City near LR adds library to resources
Wrightsville opened its own public library Saturday.
View ArticleTornado stirs safe-room interest
Crawford County Judge John Hall said that when his justices of the peace asked him what could be done about raising funds for additional safe rooms around the county during Thursday night’s Quorum...
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
Shooting accident kills 14-year-old TEXARKANA — Police in Texarkana said a 14-year-old boy was killed over the weekend in an apparent accidental shooting.
View ArticleArkansas historic locations put on endangered-sites list
Stressing the importance of protecting vital pieces of the state’s heritage, the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas on Thursday released its 2013 listing of “most endangered places,” which...
View ArticleOfficials transfer Alamo to facility in Oklahoma
Imprisoned evangelist Tony Alamo was moved recently from a federal prison in Marion, Ill., to the Bureau of Prisons Transfer Facility in Oklahoma City.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “We have schools in fiscal distress.When you’ve got a school in fiscal distress, I don’t see them making this a priority.They have other issues to handle.” Mike Galligan, planner for...
View ArticleRECORDS: May 28th
Arrests Bentonville • Joshua Lee McMillon, 33, of 400 Old Forge Drive was arrested Monday in connection with forgery, attempted forgery and breaking or entering. McMillon was being held Monday in the...
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS: May 28th
Today 4:30 p.m. Fayetteville City Council — Room 326, City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain St. Walton Arts Center Council — Starr Theater, Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville
View ArticleHonoring The Fallen
The women gathered their arms around each other and smiled, knowing they were and are there for each other and tears welled up in their eyes.
View ArticlePublic Meeting Set On Rupple Extension
People living on Fayetteville’s west side will have a chance Thursday to review and comment on plans to widen and extend Rupple Road.
View ArticleTeaching, Learning Continue Until The Last Bell
Summer vacation for most of the students in Fayetteville schools starts Friday but until then teachers say it will be businesss as usual in their classrooms.
View ArticleOfficials Work On Conceptual Park Plans
The Regional Sports Park and Rogers Aquatic Center at Dock Wheeler Park are open. That means officials can turn their attention to one of the city’s oldest parks, Lake Atalanta.
View ArticleAcademy Graduates Flying High
Airplanes, engineering and aeronautics drew them to the Air Force Academy, but graduates said they stayed for other reasons.
View ArticlePaying Tribute
Richard I. Clark, Navy, Korean War. Herman E. Swanson, Marine Corps, World War II. Jack V. Sanders, Coast Guard, World War II.
View ArticleFrom Bentonville To Nashville
Now that Tom Chester is done with microscopes and textbooks, he can turn his attention to the bright lights of Nashville.
View ArticlePanama president establishes UA scholarship
Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli established a scholarship to benefit outstanding student leaders in the Sigma Nu fraternity.
View ArticleSpringdale infant killed in wreck
A 9-month-old from Springdale was killed Monday in a single-vehicle wreck in Madison County, according to a fatal crash report from the Arkansas State Police.
View ArticleSheriff’s Deputy Dies Of Cancer
Doug Gay, a Benton County Sheriff ’s Oft ce employee for 17 years, died Sunday. He was 59.
View ArticleOriginal Fort Smith still impresses visitors
Fifty years later, the foundation stones of the first Fort Smith establishment continue to draw the eyes of residents and visitors alike.
View ArticleWAC board approves AMP move to Rogers
Members of the Walton Arts Center's board of directors approved moving Northwest Arkansas' main outdoor concert venue to Rogers on Tuesday.
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