The state/region in brief
Murder count set in Bryant stabbing A man suspected of fatally stabbing another man in a Bryant home Sunday evening will be formally charged with second-degree murder Wednesday, authorities said.
View ArticleSchools’ use of fund is in doubt
Arkansas school districts receive tens of millions in extra funding targeted toward helping children in poverty get a better education, but the extra money isn’t doing as much as anticipated to boost...
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “The nature of homelessness is a pretty dynamic social problem. Homelessness in the 1940s isn’t homelessness in the 21st century.” Kevin Fitzpatrick, director of the Community and...
View ArticleBlast of cold air sweeps Arkansas
Winds that toppled three mobile homes and destroyed several buildings in rural Fulton County were caused by straight-line winds associated with a powerful cold front, National Weather Service officials...
View ArticleHead-on collision on U.S. 270 kills 2
A Malvern woman and a Mississippi man died after a head-on collision in Jefferson County early Saturday afternoon.
View ArticleFree tooth-pull day is Saturday
The Dental Hygiene Clinic at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will host Free Extraction Day from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. It is the second year the university has hosted the event.
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS: December 11th
Today 4:30 p.m. Fayetteville City Council — Room 326, City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain St.
View ArticleRECORDS: December 11th
Arrests Bentonville Gavin Blake Johnson, 18, of 2801 S. Wagon St. Apt. 13 was arrested Monday in connection with breaking or entering. Johnson was being held Monday in the Benton County Jail with no...
View ArticleDonations Needed
The Community Christmas Card fund to benefit needy children through the local school districts held $7,720 as of Monday.
View ArticleBella Vista Planners OK Store
Bella Vista will see some commercial development in the near future. With a 5-1 vote, planning commissioners Monday night approved the construction of a Casey’s General Store at the intersection of...
View ArticleCommittee Reviews Campaigning Policy
The Washington County Personnel Committee began Monday considering changing policy that allows nonelected employees to take unpaid leaves of absence to campaign for public office.
View ArticleA&P Commissioners Commit $500,000 for UA Concert Hall
Advertising and Promotion commissioners pared a $1 million request from University of Arkansas Chancellor David Gearhart to $500,000 for a concert hall.
View ArticleChildren Can Jump For Hunger
Children can bounce for joy if they bring a toy or canned goods to the Bounce For Hunger and Toy Drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Rogers Activity Center, 315 W. Olive St.
View ArticlePlanning Commission Approves Church Relocation
Victory Church of Northwest Arkansas is back on schedule to hold its first services at its new location on New Year’s Eve.
View ArticleCouncil Approves Disbanding Regional Haz-Mat Team
The Fayetteville and Springdale fire departments will take the lead beginning Jan. 1 responding to incidents with hazardous materials anywhere in Washington County.
View ArticleState Football Champion Bulldogs to be Honored
The 7A state football champions, the Fayetteville High School Bulldogs, will be honored today at a community appreciation and celebration hosted by the school’s football booster club, according to a...
View ArticleRECORDS: December 12th
Arrests Farmington • Eloy Sanchez, 51, of 16744 Delight Drive in Lowell was arrested Tuesday in connection with felony rape, sexual indecency with a child and second-degree sexual assault. He was in...
View ArticleArea students keeping aid from lottery
More than half of the graduates from Northwest Arkansas’s largest districts retain scholarships from the lottery-financed Academic Challenge Scholarship Program.
View Articlelst-year student fights hunger
A first-semester freshman at John Brown University has piloted a program that allows Harps Food Stores shoppers in Siloam Springs to plug into the needs of the community on their cell phones and...
View ArticleSpeedway plan in Missouri hits financial bump
Plans to build a $150 million motor speedway near Branson have stalled, said Russell Cook of Ridgedale, Mo., the project developer.
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