Public Meetings
3:45 p.m. Fayetteville Board of Adjustments -- Room 111, City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain St.
View ArticleLake Atalanta project in full swing
ROGERS -- A $17.5 million renovation of Lake Atalanta is underway with a section including a bike park set to open next week, city officials said.
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Nemrak Borrero-Santana, 20, of 535 Chapel Ridge E103 in Lowell was arrested Sunday in connection with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of drug paraphernalia...
View ArticleEast German emissary who announced Berlin Wall’s demise
BERLIN -- <strong>Guenter Schabowski</strong>, the senior East German official whose 1989 announcement that the communist country was opening its fortified border precipitated the fall of...
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Springdale Planning Commission -- City Council Chambers, City Administration Building, 201 Spring St.
View ArticleLowell approves permit for school
LOWELL -- The Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit for Providence Classical Christian Academy.
View ArticleFayetteville parks board clears plans, budget for 2016
FAYETTEVILLE -- The city would provide hundreds of thousands of dollars in public park improvements, maintain a growing regional park and increase fees for sports and other programs under a 2016 budget...
View ArticleWashington County judge files for justice of the peace against fellow Democrat
FAYETTEVILLE -- Marilyn Edwards isn't running for another term as Washington County judge, choosing instead to file Monday as a Democrat for Justice of the Peace District 9, a seat held by Eva Madison,...
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Hunter James Fogle, 22, of 325 Southland St. was arrested Monday in connection with a felony parole violation and driving while license suspended or revoked.
View ArticleBenton County candidates file for election
BENTONVILLE -- These candidates filed for office Monday in Benton County for the March 1, 2016, Republican Party primary election:
View ArticleSection of Eighth Street in Bentonville to close
BENTONVILLE -- Southeast Eighth Street from Southeast G Street to Southeast H Street will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Wednesday for utility installation, according to a news release.
View ArticleBenton County officials eye Road Department plans
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County's justices of the peace focused Monday on the Road Department as they continued work on the 2016 county budget.
View ArticleBentonville School Board considers rezonings, calendars
BENTONVILLE -- Elementary school principals believe the School District's two-calendar system should be eliminated as early as next year in order to ease the problems associated with overcrowded...
View ArticleSpringdale considers ban on gravel parking in residential areas
SPRINGDALE -- City officials are trying to disallow gravel parking in residential areas.
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Arrests Bentonville Cody Dale Bates, 25, of 23600 Honey Creek Road in Sulphur Springs was arrested Monday in connection with felony theft by receiving and misdemeanor fraudulent use of a credit or...
View ArticleWashington County Candidate Filings
The following candidates filed for office Tuesday at the Washington County Courthouse for the March 1, 2016, nonpartisan and preferential primaries election. Filing continues through noon Monday.
View ArticleWriting workshop planned in Farmington
Beth Rimer of the National Writing Project will be the keynote speaker at a Nov. 10 Writing Matters Conference in Farmington.
View ArticleSteroid use leads to investigation, termination of Centerton detective
A former Centerton police detective was cited and released Monday on a misdemeanor offense related to possession of performance-enhancing steroids.
View ArticleFort Smith police chief says layoffs may be necessary
Having cut his budget as far as he could this year, Police Chief Kevin Lindsey said the only way he can balance the department's budget for 2016 is to cut 13 patrol positions.
View ArticleBike-ped plan will require local support
Creating a statewide network for bicycle and pedestrian transportation will require working on local and regional levels to make sure elected officials understand the importance of the plan, the...
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