Lost Airman’s son discovers new reason to celebrate day
Observing Memorial Day while growing up in Harrison, Joe Cowan recalls, meant family time and maybe a typical American cookout.
View ArticleClues guide for engineers restoring historic bridges
Engineers have the original designs to guide them through the $1.4 million restoration of two historic Fayetteville bridges.
View ArticleSenators to begin accepting donations
State representatives have to wait until June 16 before they can begin accepting campaign contributions, though state senators have already been given the green light to start taking contributions, as...
View ArticleLawmakers to vote on new travel policy
The Arkansas Legislative Council is expected to modify its policy on lawmaker travel Tuesday as legislators plan which conferences they will attend this year.
View ArticleSmall earthquakes recorded outside Morrilton
The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded more than a dozen small earthquakes in the Morrilton area about 50 miles west of Little Rock.
View ArticleReporting on Petrino wins staff a first-place
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette staff won a first place Green Eyeshade Award in sports reporting for its coverage of the motorcycle crash and subsequent firing of University of Arkansas football coach...
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Education is how you get out of poverty, it’s how you get out of delinquency, it’s how you get out of a lot of things.” Randy Bridges, director of student services with the Fort Smith...
View ArticleEx-teacher accused of sex assault
A former Crossett High School agriculture teacher is facing sexual-assault charges after an Arkansas State Police investigation.
View ArticleAssessment Deadline Friday
ndividuals and businesses have until Friday to assess personal property.
View ArticleAmbulance Service See Increase In Calls
One in four patients suffering a heart attack arrives alive at a hospital in a Central Emergency Medical Service ambulance.
View ArticleMan Arrested In Connection With Hit-Run
A Springdale man was arrested Sunday in connection with a hit-and-run accident that sent an 8-year-old child to Northwest Medical Center-Springdale.
View ArticleVeterans Pay Tribute
Bill Allen remembers the honor guard handing his mother the folded flag from his father’s casket.
View ArticleCity Expects To Buy ‘Hollow’ To Use For Fill Ground
Aldermen are expected to approve Tuesday paying $350,000 for 37.6 acres next to the recycling center on Arkansas Street to dump used asphalt, concrete and dirt from city street projects.
View ArticleSuicides Leave Pain For Survivors
Five people committed suicide in April in Springdale compared with eight for the 11 months before, according to police records.
View ArticleParties Prepare To Spar Over Region
Democrats need to do better in Northwest Arkansas to regain their majority in the state Legislature, a political science professor and author said.
View ArticleBUILDING PERMITS: May 27th
Building permits issued in January for Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale on projects valued at $75,000 or more:
View ArticleState Dollars Boosts School Construction
Some Northwest Arkansas schools are getting ready to start construction or repair projects, knowing they will receive $23.8 million in state aid in the coming months.
View ArticleMARRIAGE LICENSES: May 27th
May 16 Juan Antonio Aleman-Arrue, 30, and Maria Isabel Bravo-Rodriquez, 23, both of Siloam Springs Joshua Kyle Baker, 24, Rogers, and Allison Jane Gaither, 22, Springdale Myron Amor Frazier, 32,...
View ArticleRESTAURANT INSPECTIONS: May 27th
Information is from state Health Department records. Restaurants are listed in order of inspection date. All reports are from regular food service food store inspections unless otherwise noted....
View ArticleLAWSUITS: May 27th
May 16 State of Arkansas v. $2,845 U.S. Currency, Malinda Willis and Gregory Holcomb Tina Bell, Curtis Bell, Jennifer Arms and Cable Arms v. Gayla K. Marks
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