Tornado touches down near Horatio in SW Arkansas
TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) -- The National Weather Says a tornado touched down in Horatio during the recent wave of storms that brought flooding to much of the ...
View ArticleArkansas Razorback Garrett Eukman died of heart condition
Washington County coroner Roger Morris determined yesterday that Garrett Eukman died of a heart condition known as cardiomyopathy. Eukman was 19. Cardiomyopathy is a condition when the heart ...
View ArticleLong-time Oaklawn trainer passes away
Trainer Bob Holthus (center) was honored as "Person of the Year" by the Arkansas Division of Racetrack Chaplaincy in 2010. He is pictured with his wife Bonnie and agent Jerry Hissam. ...
View ArticleMemoir author to speak in LR
A man who wrote a family memoir about his New Orleanian parents is scheduled to speak at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service on Nov. ...
View ArticleHardwood Tree Museum planned
A nonprofit group announced Tuesday that it hopes to build the region's first Hardwood Tree Museum in Fort Smith to honor the history of the state's wood-working industries that produced ...
View ArticleHoliday travel up, but air trips down
The state's largest airport will see fewer passengers arrive and depart over the Thanksgiving holiday, mirroring one national survey showing a decline in airline travel for one of the busiest ...
View ArticleMather To Join Main Street
Dana Mather will become the communications director and event coordinator for Main Street Rogers. o Mather has been with the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce since Jan. 10, 2000. o She is a ...
View ArticleNo Charges Against Fired Captain
A captain fired from the Benton County Sheriff's Office will not face criminal charges, according to A.J. Anglin, a deputy prosecutor in the Benton County Prosecutor's ...
View ArticleCouncil Approves 2012 Budget
The City Council approved an action plan for $180,000 in Community Block Development Grant money. The money will: Pay a $30,000 salary for program administration. Provide $100,000 to develop a ...
View ArticleLand Returns To City
Spencer Tirey A creek winds under a trail from Lake Springdale to Silent Grove Road, across from the Springdale Sewage Treatment Plant. The Water and Sewer Commission deeded the lake and some land ...
View ArticleBunch Announces Candidacy For Bentonville District Judge
The Bentonville School Board gave administrators the go-ahead to move forward with architectural design for a proposed ninth-grade center during its regular meeting ...
View ArticleCenter Design Moves Forward
The Bentonville School Board gave administrators the go-ahead to move forward with architectural design for a proposed ninth-grade center during its regular meeting Monday ...
View ArticleHoliday Brings Thousands Together
Spencer Tirey Lorraine Gosvener put a second turkey in the oven Tuesday after cooking one at her home while helping prepare food for the Feed the People meal hosted by the River of Mercy Church on ...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Home Invasion
Authorities in Massachusetts say a family that got lost in a seven-acre corn maze called 911 for help, apparently taking advantage of the police department's motto that says "We Want To Be ...
View ArticleArk. police shoot fleeing suspect who fired rifle
BATESVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas State Police say a man who fled from Batesville officers and fired a rifle at them after crashing his car was shot and wounded by ...
View ArticleGragg named Mackey Tight End of the Week
Chris Gragg has been named the John Mackey Tight End of the Week by the Nassau County Sports Commission, it was announced Wednesday. In last week's 44-17 win over Mississippi State in Little ...
View ArticleEconomy gets mixed batch of news ahead of Thanksgiving
The economy received a dose of mixed news Wednesday just as the critical Christmas shopping season is about to begin. Consumers barely increased spending in October, and businesses pulled back on ...
View ArticlePetrino cancels all media availability
Credit: rick mcfarland/ Arkansas Democrat-Gaztte/RICK MCFARLAND-10/29/11-- Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino has some words for a referee in the 2nd q against Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt Stadium in ...
View ArticleMedicare chief steps aside in political impasse
-; The point man for carrying out President Barack Obama's health care law will be stepping down after Republicans succeeded in blocking his confirmation by the Senate, an official said ...
View ArticleAGFC shortens turkey season by two days
-; Arkansas Game and Fish Commission officials decided to shorten turkey season by two days, a decision passed down last week, according to an official release. The statewide turkey season will now ...
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