Visions sought for city’s future
Fort Smith is looking for 20 to 30 residents to help map out what the city will look like in the future.
View ArticleLR board approves deal as part of park expansion
Little Rock has moved forward with the city’s Parks and Recreation Department plan to expand the 212-acre War Memorial Park.
View ArticleServicemen’s kids aim of school pact
The state Senate passed a bill last week that would add Arkansas to a 43-state compact that waives state-specific academic requirements for the children of active-duty military members who have met...
View ArticlePB City Council hits a deadlock on department heads’ residency
Since she became mayor, Debe Hollingsworth and the Pine Bluff City Council have faced one public dispute: the interim police chief’s residency.
View ArticleCharges dropped for LR Occupiers
Prosecutors have dropped the charges against the four people arrested in May during the Occupy Little Rock protests.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s not impossible just because their parents didn’t go to school.” Rhiannon McKee, a Razor COACH mentor at Har-Ber High School in Springdale who helps students pursue their...
View ArticleHeroin distribution case postponed
A federal jury trial for eight men accused of operating a heroin distribution ring linked to two deaths and seven non-fatal overdoses among young adults and teenagers in Cabot will be heard in July,...
View ArticlePlanners To Discuss Alternative Fuel
The owner of a gasoline filling station is hoping to add an alternative fuel source, compressed natural gas, to his operation.
View ArticleDistrict Schools Under Construction
Construction happening in the Bentonville School District is expected to relieve some overcrowding.
View ArticleWalmart Gives $1 Million For Community Center
The city’s planned community center is one step closer to reality after Parks and Recreation staff announced a $1 million grant from the Walmart Foundation.
View ArticleCities Push Issue Forward
A pair of cities want Benton County to resolve the rural ambulance service debate, telling county officials 2013 may be the last year they provide service outside their city limits.
View ArticleNew Security Measures At Some Schools
A new security measure the School District is testing at some of its buildings has won praise from administrators and parents alike.
View ArticleEducators Question Rollout of Common Core Math Standards
Have you ever thought of flying an airplane that wasn’t built yet?
View ArticleMan Accused of Battery, Child Endangerment
A Springdale man was arrested Sunday in connection with felony charges of battery in the second degree and endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree.
View ArticleMan Faces Drug, Assault Charges
A Lincoln man was arrested Sunday in connection with four counts of felony possession of a controlled substance and a handful of other charges.
View ArticleExtra traffic enforcement begins on College Avenue
The Fayetteville Police Department began extra traffic enforcement this morning on College Avenue between North Street and Millsap Road, according to a news release.
View ArticleVerdict returned in favor of Parkhill Clinic for Women
A Washington County jury returned a verdict Friday in favor of a women’s clinic.
View ArticleRogers teen pleads guilty to blow-dart shootings
A Rogers teenager was placed on 10 years state supervised probation for his role in a series of drive-by blow dart and paintball shootings and was also ordered not to return for 10 years to the...
View ArticleWidespread stomach illness closes Lincoln schools
Students in Lincoln Public Schools were sent home shortly after noon on Monday because of a rapidly spreading stomach ailment, Superintendent Clay Hendrix said.
View ArticleCounty judge must remain with mother round the clock
After a four-hour hearing Monday in which a federal judge heard a recording of Ouachita County Judge Mike Hesterly threatening to shoot his estranged wife, Hesterly was released on electronic...
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