Mayor says ties to Klan red flag for businesses
Harrison Mayor Jeff Crockett said Tuesday that the city’s economy and school district have suffered because the community is perceived as bigoted. Crockett spoke at Philander Smith College at the...
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS: January 17th
Today 12 p.m. Northwest Technical Institute Board — Room 128, Northwest Technical Institute, 709 S. Old Missouri Road, Springdale
View ArticleRECORDS: January 17th
Arrests Benton County Sheriff’s Office • Charles Wayburn Kennedy, 39, of 6535 134th Ave. in Saugatuck, Mich., was arrested Wednesday in connection with rape and sexual assault in the second degree....
View ArticleBreakfast Planned For Saturday
The Centerton Area Chamber of Commerce and the city will host a community pancake breakfast at City Hall, 290 Main St., on Saturday.
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Volunteering Benefits All
We’ve have had a lot of stories about good deeds and volunteers recently. It is kind of a holiday thing. Thankfully, bad news often slacks off during that time of year and gives us a chance to focus on...
View ArticleMany Things to Love About Springdale
“I love Springdale.” John Gladden stated it simply as president of the 64th annual Rodeo of the Ozarks in 2008.
View ArticleStudents Scurry During Lockdown Drill
Students and teachers at Fayetteville High School participated in a lockdown drill during third period Wednesday, testing the school’s emergency preparedness in the event of an intruder.
View ArticleOld Post Office Under Contract
The owner of the old post office building in the center of the downtown square has agreed to sell the historic building to an undisclosed buyer, Mark Risk, listing agent with The Real Estate...
View ArticleJones Center Scholarships Available
Scholarships are now available for Jones Center programs.
View ArticleCity Cites USA Metal
City officials issued a disturbance citation Tuesday to USA Metal for an explosion at the plant Jan. 7.
View ArticleFire Chief: Mechanical Problem Cause Of Cabela’s blaze
An outdoor fire scorched pavement, a lamp post and four utility vehicles parked outside Cabela’s on Wednesday.
View ArticleBeaver Lake Fire Department Gets New Chief
Growth is the goal for Beaver Lake Fire Department said new Fire Chief Mark Finocchio.
View ArticlePlanners Review Camp War Eagle Expansion
A proposed five-year expansion plan for Camp War Eagle on Beaver Lake in eastern Benton County generated few questions from county planners in their initial review Wednesday.
View ArticleValley Harvest Ministries Pastor To Speak At College
Bishop John L. Benford, founder and pastor of Valley Harvest Ministries, will be the guest speaker for NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. presentation Jan. 24.
View ArticleSiloam Springs Ballot Draw Reset
The draw for ballot position in the Siloam Springs special primary election has been shifted to 5 p.m. Jan. 30 at Siloam Springs City Hall.
View ArticleAlcohol Sales Ready To Start
Beer and wine lined the shelves of stores in Benton County for the first time in 70 years Wednesday after the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Division approved 53 permits for retail sales at its...
View ArticleSpringdale Buries Funeral Escorts
Springdale police will no longer escort funeral processions heading from churches and chapels to gravesites, a move that’s angered funeral directors. Other police agencies in Northwest Arkansas plan to...
View ArticleArea Foreclosures Remain Low
Northwest Arkansas foreclosure activity remained low in December, pushing year-end totals to the lowest since 2006.
View ArticleHellstern Middle School closed after widespread illness
A stomach virus was largely responsible for keeping more than 300 Hellstern Middle School students home Thursday, prompting the School District to cancel Friday classes at Hellstern, Superintendent Jim...
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
Gunshot to head ruled in 4 deaths TULSA — The Oklahoma medical examiner’s office said the four women found dead last week at a crime-plagued south Tulsa apartment complex each died from a gunshot wound...
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