UA celebrates black composers
The music of black composers filled the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall on Friday night, and a discussion of the history of those sounds filled the same space Saturday morning.
View ArticleReport favors law on rentals upkeep
When the rain, sleet and snow fell on Cherita Powell’s North Little Rock home on Christmas Day, a leak developed in the bedroom ceiling above her bed.
View ArticleMolestation suspect hid in state 10 years
Federal authorities on Thursday arrested an Oklahoma fugitive who hid in Arkansas under a stolen identity for more than a decade while he was wanted on a child-molestation charge.
View ArticleMan shot to death identified; 2 arrested
Garland County sheriff’s office investigators have identified a man killed in a shooting Wednesday evening. They have also arrested two people in the shooting and an assault on the victim’s girlfriend.
View ArticleDivorces
BENTON COUNTY The following divorces were recorded in the circuit clerk’s office from Jan. 24-31.
View ArticleBids for ex-veterans home being sought
The Arkansas Building Authority is accepting bids for the purchase of the former Little Rock Veterans Home at 4701 Charles Bussey Ave.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “I always looked at it as a sign of respect. Of course, things do have to change. It probably is a transition that is under way.” Bill Booker, a board member of the Arkansas Funeral...
View ArticleOrganization donates papers to UCA Archives
An organization that works with emerging world leaders has donated its collection of papers to the University of Central Arkansas Archives.
View ArticleLittle Rock lawyer gets ’13 service award
Little Rock lawyer Philip Anderson has received the American Bar Foundation’s Outstanding Service Award for 2013.
View Articlemax II, 40, of Searcy crossed into the eastbound lane, the report states....
A Searcy man died and two others were injured Friday night after a head-on collision in Searcy, according to a preliminary Arkansas State Police fatality accident report.
View ArticleRECORDS: February 3rd
Arrests Benton County Sheriff’s Office Melizza Dawn Christiansen, 29, of 1217B North C St. in Rogers was arrested Friday in connection with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug...
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS: February 3rd
Monday 9:30 a.m. Rogers Board of Adjustments — City Hall, 301 W. Chestnut St.
View ArticleEmma Buildings Need Repair
Emma Avenue is bookended by two buildings in serious disrepair.
View ArticleSchool District Boundary Changes Addressed
Questions bounced around the room as Rogers School District officials unveiled school boundary maps during public input meetings Monday and Tuesday.
View ArticleElliot to Join Celebrate Arkansas
Wyley Elliott, vice president for Public Relations and Development at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, will assume the role of executive editor of Celebrate Arkansas Magazine effective Feb. 18.
View ArticleJudge Plans Smart Technology
Some inmates in the Benton County Jail will soon make a few court appearances without ever leaving jail.
View ArticleAdvocates: Abused Child Policy Changes 'Risky'
There is no way to know if a new policy aimed at reducing the number of children in foster care will work until it is tried, said local and state child advocates.
View ArticleCity Ponders Park Plan
In the 2 1/2 years since a massive, mixed-use development called SouthPass went belly up, city officials have been wondering how to build a 200-acre regional park that was supposed to go hand-in-hand...
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
4 held in Benton pharmacy burglary Four people were arrested and charged in the burglary of a Benton pharmacy last week.
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