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Photos for February 2013

Arkansas outfielder Matt Vinson watches a called strike three in the second inning of the Razorbacks...

The driver of a van escaped injury this afternoon after losing control of his van near Interstate 54...

Keifer Holt of Rogers High brings the ball up the court Jan. 8 against Siloam Springs at Rogers.

Van Buren students chant Wednesday during the first half of play against Conway in the first round o...

Alfredo Gonzales of Rogers works on wiring Wednesday atop one of the water slide towers at the Roger...

Lacey Beeks, Prairie Grove junior, pulls up to take a jumper Feb. 1 against Gentry. Beeks scored 19 ...

Lauren Schuldt, center, a Fayetteville sophomore forward, pulls down a rebound over North Little Roc...

Tyler McCullough, left, Fayetteville senior post, and senior forward Caleb Waitsman apply pressure J...

Lacey Murray, Rogers Heritage senior forward, looks to pass out of a trap as Fort Smith Southside ju...

Emilie Jobst, a Rogers Heritage sophomore guard, drives past Fort Smith Southside senior post Lauren...

Taylor Strickland, center, a Rogers senior forward, takes a shot in the lane through the Cabot defen...

Brooke Mabeus, left, shown guarding Springdale Har-Ber’s Caylee Wright during a Jan. 8 game in Sprin...

Nick Smith, a Bentonville senior forward, scores over Little Rock Central junior guard Kylon Nichols...

Opening day at Roaring River State Park draws crowds of trout anglers. The catch and keep fishing se...

Cantwell takes a spin on his mountain bike along the multiuse trail Jan. 30. Cantwell, a physical ed...

Chris Cantwell gets three times the fitness and fun Jan. 30 at the Hidden Diversity Multiuse Trail a...

Children’s services assistant Taylor Mills, describes the day’s craft to children at the Springdale ...

Kayla Por, 12, from left, and her sisters Kelsey, 14, Kylie, 1, and Hailey, 7, enjoy the activities ...

Loki Lowe, 5, right, and his mother, Carrie Wilks, work Tuesday on coloring a map of North America d...

Nancy Allen, right, board president of the Southeast Fayetteville Community Center, smiles as Nolan ...

Raul Najera, right, of Springdale talks Wednesday to Geovanny Sarmiento, a NorthWest Arkansas Commun...

Arkansas guard BJ Young leads Arkansas with 15.3 points per game, but only scored a combined seven p...

LSU's Anthony Hickey (1) splits Arkansas defenders B.J. Young (11) and Marshawn Powell (33) for a sh...

Ron Huery (right) was a member of the 1987 Arkansas basketball team that beat Arkansas State 67-64 i...

Arkansas junior pitcher Ryne Stanek will start the first game of the Coca-Classic against Arizona St...

LSU's Andre Stringer (10) shoots a 3-pointer against Arkansas' Rickey Scott (3) during their NCAA co...

Arkansas outfielder Tyler Spoon scores a run in the first game of a Feb. 19 doubleheader against New...

FILE - Visitors to the state Capitol walk up the steps leading to the Senate chamber Jan. 11, 2013.

Sam Reynolds with the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department in Little Rock uses a tor...

Carl Martin, right, and Harold Foreman, both volunteers with First United Methodist Church, unload a...

Payton Hulse, Lincoln junior point guard, helped the Wolves secure a Class 4A state tournament bid. ...

Snow continued to fall Tuesday on Dickson Street in Fayetteville.

Nikki Hollard, left, director of the Razorback Writers Project, takes a photo Tuesday of Damara Hale...

Robert Musi of Rogers spreads rock salt Tuesday at First National Bank of Rogers during snowfall.
L...

Alexa Howard of Fayetteville, a junior, leads the Lady Bulldogs into today’s Class 7A State Tourname...

$Rose Robinson, left, of Huntsville was diagnosed early in the season with a fractured vertebra and b...$

Lacey Murray, center, of Rogers Heritage and the Lady War Eagles combined for 20 wins during Murray’...

Libby Ganoung of Rogers goes up for shot Feb. 22 at Rogers High. Ganoung, a sophomore, is usually on...

Austin Heard of Bentonville takes the ball to the basket during the Tigers’ game Jan. 22 at Tiger Ar...

Anne Marie Walsted, Rogers employee, takes in the snowy morning Tuesday at Rogers City Hall. Snow co...

Central Emergency Service and Fayetteville Fire Department personnel work Feb. 8 with University Pol...

Layton Huffman, 4, sleds down a hillside at Country Club Golf Course as his father, Todd, looks on i...

Michael Hickman of Bella Vista enjoys a friendly snowball fight Tuesday with his daughter Courtney, ...

Arkansas junior Marshawn Powell (33) celebrates with fans after defeating Georgia Thursday, Feb. 21,...

Bret Bielema's first spring practice at Arkansas will begin March 10.

Dominic Ficociello is expected to play his first game during the Coca-Cola Classic in Surprise, Ariz...

Arkansas guard Anthlon Bell (5) shoots for the basket as Florida's Casey Prather (24) watches during...

Left-hander Randall Fant will start Sunday for Arkansas against Pacific.

Razorback football coach Bret Bielema greets fans before a Razorback Day at the Capitol lunch in Lit...

Nathan Robertson with Fayetteville Parks and Recreation was spreading a salt and water mixture at th...

Snow fell on traffic Tuesday morning near the Springdale Municipal Airport.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/BENJAMIN KRAIN --2/7/2013--
New Razorback football coach Brett Bielema me...

Arkansas sophomore guard BJ Young’s last game was his lowest-scoring since his first one as a Razorb...

Karen Steen, Rogers Heritage High principal, introduces senior Megan Seiler during a ceremony Monday...

Brian Hooper, Walmart Stores vice president of real estate, discusses plans for a Walmart Neighborho...

