Board officially selects new acting parole head
The state Board of Corrections Tuesday officially selected Sheila Sharp as the acting head of the state’s parole and probation agency in a vote prompted by a mistake in the motion passed a day earlier...
View ArticleHalter, ASU near deal on education-plan name change
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Halter’s campaign would be required to refer to Halter’s proposal to build upon the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship as the “Arkansas Promise Plan” rather...
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
FAA grants going to 4 state airports The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $3.3 million in grants for safety and operational improvements at four Arkansas airports, according to members of...
View ArticleNOTEWORTHY DEATH
U.S. House’s first black majority whip PHILADELPHIA — Former U.S. Rep. William H. Gray III, who rose to influential positions in Congress and was the first black to become majority whip, died Monday at...
View ArticleWoman gets year for counterfeiting
A Fort Smith woman has been sentenced in federal court to more than one year in prison for printing her own money to buy methamphetamine, according to court records.
View ArticleMan sentenced in Mena threats
A Houston man who federal authorities say threatened to kill employees at the Polk County Department of Human Services office in Mena last year has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison.
View ArticleAT A GLANCE: School Board Filings
At A Glance School Board Filings The following candidates filed Tuesday for school board seats in Benton County. The filing period ends at noon July 9. The election is Sept. 17.
View ArticleDowntown Lots Zoned For Higher Density
The Planning Commission unanimously approved a rezoning request Tuesday night for four lots in southwest downtown to make room for additional houses.
View ArticleJorgenson Gets A Raise
Evelyn Jorgenson, the new president at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, will earn 3 percent more in salary this fiscal year than what the Board of Trustees originally approved.
View ArticleCommittee OKs Security Camera Request
A request for more digital security cameras in and around the county courthouse got the Quorum Court Finance Committee’s approval Tuesday.
View ArticleProsecutors Charge Elkins Woman
Prosecutors have filed a formal charge against an Elkins woman accused of attempting to hire a woman to kill her ex-husband.
View ArticleRogers Man Sentenced To 15 Years
A Rogers man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to drug and sex crimes.
View ArticleTough Hands Work To Dress Rodeo Goats
Hard: Pulling a young, 50-pound, bleating, bawling goat with horns — that doesn’t want to go — into the rodeo arena.
View ArticleAT A GLANCE: Northwest Arkansas Independence Day Celebrations
At A Glance Northwest Arkansas Independence Day Celebrations Today • Fireworks Celebration — Watermelon, food, music, 6:30 p.m.; fireworks around 9 p.m., Veterans Park in Rogers. Free....
View ArticleLowell meeting to cover road plan
Plans to construct a new road from Arkansas 264 to West Pleasant Grove Road will be on display at a public hearing next week, the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department said Wednesday.
View ArticleProperty Forfeiture Requested in Connection with FBI Search
The federal government is asking for forfeiture of three properties in Rogers in connection with an investigation into money laundering, wire fraud and mail fraud, according to documents.
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS: July 4th
Friday Fayetteville Planning Commission — Room 111, City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain St.
View ArticleRECORDS: July 4th
Arrests Benton County Sheriff’s Office • Josiah Treston Cochran, 20, of 1113 S. 27th St. in Rogers was arrested Tuesday in connection with breaking or entering, commercial burglary and possession of a...
View Article4th just another day in war zone
When the Southern belle starts to sing the national anthem tonight under an evening sky and a sign that reads “Remember Our Troops,” and children’s eyes widen in awe at the fireworks exploding...
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