Panel looks for new state historian
State Historian Wendy Richter will return to an archivist position at Ouachita Baptist University on Tuesday.
View ArticleMan who ordered hit on wife requests new trial
David Camp is serving a life sentence in prison for paying another man to murder his wife in a Nashville department store.
View ArticleFort Smith soon to face new animal-control law
An amended animal-control ordinance will become effective in 30 days after its passage Thursday night by Fort Smith city directors.
View ArticleCommunities of Faith
Servant leadership classes offered — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will offer three classes through its Servant Leadership School for the coming session.
View ArticleEl Dorado fire-vehicle crash leads to debate on median
An El Dorado Fire Department vehicle was damaged Christmas night when it struck a median on South West Avenue en route to an emergency call, prompting the mayor to consider removing the median.
View ArticleSmackover confronts stray dogs
The continual flouting of a city ordinance has prompted the hiring of a new animal-control officer in Smackover, Mayor Bobby Neal said.
View ArticleTeacher dearth stirs UA to help
A new program at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville aims to supply more teachers to schools in poor communities, especially in southern and eastern Arkansas.
View ArticleMedicaid fight seen as likely
Medicaid funding is expected to be a contentious topic when the 89th session of the Arkansas General Assembly convenes in Little Rock on Jan. 14.
View ArticleForces joining for graduates
Arkansas colleges and universities are cooperating with businesses and community organizations to ensure that their graduates are prepared to fill shifting gaps in the state’s work force.
View ArticleHospital help across the border
Mercy Hospital Springfield, with one of Missouri’s busiest Level I trauma and burn centers, is expected to receive and treat upward of 2,700 critically injured patients by the end of 2012. Some 400 of...
View ArticleBrood of birders trek to snowy state park
A hawk caught Scott Branyan’s eye as it flew through the forest Saturday morning.
View ArticleNOTEWORTHY DEATH
Character actor in scores of Westerns -Harry Carey Jr., a character actor who was believed to be the last surviving member of director John Ford’s legendary Western stock company, died Thursday. He was...
View ArticleDivorces
BENTON COUNTY The following divorces were recorded in the circuit clerk’s office from Dec. 20-26.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s important to our economic development process.What good does it do to have more people with degrees if those people can’t find jobs?” Shane Broadway, interim director of the...
View ArticleWoman, 35, killed in 2-pickup crash
A Jacksonville woman died Saturday after her pickup collided with another truck in Pulaski County, according to a preliminary Arkansas State Police fatality accident report.
View ArticleNW Arkansas meetings
Monday No meetings Tuesday No meetings Wednesday Fayetteville Technical Plat Review, 9 a.m.
View ArticleConfident in new hires, sheriff-elect says
Little River County Sheriff-elect Gary Gregory said he has not fired any deputies but hired personnel he has “confidence in being true and faithful to the citizens.” Gregory will have a new staff Jan....
View ArticleState’s millage case a rehash, brief says
Two school districts that recently won a funding case against the state asked the Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday to reject the state’s request for a rehearing.
View ArticleCity Closes Out Sewer Project
Work on the city’s massive wastewater system improvement project is completed, but don’t expect sewer rates to go down.
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