Diners Grateful
Travis Fielding said he was lonely and hungry Thanksgiving morning but volunteers at a community dinner at Charity Baptist Church in Rogers made his day bright.
View ArticleCounty Planners Quiz USA Metal
Benton County planners said Wednesday they need more information on environmental issues before they can approve plans for a metals recycling operation near Gentry.
View ArticlePolice Await Lab Reports
The investigation into 6-year-old Jersey Bridgeman’s death entered a fifth day Saturday as police awaited results from the State Crime Lab.
View ArticleOfficials Warn Of Fire Hazards
Area firefighters don’t chill out with the arrival of winter. The persistent drought conditions that have afflicted Northwest Arkansas raise the prospect for a busy winter fire season, according to...
View ArticleBenton County Polling Places
Benton County voters who are eligible to vote in Tuesday’s runoff election will cast their ballots in the same polling places they used during the Nov. 6 general election with one exception. Residents...
View ArticleCard Campaign Helps Students
A few missed work days make a difference on Amanda Fletcher’s household budget. The single mother of three said she is a thankful for the Community Christmas Card campaign, which helped her through a...
View ArticleCounty Haz-Mat Team Proposed
Officials from throughout the county will discuss Tuesday how to handle emergency calls involving hazardous materials after the recent dissolution of the regional Hazardous Materials Response team.
View ArticleSchool takes steps to deal with student death
Jersey Bridgeman, 6, liked the color purple, Disney princesses, reading and teaching her little sister, and looked forward to one day being a mother, Bentonville School District officials said Monday.
View ArticleNeighbor arrested in Jersey Bridgeman homicide
A neighbor has been arrested as a suspect in the killing of a 6-year-old Arkansas girl whose high-profile child abuse case last year sent her father and stepmother to prison, police said.
View ArticleArrest Made In Bridgeman Case
Bentonville police arrested Zachary Holly, 28, Monday night in connection with the death of 6-year-old Jersey Bridgeman.
View ArticleCounty Keeping $17 Million in Reserve
While Benton County’s 2013 budget is essentially set, county officials still have some financial questions to answer.
View ArticleHundreds gather for Jersey Bridgeman's funeral
The family of Jersey Bridgeman, their friends and co-workers, child advocates and police crowded into the chapel at Rollins Funeral Home this afternoon to honor Jersey’s memory.
View ArticleCouncil OKs Hazmat Team
Benton County’s mayors endorsed a countywide hazardous materials response team Tuesday with the new organization to replace a two-county regional team early in 2013.
View ArticleRoad Department Workers Seek Raises
A group of about 20 employees of the Benton County Road Department made an appeal Tuesday to the county’s justices of the peace, seeking a 7 percent raise for 2013.
View ArticleMayor Thank Police; City OKs Budget
Mayor Bob McCaslin thanked the Bentonville Police Department at Tuesday’s City Council meeting for their work in the Jersey Bridgeman murder case that ended with an arrest Monday night.
View ArticleHolly Attacked in Jail
The accused murderer of a 6-year-old Bentonville girl was attacked by a jail trusty Tuesday morning.
View ArticleFamily of Zachary Holly's wife releases statement
The family of the wife of the man arrested in connection with the death of 6-year-old Jersey Bridgeman released a statement Wednesday through Joshua Bryant, a lawyer.
View ArticleBenton County runoff results
The Benton County Election Commission released these final, but unofficial, results from Tuesday’s runoff election voting in Benton County. The commission will meet at 1 p.m. Friday to certify the vote.
View ArticleHolly held without bond on murder and rape charges
Circuit Judge Robin Green ruled in a hearing Wednesday that the state has probable cause to hold Zachary Holly, 28, on charges of capital murder, rape, kidnapping and residential burglary. Authorities...
View ArticleAffidavit: Jersey Bridgeman died from asphyxiation
The state medical examiner determined the cause of death of a Bentonville kindergartner murdered on Nov. 20 was asphyxia, according to a probable cause affidavit released Wednesday. Zachary Holly, 28,...
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