage pipe in a Mayflower subdivision when an Exxon Mobil pipeline ruptured last month is expected to begin next week, the Faulkner County judge said...
View ArticleWeb tools aiding lecturers at UA
The mini-lecture in microeconomics is like Robinson Crusoe meets Survivor, with an opening title sequence featuring dramatic music reminiscent of the latter.
View ArticleState’s new gun toters keep instructors busy
In the first three months of 2013, Arkansas saw a steady increase in the number of people receiving concealed-carry gun permits.
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