New Charter School Proposed In Springdale
A public charter school is planned to open in Springdale in 2014, if approved by Arkansas' Department of Education.
View ArticlePublic Invited to Ice Cream Social
The Washington County Historical Society will host its 43rd annual ice cream social from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. today.
View ArticleKrauss Impersonator Arraigned
A woman who police said pretended to be country music singer Alison Krauss in order to swindle an elderly Fayetteville man pleaded not guilty Friday in Washington County Circuit Court.
View ArticleDecay Attorney Wants More Time, Experts
An attorney for convicted double-murderer Gregory Christopher Decay is seeking more time to prepare an appeal claiming Decay’s attorneys at trial were ineffective.
View ArticleJudge cites disrespect, jails developer
Former real-estate developer Brandon Barber was jailed Friday after a federal judge determined that he had “repeatedly violated” terms of his court-ordered home detention on federal fraud and...
View ArticleRECORDS
Fayetteville Carmen Stakley, 29, of 261 A. Sage St. in Springdale was arrested Saturday in connection with felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was in...
View ArticleArea lotteries
Numbers drawn Saturday: Missouri Lotto 20-29-30-31-34-40 Estimated jackpot: $1.2 million Oklahoma Lotto 6-19-27-35-45 Hot ball: 17 Estimated jackpot: $6.6 million Powerball 28-36-40-48-55 Powerball: 1...
View ArticleDivorces
BENTON COUNTY The following divorces were recorded in the circuit clerk’s office from June 6-12.
View ArticleClub News
Fly Tyers The Bella Vista Fly Tyers Fishing Club will host Arkansan Doug Nelson on Thursday. Nelson recently completed hiking the 2,200-mile-long Appalachian Trail that extends from Georgia to Maine....
View ArticleLocal Notes
Drum Corps plans show The Drum Corps International tour, Marching Music’s Major League, will come to Bentonville’s Tiger Stadium on July 16. The Bentonville Band Parents organization is in its second...
View ArticleHappy Father’s Day!
NWA Media asked our readers what lessons they learned from their fathers. Here are some of their answers : If your engine is dry your car will die. (Always keep the fluids full and current.) — Kaye...
View ArticleDad’s Days gone by
Susan Young, outreach coordinator for the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, selected these photos from the museum’s collection of some 500,000 images to illustrate Father’s Days gone by.
View ArticleFour Schools Placed On Probation
The Arkansas Board of Education placed four Bentonville schools on probation last week for exceeding class size limits.
View ArticleLPGA Event Drives Interest Up
The 7-iron dropped a little low. Good sound, good contact as the ball sailed out over the driving range, but the club bit into the ground, throwing a shower of sand the wind threw right back into the...
View ArticlePoultry Festival Cooks Up Tropical Fun
A small section of Rogers was transported to the tropics Friday and Saturday as The Poultry Federation of Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma staged a “Party in Paradise” for the organization’s annual...
View ArticleResidents Celebrate Juneteenth
People at this year’s Juneteenth festival bobbed their heads and swayed in place as the band Soulful Sound performed on stage at Murphy Park.
View ArticleRESTAURANT INSPECTIONS: June 17th
Information is from state Health Department records. Restaurants are listed in order of inspection date.
View ArticleMARRIAGE LICENSES: June 17th
June 6 Jonathan David Byrd, 42, and Mandie Renee Thompson, 37, both of Bentonville Joshua Earl Grimsley, 21, and Chelsea Brooke Clouatre, 21, both of Conway Devin Jaz Henderson, 23, Springdale, and...
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