by - August 14, 2012 3:41 pm
University of Arkansas and NorthWest Arkansas Community College officials today (Aug. 14) signed a collaborative agreement that is intended to increase the number of college graduates in Arkansas. The agreement…
by - August 13, 2012 2:42 pm
(UPDATE) Voters overwhelmingly approved all three bond proposals to raise $71 million for the City of Springdale to improve roads, build a new multi-use park and update fire services in…
by - August 13, 2012 8:54 am
One of the state’s key infrastructures with an eye on the future – the Arkansas High Performance Computing Center – has a new director starting today (August 13). Rick McMullen…
by - August 10, 2012 3:05 pm
The Arkansas Department of Education has named 19 public schools as 2011 Exemplary Schools. According to the ADE, exemplary schools are those demonstrating high student academic performance, schools with large…
by - August 9, 2012 4:47 pm
The Board of Directors of the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation presented a check to the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith to fund a free extraction day which is…
by - August 9, 2012 3:19 pm
Shelle Mitchell was busy. She was working full-time at Wal-Mart’s corporate office and enjoying a somewhat hectic life with three young daughters and a devoted husband as she approached her…
by - August 9, 2012 10:54 am
With the possibility of a new U.S. president being elected this November, most public attention is on the national race. On a more local scale, there will be a major…
by - August 8, 2012 2:56 pm
Millions of dollars are disbursed annually in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith area from people and organizations with a vision for the future. It’s not money for buildings, or…
by - August 6, 2012 9:23 pm
BENTONVILLE — As many as 55 new liquor stores may call Benton County home should voters pass an initiative to allow retail alcohol sales in November. State law allows one…
by - August 3, 2012 10:27 am
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has announced that a ban on outdoor burning for all 77 Oklahoma counties is effective immediately. Oklahoma Forestry Services, a division of the Oklahoma Department of…
by - August 2, 2012 4:48 pm
Marty Parsons, chief financial officer for NorthWest Arkansas Community College, parted ways with the institution Wednesday (Aug. 1). The termination was effective immediately, ad NWACC President Dr. Becky Paneitz released…
by - July 27, 2012 10:52 am
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education board has approved for Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Human Services and a Supply Chain Management option for…
by - July 26, 2012 12:30 pm
Citizens for Responsible Development, a Bella Vista group, says it has collected roughly 3,000 signatures calling for a referendum petition to halt their city council’s spot-zoning efforts last month. The…
by - July 25, 2012 4:21 pm
What is happening with the Fort Smith-based 188th Fighter Wing? That's a question Tracy Winchell, communications manager for the city of Fort Smith, has been hearing a lot lately. What…
by - July 24, 2012 12:55 am
Again Monday (July 23) the Bella Vista City Council faced concerned residents who don’t want a Walmart Neighborhood Market built along Oldham Drive. And again the council voted to pave…
by - July 21, 2012 10:25 am
FAYETTEVILLE — For the first time in eight years, Washington County employees will see an increase in their health insurance premiums if they choose to continue with the county’s health…
by - July 20, 2012 7:25 pm
In these tough economic times business leaders across Northwest Arkansas have the arduous task of selling a tax to voters across the state in the November general election. That challenge…
by - July 20, 2012 5:23 pm
The Friedman-Mincer Building at 1100 Garrison Ave. will live to see another day. The Central Business Improvement District (CBID) voted unanimously on Thursday (July 19) to deny demolition of the…
by - July 20, 2012 5:06 pm
The Riverview Hope Campus failed to obtain a $500,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, according to Ken Pyle, vice-president of the Old Fort Homeless Coalition (OFHC),…
by - July 19, 2012 6:32 pm
“If you don’t remember, you have a tendency to forget where you come from. We had a pastor that said, ‘Never forget your beginnings,’ and so I’ve taken that to…
