NWAonline stories: Bentonville

Bentonville beat Conway 6-5 to win the Class 7A baseball state championship Friday.

Judge Brad Karren on Wednesday sentenced Zachary Holly, 30, to death by lethal injection for the 2012 kidnapping, rape and murder of 6-year-old Jersey Bridgeman.

Road work on Interstate 49 and excavation ahead of the planned bridge construction for the Bella Vista Bypass will require lane closures in Benton County starting Friday, state highway officials said Thursday.

BENTONVILLE — After years of planning, the Scott Family Amazeum opened its doors at 10 a.m. Wednesday to children and adults who could explore eight interactive exhibits.

Real estate agent Natalie Edwards remembers when downtown Bentonville was a bit of a hard sell.

The Walton Family Foundation plans to support the development of an independent school in Bentonville, the foundation said in a statement Thursday.

FAYETTEVILLE -- A Springdale man's capital murder trial has been rescheduled.

The Benton County Master Gardeners will nearly double their allotted space at this year's county fair, giving the group more opportunities to educate the public about gardening techniques, group members said.

BENTONVILLE — Wendi Cheatham is resigning from her position on the School Board.

A Bentonville man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty Monday to capital murder and aggravated robbery in connection with the July 2014 stabbing death of his grandmother.

BENTONVILLE — The former Benton County Daily Record building will be redeveloped into a 12,000-square-foot event space, RopeSwing Hospitality Group announced in a news release Tuesday.

Benton County Sheriff Kelley Cradduck submitted his resignation Tuesday contingent on the Benton County Quorum Court meeting several conditions, including a lump sum payment for the remainder of his 2016 pay, according to a letter from his attorney.

The Benton County Sheriff’s Office's chief deputy will pay a $1,000 fine for twice using a county vehicle to travel to Florida on vacation last summer.

A man and woman were arrested Wednesday after a search of a Bentonville home turned up $108,049 in cash, more than three pounds of marijuana, several pills, eight handguns and a rifle, according to a news release from the Benton County Sheriff's Office.

BENTONVILLE — The Benton County Quorum Court on Friday night approved paying Sheriff Kelley Cradduck $80,000 for his resignation.

The owner of Adams House, a Bentonville assisted living facility, was arrested Tuesday in connection with rape and sexual assault after multiple women who live at the facility accused him of touching them sexually, according to a news release from the Bentonville Police Department.

BENTONVILLE — Michael Poore choked up several times Tuesday morning as he explained to staff members his decision to leave his job as the Bentonville School District's superintendent for the same job in Little Rock.

Six of the 10 top High Schools in Arkansas are in Benton County or Washington County, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings of best high schools.

BENTONVILLE — Angel Floro, who is accused of raping and sexually assaulting residents in an assisted living facility he owns, was released on bond Thursday and ordered not to have any contact with the women accusing him.

BENTONVILLE — A hearing in Benton County Sheriff Kelley Cradduck’s criminal case is set for next week.

Bentonville wins baseball state title

Zachary Holly sentenced to death by lethal injection

Work to shut I-49, Punkin Hollow lanes in Benton County

Amazeum opens in Bentonville

Bentonville core entices more

Walton Family Foundation announces plans for Bentonville school

Springdale murder trial rescheduled

Fair gives gardeners more opportunities

Cheatham resigns from Bentonville School Board

Bentonville man pleads guilty to killing grandmother

12,000-square-foot event space planned for old Bentonville newspaper building

Benton County sheriff offers resignation if conditions met

Benton County chief deputy to pay fine for Florida trips

Authorities: $108,049 cash, drugs, guns seized in Bentonville search

Benton County approves Sheriff Cradduck's resignation

Bentonville assisted living facility owner accused of rape, sexual assault

VIDEO: Poore says decision to take Little Rock job about challenge, not money

Northwest Arkansas schools top in state U.S. News & World Report rankings

Bentonville assisted living facility owner accused of rape released on bond

Hearing scheduled for Benton County sheriff's criminal case