Elkins Turns Eye To Street Projects
Residents and drivers passing through town could see upgrades and repairs next year to heavily used streets and other minor “dead end” streets, the mayor said.
View ArticleSheriff: West Fork Woman Plotted Husband’s Murder With Boyfriend
A bitter divorce prompted a West Fork woman to build a bomb as part of a plot to murder her husband, Washington County Sheriff Tim Helder said Friday.
View ArticleVolunteers distribute free kits to boost home weatherization
Kris Westbrook opened his door Saturday morning to find John Coleman and Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan offering him a free weatherization kit for his home near Walker Park on South College Avenue.
View ArticleCollege Plans Still Taking Shape In Washington County
Liz Garrigus drives at least 45 minutes to attend classes at NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s campus in Bentonville.
View ArticleTunnel Work Begins
Drivers can expect delays for several weeks as construction begins on a tunnel under Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
View ArticleLiquor Permits Still To Be Decided
A three-day marathon of meetings by the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in Little Rock ended Thursday with at least 15 retail liquor permits unawarded.
View ArticleClinic Director Has History Of Fraud Accusations
There are no cars in the parking lot at Situs Cancer Research Center. A recreational vehicle sits in a back parking lot near a pile of items covered by a tarp.
View ArticleMount Hebron Road Closed for Work
portion of Mount Hebron Road will be closed until Aug. 14 for construction.
View ArticleIt took four long years for Amy Crain’s dream
When Amy Crain was 13, she went to her first Miss Arkansas pageant as a spectator and fell in love with the idea of competing. It wasn’t long after watching her hometown winner, Lauren Davidson,...
View ArticleNOTEWORTHY DEATH: British actor influenced news parodies
Actor and writer Mel Smith, a major force in British comedy whose evening news parody anticipated the hijinks of hits such as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, has died of a heart attack, his agent,...
View ArticlePublic-school vision group gets new chief
Gary Newton, a former chamber of commerce executive who last year established Arkansas Learns, a private-sector alliance for excellence in education, is taking on a new role.
View ArticleRaze dam, resources panel orders
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission on Wednesday ordered a Clinton landowner to remove an approximately 30-foot-tall dam that he constructed on his property in a floodway without first obtaining...
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “When we fill positions, we try to fill them with someone who costs less than the one who left.” Hartford Superintendent Teresa Ragsdale
View ArticleLegislator loses appeal of ruling on ethics
A Pulaski County circuit judge on Tuesday upheld ethics sanctions against a Harrisburg lawmaker who said he did not know his mother would be considered part of his immediate family under state...
View ArticleMARRIAGE LICENSES: July 22nd
July 11 Scotty Ray Benton, 33, and Tina Marie Willis, 34, both of Siloam Springs Lindsey Charles Holloway, 52, Muskogee, Okla., and Mitzi Renee Woodburn, 43, Wagoner, Okla.
View ArticleLAWSUITS: July 22nd
July 11 In Re: Perla Guadalupe Vazquez and Perla Guadalupe Vazquez v. In Re: Perla Guadalupe Vazquez and Perla Guadalupe Vazquez Dianna Helgeson and Dale Helgeson v. Cozzini Brothers Inc. and Primedge...
View ArticleRESTAURANT INSPECTIONS: July 22nd
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 ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS: July 22nd
Today 5:30 p.m. Fayetteville City Council Tour — Tri-Cycle Farms, 1691 N. Garland Ave. Fayetteville Planning Commission — Room 219, City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain St.
View ArticleBUILDING PERMITS: July 22nd
Building permits issued in June for Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale on projects valued at $75,000 or more:
View ArticleRECORDS: July 22nd
Arrests Arkansas State Police • Gina Herbert, 51, of 1592 N. Fieldstone Ave. in Fayetteville was arrested Saturday in connection with felony driving while intoxicated, drugs. Herbert was released...
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