PUBLIC MEETINGS: April 30th
Today 3:30 p.m. Fayetteville Civil Service Commission — Room 111, City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain St.
View ArticleCity to Host Trail Trekker Meeting
Residents interested in becoming a Fayetteville trail trekker are invited to a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. today in Room 111 of the City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain St.
View ArticleGrant From Tyson Helps Education Foundation
More classroom projects in Springdale may get funded because of a $100,000 grant Tyson Foods awarded the Springdale Public Schools Education Foundation on Monday, officials said.
View ArticleStorm Drains Work to Slow North Street Traffic
The outer, eastbound lane on North Street will close this week between Leverett and Gregg avenues while Transportation Division workers install a storm drain.
View ArticleSpringdale Resident Injured With Knife
Roommates disagreed Monday on how one suffered a puncture wound to his leg, police said.
View ArticleMan Arrested After Car Chase
A Siloam Springs man faces felony and misdemeanor charges after a high-speed car chase in Springdale early Sunday morning.
View ArticleConvicted Rapist Wants Life Term Tossed
A Springdale man given a life sentence for raping a 14-year-old boy wants his conviction and sentence overturned.
View ArticleProjected Street Bond Project Costs High
Street projects in the city’s bond program will be completed before deadlines but the city will be short of money if projections hold up.
View ArticleTeachers Awarded $257,890 in Grants
The Fayetteville Public Education Foundation handed out $257,890 in program and teacher grants and scholarships at its annual Celebration of Excellence on Monday.
View ArticleEducator Remembered
Friends and former co-workers remembered Martina Peacock on Monday as energetic, organized and passionate about the children she served.
View ArticleBond Set For Man Accused In Shooting
Bond was set at $250,000 for the man accused of firing multiple shots into a Bentonville private club last week. The bond was set at a hearing over the weekend.
View ArticleLandingham Sentenced On Rape Charge
John Scott Landingham admitted Monday to raping a 17-year-old girl while he was a state prisoner, but free as part of a furlough program.
View ArticleMore Precincts Coming
The number of voter precincts in Benton County will increase by the end of 2013, after having been reduced just last year.
View ArticleBella Vista To Oversee Library
Library supporters attending the City Council meeting Monday breathed a sigh of relief when aldermen voted to go ahead with a city takeover.
View ArticleFour Fired At Veterans Home
Four workers were fired for giving false statements after a patient’s arm was broken at the Fayetteville Veterans Home, the director of the state Veterans Affairs Department said Monday.
View ArticleTurnout light at Bentonville second high school forum
Turnout was light at a public forum this morning to discuss the second high school issue.
View ArticleCox: Most service restored in area
A power disruption dropped service to Cox Communications customers in several Northwest Arkansas communities on Tuesday morning.
View ArticleMonroe County loses inmate workers at jail
The Arkansas Department of Correction’s Act 309 Oversight Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to suspend Monroe County’s inmate worker program for one year after an investigation revealed a sexual...
View ArticleFlair for paper crafting wins UA student $15,000 award
University of Arkansas graduating senior Emily Chase put her patience and artistic ability to work, turning paper into a $15,000 fellowship to further her career in paper crafts and clothing design.
View ArticleTestifying, ex-official’s filing says
Attorneys for the former University of Central Arkansas chief of staff charged with commercial burglary in a cheating scandal at UCA indicated in a court filing that he will testify on his own behalf...
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