NWAonline stories: Bentonville

BENTONVILLE -- Numerous mini masked superheroes were in action Saturday at the Bentonville Public Library.

BENTONVILLE -- The Bentonville School Board should hold off on any decision to revise its anti-discrimination policy until after relevant cases make their way through the court system, the superintendent wrote in a letter to board members last week.

Drainage improvements will require a detour at Old Wire Road in Bethel Heights starting May 11, Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department officials said Monday.

BENTONVILLE — A DNA expert said that Zachary Holly’s DNA was found on 6-year-old Jersey Bridgeman’s shirt.

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.

Benton County deputies hope to be able to tote tablet computers to their calls and upload reports from the field before the end of the year.

The Square to Square Bike Ride will be Sept. 12. Registration is at fayetteville.onlinesignup.org. An article in Monday's Style section misstated the date of the event and the registration website. Christina Brewer, 27, of Bentonville died in a head-on collision on an Interstate 40 exit ramp Friday night in Lonoke County. Because of incorrect information from the Arkansas State Police, an incorrect hometown for Brewer was included in an article about the collision in Sunday’s newspaper.

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.

Festival promotes reading

Pause bias-rule work, board told

Drainage work requires detour in Bethel Heights

Expert: Holly's DNA found on Jersey Bridgeman's shirt

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

Benton County deputies to get tablet computers

Getting it straight

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