Christmas closings
The following state, federal and local government offices’ schedules may be affected by the Christmas holiday: GARBAGE COLLECTION Bella Vista: No routes will run today; regular routes delayed one day.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “I can hardly sleep at night. Honestly. I love it. It’s history. It’s art. It’s culture. It’s weaving. It’s women’s history and the history of our area.” Marty Benson of Eureka Springs...
View ArticleLibrary Offers Free Music Downloads
Library patrons received the gift of music this holiday season. The Rogers Public Library joined the Library Ideas network of library websites, which offers patrons with a library card access to more...
View Article‘Miracle’ Just In Time For Christmas
The sanctuary of First Christian Church was filled with parents and children on Christmas Eve waiting for their own “miracle.”
View ArticleCounty Applies Technology To Taxes
Benton County is taking Geographic Information Systems technology into the field of tax assessment.
View ArticleArea Braces For Snow
Watching the weather on television will be a must for Tony Davis on Christmas Day.
View ArticleForming Foundations
Smaller projects, local financing and solid business plans will form the foundations for the next round of development in Northwest Arkansas, according to developers and financiers.
View ArticleWintertime is the right time for golf course maintenance
This isn’t the time of year for a leisurely stroll on the golf course.
View ArticlePeabody kitchen damaged by fire
A fire early Tuesday morning in the kitchen of the Peabody Little Rock hotel spread through two floors of the hotel and did $1 million in damage, Fire Department officials said.
View ArticleFew stay on job so rest can celebrate
Last-minute shoppers lined up at the Walgreens store at the corner of University Avenue and Colonel Glenn Road in Little Rock almost an hour before the doors opened Christmas morning.
View ArticleNOTEWORTHY DEATH
Star of Odd Couple, Quincy THE WASHINGTON POST Jack Klugman, an Emmy Award-winning actor who excelled in disarming everyman roles, notably in the sitcom The Odd Couple and in the police drama Quincy,...
View ArticleDeparting NLR mayor noted for cooperation
As mayor of North Little Rock for 24 years, Patrick Hays knew, he said recently, that his hometown would prosper more and raise its own quality of life by working with its neighbors rather than trying...
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s not some cuddly, cute, lovable animal, but it’s unique to the region, and it’s found nowhere else on Earth.” Kelly Irwin, herpetologist for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission,...
View ArticleRECORDS: December 26th
Arrests Fayetteville • James Craig, 48, of 1729 Garland Ave. was arrested Friday in connection with aggravated assault. He was in the Washington County Detention Center on Tuesday on a $5,000 bond.
View ArticleSpringdale Schools Take Economics Seriously
Lisa Taylor finds an economics-related issue in whatever subject she happens to be teaching her fourth- and fifth-graders at Shaw Elementary.
View ArticlePolice Arrest Teen in Connection With Rape
Police arrested a teenager in connection with the rape of a 7-year-old child Monday, according to an arrest report.
View ArticleGreenland, Prairie Grove Look at Athletic Facilities Improvements
In the coming year, or years, two school districts could boast new athletic facilities.
View ArticleHoliday Dinner A Tradition
It looked like Christmas, and smelled like it, too, inside the festive dining hall at Central United Methodist Church in Rogers. For the 37th year, volunteers prepared a traditional holiday dinner on...
View ArticleComstock Relishes Time On Bench
Circuit Judge Jon Comstock said he has been humbled by his time on the bench. Comstock was appointed to replace retiring Circuit Judge David Clinger in June 2011.
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