Changes Ahead For Benton County Road Department
The arrest Friday of a fourth employee of the Benton County Road Department has only intensified the spotlight on the department and its operations.
View ArticleSafari Tract To Close Over Power-Line Dispute
Wild Wilderness Drive-Through Safari will soon close a part of the animal park in connection with the construction of a high-voltage transmission line that will cross a portion of the Safari land.
View ArticleCarroll Electric Postpones Vegetation Management Presentation
Carroll Electric Cooperative Corp. has cancelled its Aug. 20 meeting with the Bella Vista City Council and Bella Vista Village Property Owners Association’s Board of Directors in which it planned to...
View ArticleFEMA tours Benton County damage
Federal Emergency Management Agency representatives will tour Benton County today and Tuesday to inspect the sites of flood damage as the county continues the process of seeking federal disaster...
View ArticleBenton County road worker suspended but will keep job
Wayne Leroy Lowe, the Benton County Road Department employees arrested Friday in Fayetteville in connection with driving while intoxicated, will be suspended for a week without pay, but will keep his...
View ArticleFEMA Representatives In County
Federal Emergency Management Agency representatives will tour Benton County today to inspect flood damage sites as the county continues the process of seeking federal disaster assistance.
View ArticleJudge Revokes Fleck’s Communication Privileges
The only outside communication Susan Fleck can have is with her attorney, Circuit Judge Robin Green ruled Monday.
View ArticleMothers Face Daughters’ Abuser In Court
The tearful mothers of two girls had the opportunity Monday to face the man who sexually assaulted their daughters.
View ArticleArrest Nets County Employee One-Week Suspension
Wayne Leroy Lowe, the Benton County Road Department employee arrested Friday in Fayetteville in connection with driving while intoxicated, will be suspended for a week without pay, but will keep his...
View ArticleCracker Barrel On Way To Bentonville
The Cracker Barrel Old County Store will be closer to opening a location in Bentonville if the Planning Commission approves large-scale development plans for the project at a meeting today.
View ArticleBella Vista Land Purchase On Hold
The School Board decided Monday to hold off on giving the superintendent authority to enter into a contract to purchase land in Bella Vista.
View ArticleNWACC Training Facility Taking Shape
The renovation of a facility for the National Child Protection Training Center is on track to be completed by December, with a grand opening expected in early 2014, officials said Tuesday.
View ArticleFired Employee Files Grievance
Grant McCracken, who was fired Aug. 15 from his job as road superintendent with the Benton County Road Department, has asked for a hearing to clear his name and overturn his dismissal.
View ArticleLiquor Lawsuits Abound
A flurry of lawsuits in Benton and Pulaski counties accompanied the final week of a 30-day appeal window regarding retail liquor permits issued last month by the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control...
View ArticleBenton County Quorum Court Eyes Ambulance Fee
Benton County’s justices of the peace agreed Tuesday to look at imposing a fee for rural ambulance service without first seeking voter approval.
View ArticleBentonville Planning Commission Approves Liquor Store
The Planning Commission issued its first permit for a retail liquor store during Tuesday’s meeting.
View ArticleBentonville Wants More Trees
Findings from a study by the U.S. Forestry Service stopped city planners in their tracks last year when they learned about the results.
View ArticleAmbulance Service Set For Hearing
Benton County officials are on track to decide next month whether to impose an ambulance service fee on rural residents.
View ArticleOklahoma Man Given 12 Years
Tevin DeShawn Knight always will remember Aug. 21, 2013. It’s the day he was sentenced to 12 years in prison and the day his daughter was born.
View ArticleSales tax revenue up for NWA
Sales tax numbers for August are up compared to last year in Northwest Arkansas.
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