Benton County sets 2016 target for school roads
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County officials are trying to coordinate with several overlapping, but independent, entities to improve access to West High School before it opens next year.
View ArticleLawmaker lauds unemployment system changes
BENTONVILLE -- An overhaul to the state's unemployment insurance system is one of the most important but least-noticed changes of the legislative session, a sponsor of that change said Saturday.
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas autism group gives education grants
BENTONVILLE -- A local nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families that deal with autism has branched out into helping local educators, too.
View ArticleBentonville film festival lines up celebrity guests
An event billed as a star-studded affair has named some of its stars.
View ArticleNonprofit aims to aid educators, therapists
BENTONVILLE -- An area nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families that deal with autism has branched out into helping educators, too.
View ArticleCounty, state officials call for communication
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County justices of the peace are looking for ways to better communicate their concerns to local legislators.
View ArticleBentonville works on internship options
BENTONVILLE -- Momentum is building in the Bentonville School District for implementing a program giving high school students the chance to learn and gain skills while working closely with Northwest...
View ArticleDefense granted time in death-penalty trial
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County Circuit Judge Robin Green agreed Monday to give attorneys for a man accused of killing his grandmother more time to review findings of his mental evaluation.
View ArticleStudents assemble robotics teams into global competitors
BENTONVILLE -- A new world opened to Kimberly Kay when she got involved in robotics a few years ago.
View ArticleBentonville principal: Block schedule is right fit
BENTONVILLE -- Bentonville High School saw "incredible growth" in its staffing efficiency between last year and this year, the principal told the School Board on Monday.
View ArticleBenton County adds voter precincts
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County election officials are preparing for the 2016 election year by adding precincts, working on voter registration rolls and waiting for a decision by the Secretary of State on...
View ArticleBentonville street closings planned
BENTONVILLE -- Two street closings are planned in the city in the upcoming days.
View ArticleBentonville School District hires finance director
BENTONVILLE -- The School Board hired a finance director and got a preview of next year's budget during a work session Thursday.
View ArticleRepair of brick pavers to close Bentonville street
BENTONVILLE -- Northwest A Street from West Central Avenue to Northwest Second Street will be closed from 6 a.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday to repair brick pavers in the crosswalk.
View ArticleBentonville Film Festival organizers expect smash-hit debut
Almost five months after announcing the Bentonville Film Festival, Trevor Drinkwater remains resolute in his initial belief in the concept.
View ArticleBenton County officials eye courts building
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County officials will resume discussion of a new courts building tonight with a plan for a downtown Bentonville complex on the agenda.
View ArticleSpringdale plans street and lane closing
SPRINGDALE -- Drivers will need to use alternate routes around a road and a lane closing next week.
View ArticleBentonville Fire Department responds to house fire
BENTONVILLE -- The Fire Department was called to a house fire Friday morning at 401 S.W. 20th St.
View ArticleBenton County officials to review War Eagle Bridge
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County officials will consider the fate of the historic War Eagle Bridge when the Transportation Committee takes up the issue Monday.
View ArticleBentonville lane closings set
Drainage improvements to Regional Airport Boulevard will require lane closing in Bentonville this week, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department officials.
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