Barbecue Benefits Pea Ridge Couple
A Pea Ridge couple facing mounting medical bills will receive the proceeds of a chicken barbecue Saturday.
View ArticleParks Income To Rise
Revenue in the Parks Department is expected to increase 1,559 percent next year, according to the proposed 2013 budget, as a result the opening of the Regional Sports Park and the aquatic center. On...
View ArticleMathias Celebrates New Trees
Children at Joe Mathias Elementary School welcomed five trees to the playground Thursday: Bob, Bob Junior, Captain McLeafy, Oreo and Tim Treebow.
View ArticleDixieland Traffic To Be Delayed
Drivers on Dixieland Road south of Hudson Road may experience delays today.
View ArticleFire Department Sets Membership Meeting
The Rocky Branch Fire Protection Association will hold its annual membership meeting at 7 p.m. Saturday at Bland Chapel United Methodist Church, 8530 Twin Coves Road in the Rocky Branch community.
View ArticleWedington Plan Kicks Off
Rush-hour traffic Thursday on Wedington Drive didn’t stop dozens of people from coming to the first of several input sessions that could guide growth on the city’s west side.
View ArticleCandidates Share Views On Paid Parking, University Growth
Residents living in central and north-central Fayetteville have less than two weeks to choose from three candidates running for City Council in Ward 2.
View ArticleEducators List Support, Adaptation, Relevancy As Key Issues
Superintendents, principals, teachers and students came together Thursday to discuss graduation rates, an issue of great concern for school districts.
View ArticleDistrict Employees To Receive Second Bonus
About 1,300 employees in the Fayetteville School District will get an early Christmas gift in about a month in the form of a 3 percent bonus.
View ArticleApartment Suit Delayed
A trial to decide whether the City Council acted legally when it approved plans for a West Cleveland Street apartment complex was been postponed.
View ArticleTree Giveaway Slated At Market
The city’s Tree and Advisory Committee will host a tree giveaway Saturday at the Farmers Market in honor of National NeighborWoods Month.
View ArticleOfficials Question Gun Range Operation
Benton County justices of the peace expressed a willingness Thursday to close a gun range near Centerton if they’re not satisfied it meets requirements set out by a special panel of the Quorum Court in...
View ArticlePeel Park Has Family Feel
Stately old trees at Dave Peel Park dropped big yellow leaves alongside picnic tables and swing sets as families enjoyed recent fall weather.
View ArticleStudents Learn Meth Dangers
Benton County School of the Arts seventh- and eighth-graders spent a portion of Thursday learning about the dangers of methamphetamine.
View ArticleIced Tea Leads To Arrests In Copper Case
A gallon of Red Diamond iced tea led Rogers Police to arrest five people in connection with causing damages and stealing copper wire valued at more than $900,000 this summer.
View ArticleResident Voice Street Plan Concerns
Residents weren’t shy about presenting views about amendments to the city’s street plan during a meeting Thursday at Riordan Hall.
View ArticlePolice Blame Pedestrian For Incident
The Police Department said Thursday a 12-year-old pedestrian was at fault when the boy was struck by a vehicle while walking home from Washington Junior High School on Oct. 18.
View ArticleCommission Seeking Delinquent Businesses’ Taxes
The city’s Advertising and Promotion Commission is investigating its legal options to force delinquent businesses to remit taxes they are already collecting.
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