Committee Tables Police Changes
Internal budget revisions took the place of a possible partnership with Benton County during a Little Flock Police Committee meeting Tuesday night.
View ArticleLong Wins in Ward 4
West Fayetteville residents elected Alan Long on Tuesday as the City Council’s newest Ward 4 alderman.
View ArticleCouncil OKs Hazmat Team
Benton County’s mayors endorsed a countywide hazardous materials response team Tuesday with the new organization to replace a two-county regional team early in 2013.
View ArticleCouncil Approves Buying Land With Bond Money
The city will soon own more parkland, with new parks to follow.
View ArticleRoad Department Workers Seek Raises
A group of about 20 employees of the Benton County Road Department made an appeal Tuesday to the county’s justices of the peace, seeking a 7 percent raise for 2013.
View ArticleMayor Thank Police; City OKs Budget
Mayor Bob McCaslin thanked the Bentonville Police Department at Tuesday’s City Council meeting for their work in the Jersey Bridgeman murder case that ended with an arrest Monday night.
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Arrests 4th Judicial District Drug Task Force -Jason Smithwick, 26, of 780 E. Bryan Lane in Fayetteville was arrested Tuesday in connection with two felony counts of a possession of a controlled...
View ArticleStudents Ready for Homeless Vigil
A group of high school students are tuned into weather forecasts this week as they prepare to sleep outside Thursday in cardboard boxes.
View ArticleDisc Designer Nabbed With Pot in Boise
A Fayetteville businessman and one-time amateur world disc golf champion was arrested with 28 pounds of marijuana in a motel room in Boise, Idaho, according to police.
View ArticleLow Riders to Donate Toys
United Low Riders Association will make a toy run Saturday beginning at 1 p.m.
View ArticleSheriff's Office Adds Search to Website
New features are being put into operation on the Benton County Sheriff’s Office’s website, www.bentoncountysheriff.org, and public training will be held today and tomorrow.
View ArticleJudicial Lot Sale Moved to December
A judicial sale offering 76 village properties has been rescheduled for 10 a.m. Dec. 14 on the steps of the Benton County Courthouse in Bentonville, the Property Owners Associated announced.
View ArticleHolly Attacked in Jail
The accused murderer of a 6-year-old Bentonville girl was attacked by a jail trusty Tuesday morning.
View ArticleSlain Child Remembered
Hundreds gathered Tuesday to remember Jersey Dianne Bridgeman as the little girl who loved pink, purple and puppies, who played princess and listened to Justin Bieber.
View ArticlePolice Look For Woman, Child
Police have asked for the public’s assistance in finding a woman and her son who have not been seen since Nov. 18.
View ArticleFamily of Zachary Holly's wife releases statement
The family of the wife of the man arrested in connection with the death of 6-year-old Jersey Bridgeman released a statement Wednesday through Joshua Bryant, a lawyer.
View ArticleBenton County runoff results
The Benton County Election Commission released these final, but unofficial, results from Tuesday’s runoff election voting in Benton County. The commission will meet at 1 p.m. Friday to certify the vote.
View ArticleHolly held without bond on murder and rape charges
Circuit Judge Robin Green ruled in a hearing Wednesday that the state has probable cause to hold Zachary Holly, 28, on charges of capital murder, rape, kidnapping and residential burglary. Authorities...
View ArticleAffidavit: Jersey Bridgeman died from asphyxiation
The state medical examiner determined the cause of death of a Bentonville kindergartner murdered on Nov. 20 was asphyxia, according to a probable cause affidavit released Wednesday. Zachary Holly, 28,...
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