NWAonline stories: Bentonville

BENTONVILLE -- A Bentonville High School teacher and football coach was fired last month after he used inappropriate language about students and in the presence of students, according to a memo detailing allegations against him.

BENTONVILLE -- A Bella Vista man was sentenced to 40 years in prison after admitting he molested three girls.

BENTONVILLE -- The lighting of the community Christmas tree will be held Friday at the Rink at Lawrence Plaza.

BENTONVILLE -- The City Council approved the 2015 budget Tuesday after discussing the city's contract with the Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce and vehicle replacement requests by several departments.

BENTONVILLE -- A program allowing high school students to earn college credit while getting business experience could be a good fit for the Bentonville School District, according to Superintendent Michael Poore.

BENTONVILLE -- Benton County saw a jump in its sales tax receipts for November, while Washington County officials said their returns were barely above November 2013 figures.

BENTONVILLE -- NorthWest Arkansas Community College will host two open house events during the first week of December as part of a statewide emphasis known as Community College Work$.

ROGERS -- Family togetherness was not limited to the dinner table Thursday, as hundreds turned out for the seventh annual Northwest Arkansas Turkey Trot.

BENTONVILLE -- Jayna Moffit, one of this year's finalists for Arkansas Teacher of the Year, once seemed headed toward a career in engineering. An experience in education led her down a different path.

BENTONVILLE -- Adults are invited to get crafty at the Bentonville public library on Tuesday, according to a news release.

Before starting this month's column, I went back and reviewed previous efforts and realized that I had a theme going. Each one focused on how thankful I am to be part of this wonderful district. So this year I'm taking a different approach. This year I'm grateful.

BENTONVILLE -- Benton County officials hope a plan to keep a fleet of 20 road graders up to date will work better the second time around.

BENTONVILLE -- There will be four new faces on the City Council next year.

BENTONVILLE -- Black Friday shopping at the Bentonville Walmart Supercenter was interrupted by a bomb threat.

BENTONVILLE -- Benton County prosecutors don't want recordings of drug deals to end up on a Facebook page or other social media site.

BENTONVILLE -- Deandrae Smith slid three samples of water across a bar at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and explained to visitors the origin of the water.

BENTONVILLE -- Bentonville High School sophomore McKay Clark hopes to preserve the past by making digital copies of old yearbooks. Digital copies would also be more accessible to the community.

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Memo Details Complaints Against Former Bentonville School Employee

Bella Vista Man Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison

Bentonville Christmas Tree Lighting Set For Friday

Bentonville Council Approves 2015 Budget

Bentonville School Officials Exploring Career Program

Counties See Sales Tax Growth

Bentonville College Plans Open House Events

Rogers Turkey Trot Draws Hundreds

Bentonville Junior High Teacher Reflects On Award Pursuit

Bentonville Library Plans Events

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A Year To Be Grateful

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Benton County Replacing Road Graders

Half Of Bentonville City Council Will Be New

Bomb Threat Evacuates Bentonville Walmart

Benton County Prosecutors Will Ask Judges to Stop Posting Video

Crystal Bridges' 'Water Bar' offers samples from 3 cities

EAST Gaining Steam At Bentonville High School