Fayetteville
RSSAccountant Sentenced Nine Years For Embezzlement
FAYETTEVILLE — A certified public accountant will serve nine years in federal prison for stealing more than $1.5 million from her clients.
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Times Alleges Director Violated Law
Heifner Denies Wrongdoing In Request For Information
FAYETTEVILLE — The Northwest Arkansas Times filed a complaint Thursday that asks the Fayetteville prosecutor to investigate whether the head of the city’s Advertising and Promotion Commission violated the state’s Freedom of Information Act.
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School Has Record Number Of National Merit finalists
Fayetteville High School has 17 finalists, most in state
FAYETTEVILLE — Score one for Fayetteville High School with 17 seniors qualifying as National Merit Scholarship finalists — the highest number the school’s had for a single year.
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Channel Resumes Online Broadcast
FAYETTEVILLE — The city’s public access television service provider is again live-streaming programs on the Internet after a break of several months.
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UAMS Northwest Gets $435,000 Gift
The Northwest campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will receive a $435,000 gift to pay for a teaching clinic, according to a news release. Continue reading...
Man arrested after standoff, shots fired
GREENLAND — Washington County deputies ended a seven-hour standoff around 11:30 a.m. today, taking into custody a man who fired a rifle into a wooded area after deputies arrived. Continue reading...
Ramay Assistant Principal Arrested, Placed On Leave
FAYETTEVILLE — Police arrested an assistant junior high school principal Wednesday and accused him of eight counts of indecent exposure. Continue reading...
Mayors Publicize Plan
FAYETTEVILLE, FORT SMITH DISCUSS TRANSPORTATION
FAYETTEVILLE — Mayor Lioneld Jordan and Sandy Sanders, his counterpart in Fort Smith, announced a broad plan Wednesday for bringing two cities about 60 miles apart closer together. Continue reading...
Advanced Placement Information Meeting Set
FAYETTEVILLE — An Advanced Placement Information Night is scheduled Feb. 21 at Fayetteville High School. Continue reading...
Johnson Starts As Director
FAYETTEVILLE — The last time David Johnson worked at a library, he had never heard of an e-book. Continue reading...
City Argues Attorneys’ Fees In Court
JUDGE’S JUNE RULING SAYS FAYETTEVILLE MUST PAY $70,000
FAYETTEVILLE — A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday about whether the city of Fayetteville should have to pay the legal bills of a quarry company that fought the city’s regulatory efforts. Continue reading...
Panel asked to rethink ex-doctor’s conviction
UA hosts Mann’s appeal to 8th U.S. Circuit
FAYETTEVILLE — Attorneys for a former Russellville doctor convicted in a 2009 bombing that partially blinded the chairman of the Arkansas State Medical Board argued Wednesday that a jury relied on insufficient evidence in finding him guilty. Continue reading...
Assistant principal accused of indecent exposure
Warren Fyfe on administrative leave from Ramay Junior High
FAYETTEVILLE — An assistant principal at a Fayetteville junior high school was jailed Wednesday, accused of eight counts of indecent exposure. Continue reading...
Report: Lincoln Officer Shot Boy
WILLIAMS ON PAID LEAVE, SAYS 17-YEAR-OLD WIELDED KNIFE
FAYETTEVILLE — A Lincoln police officer is on paid administrative leave after he reportedly shot a knife-wielding boy in the leg late Monday night.
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Old Post Office Deal Not Done
HEIFNER ADMITS TO LYING ABOUT COUNTEROFFER
FAYETTEVILLE — Uncertainty surrounds the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission’s effort to lease the Old Post Office in the middle of the downtown square. Continue reading...
