Armed guards posed for district’s schools
If the Little Rock School Board votes to place armed guards in the district’s schools, those guards would receive training and evaluation that exceeds all state standards, district Security Director...
View ArticleSupreme Court
The Arkansas Supreme Court released opinions Thursday. The court’s ruling and the names of the cases are reprinted here. The full opinions and other court proceedings, including per curiam decisions,...
View ArticleOklahoman faces March execution
A March execution date was set for an Oklahoma man convicted of killing a Bixby woman in 1999.
View ArticleProstitution case leads to 2 arrests
Season’s Inn general manager John Lee Rohlin, 42, and hotel employee Jonathan Richard Bean, 28, have been arrested on warrants charging them with third-degree promoting prostitution, according to Fort...
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “There is a need for a new veterans home here in the state of Arkansas.” Sen. Jane English, R-North Little Rock, on her bill to create a 22-member task force to study opening a new...
View ArticleVideo, threat seen at hub of UA case
University of Arkansas police are investigating a case of video voyeurism and theft of property stemming from an incident in which someone sent an e-mail demanding money from a male student under the...
View ArticleFormer Sen. Laverty takes rehabilitation-agency post
Former state Sen. Randy Laverty has been appointed as commissioner of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, the Arkansas Department of Career Education announced Wednesday.
View ArticleBoard Sees Plan For Stadium Work
If plans come together as anticipated, the Greenland High School Pirates and their opponents could be preparing for games in new locker rooms which are part of an estimated $970,000 in improvements at...
View ArticleAssessor Chosen To Lead County GOP
The Washington County Republican Committee this week chose Assessor Jeff Williams as chairman.
View ArticleHunt On For Administrators
School Superintendent Jim Rollins said this week he hopes to fill two openings in his administration by the end of February.
View ArticleIllness Cancels Classes At Hellstern
A widespread stomach virus was responsible for keeping more than 300 Hellstern Middle School students home from school Thursday, said Superintendent Jim Rollins.
View ArticleNTI Course Raises Admission Bar
Individuals who want to be admitted to Northwest Technical Institute’s licensed practical nursing program beginning in 2014 will need to have completed a certified nursing assistant class.
View ArticleAlcohol Sales Brisk On First Day
Advocates of liquor sales spent $703,039 to legalize retail alcohol sales in Benton County in November. On Thursday, it cost Eric Alderete $6.99 to buy a six-pack of Bud Light at a Bentonville...
View ArticleSchwartz To Kick Off College’s Themed Semester
Jessica A. Schwartz will give the presentation “Radiation Sounds: Marshallese Music and Nuclear Silences” at NorthWest Arkansas Community College on Jan. 26.
View ArticleSearch Under Way For Missing Shotgun
Benton County Sheriff’s Office deputies spent hours Thursday searching for an unloaded shotgun that fell off a part-time deputy’s car Wednesday night.
View ArticleBusiness, Community Leader Dies
Joe Bill Hackler, a longtime Rogers business and community leader, died this week in Fayetteville.
View ArticlePolice Chief Warns Of Meter Scam
Police Chief Jon Simpson warned Thursday of a possible scam involving a telephone caller asking for credit or debit card information to pay for new electric meters being installed across the city.
View ArticleForum Set For Tuesday
Members will have another opportunity next week to communicate with the Property Owners Association’s board and staff.
View ArticleEastern north-south corridor preferred alignment released
An eastern north-south corridor linking Fayetteville and Rogers would include extending Arkansas 265 from Arkansas 264 to Arkansas 94 and improving other existing roads, according to a plan released...
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
Man shot to death in Arkadelphia Authorities in Clark County are investigating the shooting death of a Little Rock man.
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