Spill cleanup near finish, officials say
Cleanup efforts after a March 29 Exxon Mobil pipeline rupture in Mayflower will be completed within the next two to three weeks, according to Mayflower Unified Incident Command officials.
View ArticlePrincipals key to gauging teachers
Principals will spend an increasing amount of time out of their offices and in classrooms because of a new statewide teacher-evaluation system they will begin using next school year.
View ArticleDivorces
The following divorces were recorded in the circuit clerk’s office from April 11-17.
View ArticleChain-saw artists battle it out to sculpt winning carved log
In this artists community, even loggers can get into the act.
View ArticleNobel laureate’s LR venue moved
The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service has moved a Tuesday lecture by 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee to the Wally Allen Ballroom at the Statehouse Convention Center.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “The goal is that the principal be the true instructional leader of the building, not just a manager.” Marcia Sanders, assistant director of the Northwest Arkansas Education Service...
View ArticleFestival brings tales to life
Storm troopers marched by a reading area as Jedi in training learned how to use lightsabers. Iron Man sat behind a shelf of books with other superheroes making capes. Zombies attacked anyone who...
View ArticleLittle Rock school chief shaped by good, bad of past
Dexter Suggs Sr., the incoming superintendent of the Little Rock School District, carries with him wherever he goes mementos of his past — both the good and the bad.
View ArticleTexarkana chops budget
City directors approved $220,562 in budget cuts in a 5-1 vote at Monday’s regular meeting to keep the city from dipping into its fund balance to make monthly payments for convention center and water...
View ArticleNew Nurses Filling the Ranks
Patients in Northwest Arkansas will get the nurses they need, but many nurses might be new to the job, hospital administrators say.
View ArticleNew Law Could Encourage Energy Efficient Building Improvements
A new state law could make it easier for Arkansans to make energy efficiency improvements to their homes or businesses.
View ArticleEnforcement Works To Keep Alcohol Violations In Check
Businesses selling alcoholic beverages in Benton and Washington counties had 72 violations from March 2012 through February, according to records from the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Division.
View ArticleRogers Proposes New Senior Ranking System
Class rank could be a thing of the past for the class of 2017 at Rogers high schools.
View ArticleBella Vista Courses To Open Monday
All Propery Owners Association golf courses will be open for play on Sunday, except Kingswood and Bella Vista Country Club, which will likely open Monday.
View ArticlePolice: Man Raped Girl
A Springdale man faces felony charges after police said he molested an 8-year-old girl.
View ArticleSherwood celebrates its history
The city of Sherwood is throwing itself a celebration party today and taking advantage of the opportunity to teach residents more about its history as a community.
View ArticleSurvivors, allies gather for victims’ rights week
Dozens of colorful balloons flitted above the banks of the Arkansas River on Sunday afternoon, dancing in the wind to the sounds of bagpipes, as Amy Stivers remembered the short life and violent death...
View ArticleMore Shooters Reloading Ammo
Crowded into one corner of Sturm’s Indoor Gun Range in Springdale, Steve Sturm works around a cluster of Dillon ammunition presses, aligning components, adjusting the flow of gunpowder and selecting...
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