RECORDS
Arrests 4th Judicial District Drug Task Force Gregory Watkins, 20, of Fayetteville was arrested Saturday in connection with felony possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of possession of a...
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS
1 p.m. Springdale Airport Commission — Council Chambers, City Administration Building, 201 Spring St.
View ArticleGovernments battle to maintain bridges
When Washington County employees began tearing down the Miley Wagon Bridge near Baldwin earlier this year, there was no doubt about how the county was going to stay within its estimated $400,000 budget...
View Article‘Tebow Law' Opens Public School Sports To Home-Schooled Students
Teens who go to school at home can attend extracurricular activities in a public school, according to a new state law.
View ArticleCities Defend Ambulance Budgets
Siloam Springs and Rogers officials said their reimbursement requests for rural ambulance service are based on their costs and county officials are welcome to look for a better deal.
View ArticleCity Leaders Oppose Walton Arts Center Changes
Elected officials are not taking a proposed reorganization of the Walton Arts Center’s governance structure lightly.
View ArticleWalmart Thinks Big
The world’s largest retailer likes to do things on a big scale. This week’s annual
View ArticleSchool Districts Help Feed Kids Over Summer Break
Some children in Benton and Washington counties will be able to walk to school for a free meal this summer, according to school district officials.
View ArticleMetroplan officials look to improve traffic signals
Virtually all drivers want traffic signals synchronized in a way that allows them to motor down the street unimpeded by a red light or a series of red lights.
View ArticleLR zoo rethinks blueprint for future
Revising the master plan for a zoo is a lot more difficult than choosing whether to add a sea lion exhibit or splurge on a hippopotamus habitat.
View ArticleNOTEWORTHY DEATH
Prolific jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller, who made hundreds of recordings as one of the most skilled and admired jazz pianists of his era, died Wednesday at a hospital in Allentown, Pa. He was 57 and had...
View ArticleUCA’s Williams takes on new diversity role
Throughout a series of contentious issues at the University of Central Arkansas, Ronnie Williams has been among the school’s few vice presidents who have remained unscathed.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Kids are engaged, having fun, and they are learning at the same time.” Laveta Wills-Hale, director of the Arkansas Out of School Network, on comprehensive summer learning programs...
View Article45 in National Merit Receive Scholarships
Forty-five members of the Arkansas high school Class of 2013 are among 2,500 students nationally named as recipients of college-financed National Merit Scholarships.
View ArticleLab: No alcohol in driver’s blood
Toxicology results show a man charged with first-degree battery in the death of a Conway police officer and driving while intoxicated had no alcohol or nonprescribed drugs in his system at the time of...
View ArticleRECORDS: June 3rd
Arrests Benton County Sheriff’s Office • Philip Norris, 52, of 10148 Summit Drive in Rogers was arrested Saturday in connection with felony possession of a controlled substance and two counts of...
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS: June 3rd
Today 9:30 a.m. Rogers Board of Adjustments — City Hall, 301 W. Chestnut St.
View ArticleFire Department Planning Future
Fire Department officials are looking to the future to help determine their needs over the next five years.
View ArticleMaps Make Property Information Easier To Access
Lisa Groves, a Bryant-based real estate investor, has traveled the state looking for good deals at annual auctions by the Commissioner of State Lands Office.
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