County panel endorses push to address mental illness in jail
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County could soon join a national push to lower the number of people with mental illnesses held in jails and prisons and get them into treatment.
View ArticleRealtor Talks About Lane Hotel
ROGERS -- Craig Hull said he traveled up and down the stairs at the Lane Hotel for years with potential investors of all types before it finally sold to a company affiliated with the Walton Family...
View ArticleRally’s $173,000 to help charities
FAYETTEVILLE -- Almost 50 Northwest Arkansas charities and other groups have about $173,000 more on hand thanks to the Bikes, Blues & BBQ rally's latest round of grant-giving.
View ArticleBurlsworth Trophy presentation a first-class event
If the Burlsworth Trophy hasn't made it into the discussion of college football's top awards, it isn't for a lack of effort.
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Arrests 4th Judicial Drug Task Force John McCloy, 32, of 1054 E. Elm St. in Fayetteville was arrested Monday in connection with two counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of...
View ArticlePublic meetings
Today 4 p.m. Fayetteville Urban Forestry Advisory Board -- Room 111, City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain St.
View ArticlePolice arrest Springdale man accused of children's sex abuse
A Springdale man was arrested Tuesday after police said he sexually assaulted two children, according to a preliminary police report.
View ArticleMan accused of attempted robbery of Centerton store
Social media and an acquaintance led police to the man police say reached across the counter and tried to grab cash from the register at a Centerton convenience store Saturday night.
View ArticleMurder trial delayed in Madison County
The capital murder trial was reset Tuesday for a Springdale man accused in the death of a 56-year-old man found in the burning bedroom of a Huntsville home.
View ArticleSpringdale School Board hears from coaches, seventh-grade athletes
Introducing sports programs for seventh-graders in the middle schools united students with teachers and brought communities together, Athletic Director Wayne Stehlik told the School Board in a report...
View ArticleWashington County panel endorses mental illness initiative
Washington County could soon join a national push to lower the number of people with mental illnesses held in jails and prisons and get them into treatment.
View ArticleRogers City Council approves 2016 budget
The City Council approved $45.4 million in expenditures for its 2016 budget on Tuesday.
View ArticleBentonville moves ahead with dam design
Several people got up and left the City Council meeting after the council approved the design contract to replace Lake Bella Vista dam at Tuesday's meeting.
View ArticleOnline-degree vote on UA senate slate
Faculty at the University of Arkansas will vote today on a proposal to offer an online bachelor's degree in communication.
View ArticleRogers approves design work for farmers market building
The City Council approved $20,000 in design work for a year-long farmer's market Tuesday.
View ArticleBoard to move ahead, buy industrial property in north Springdale
An 87-acre, industrial-zoned property in north Springdale is expected to attract companies and bring jobs to the city, Mayor Doug Sprouse said Tuesday.
View ArticleBenton County committee endorses 2016 budget
Benton County's justices of the peace unanimously endorsed the 2016 budget Tuesday, clearing the way for the Quorum Court to formally adopt the budget next week.
View ArticleBentonville School Board debates social-media policy
The School Board remained undecided Tuesday on what kind of policy it should adopt regarding employees' use of social media.
View ArticleCommunity Christmas Card
The 2015 Community Christmas Card campaign, sponsored by the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, held $4,127 as of Wednesday.
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Arrests Benton County Sheriff's Office Courtney Lenea Klinefelter, 23, of 15190 Roberts Loop in Garfield was arrested in connection with possession of a schedule I or II controlled substance, two...
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