Taylor Strickland,
left, of Rogers won the conference’s scoring title with 294 points in 14 confere...

Payton Henson, left, of Siloam Springs scored 370 points in 14 conference games, which ranks him sec...

Cole Frick, left, of Huntsville has focused on getting his teammates involved in the Eagles offense,...

Ricky Scott, right, of Huntsville is bigger and stronger than last season, but has improved vastly b...

Second-graders in Josh Hicklin’s physical education class stretch Monday morning in the gym at Elmda...

BJ Young is coming off a three-point outing at Florida in which he missed all eight of his field goa...

LSU head coach Johnny Jones and his bench players react near the end of a loss to Auburn in an NCAA ...

Arkansas coach Mike Anderson react to a call during the second half of an NCAA college basketball ga...

University of Arkansas band and cheerleaders perform on University of Arkansas Day at the Arkansas s...

University of Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema, right, attends University of Arkansas Day at the...

Sam Pittman, who was hired at Arkansas from Tennessee in December, was given a two-year contract ext...

Tennessee head coach Cuonzo Martin in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kent...

Bella Vista police are looking for the suspect in a Feb. 15 burglary.

Arkansas women's track and field coach Lance Harter, right, is congratulated by men's manager Georg ...

Arkansas sprinters, from left, Regina George, Sparkle McKnight, Gwendolyn Flowers and Chrishuna Will...

Madison Moore, Springdale High shortstop, crosses home plate as Farmington’s Kendra Center waits for...

Morgan Neal returns at shortstop for Springdale Har-Ber, which finished 21-9 last season. The Lady W...

Ashlye Pool returns as the Lady Bulldogs top pitcher this season.

Dasha Donahoe, Rogers Heritage’s starting pitcher, delivers a pitch during the Lady War Eagles’ game...

Haylee Zimmerman of Rogers High pitched nearly every inning for the Lady Mounties last season but is...

Kaitlyn Spurgeon may move from left to center field for Bentonville depending on where coach Kent Ea...

Jonathan Edwards, co-owner of Pigmint Floral & Event Design, processes roses Friday inside his trail...

A collection of businesses working out of trailers on North College Avenue in Fayetteville.

Lauren French, left, holds out a Robert Redford pie for Janette Litaker to inspect Friday at Parks P...

Samantha Thiele, 11, with Girl Scout Troop 5064 in Rogers, tries to encourage sales of Girl Scout co...

Addison Carr, left, 6, and Ella Osmola, 5, both with Daisy Troop 5360 in Rogers, arrange boxes of Gi...

Arkansas sophomore Andrew Irwin celebrates a clearance at 18 feet, 4 1/4 inches to win the pole vaul...

Arkansas senior Sarah Watkins and Tennessee freshman Bashaara Graves vie for a rebound during the se...

Arkansas senior Tarik Batchelor competes in the triple jump Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, during the Southe...

Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis,...

Arkansas running back Knile Davis runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indi...

Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indi...

Arkansas athletes celebrate after the men's and women's teams won conference titles Sunday, Feb. 24,...

Trey Killian delivers a pitch during Arkansas' 10-2 win over Evansville on Feb. 24, 2012 at Baum Sta...

Arkansas junior Cameron Efurd celebrates at the tape after winning his preliminary heat of the mile ...

Arkansas receiver Cobi Hamilton runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indian...

Arkansas receiver Cobi Hamilton runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, S...

Siloam Springs will need to depend on its senior leadership on the baseball diamond this spring, ev...

Springdale Har-Ber hopes to use its speed this year with players like Matt Garrison, bottom, who s...

Ecclesia College players practice Feb. 19 at the Tyson Sports Complex in Springdale. The baseball te...

Daisy Melendez eats an apple Thursday as part of her breakfast in Kelli Wineman’s second-grade class...

Makenzi Hoskins, 4, from left, Andy Barbosa-Rodriguez, 5, and Nicole Marcia-Martinez, 4, all prekind...

Peyton Langston, 7, of Springdale (above) operates an O-scale model train Saturday at the annual Gre...

Cassandra Smith, 21, of Fayetteville carries a tent Saturday to a trash pile along the Scull Creek T...

Juan Alvarez, Fayetteville High school sophomore, takes a look through the cafeteria food selection ...

Judy Bailey, left, and Paula Fettig, both members of the Hoot ’N Holler Cloggers, a dance group base...

Keira Peak and Arkansas will host Tennessee on Sunday.

Bret Bielema speaks to fans during a timeout at Bud Walton Arena.

Florida's Erik Murphy (33) tries to block Arkansas guard Michael Qualls (24) as he struggles under t...

Arkansas starting pitcher Barrett Astin delivers a pitch against Evansville during the first inning ...

Arkansas senior Caleb Cross clears the final hurdle on his way to a second-place finish ahead of Mis...

Arkansas tight end Chris Gragg runs a drill during the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis...

Arkansas tight end Chris Gragg watches a drill during the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapo...

Arkansas punter Dylan Breeding goes through a drill during the NFL Combine in Indianapolis Saturday,...

Arkansas offensive lineman Alvin Bailey goes through a drill during the NFL Combine in Indianapolis ...

Tyler Spoon hits a grand slam home run during the eighth inning of a game against Evansville on Satu...

Florida guard Kenny Boynton (1) goes to the basket as Arkansas guard Mardracus Wade (1) and forward ...

Arkansas' Tyler Spoon follows through on an at-bat against Evansville on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, at...

Mark Scott with the Rogers Street Department drives a sweeper truck Friday to collect sand spread We...

Randall Painter of Rogers lands his first rainbow trout five minutes into his fishing trip Friday at...

Blake Barron, 17, left, Morgan Overstreet, 17, Chance Pickering, 16, Jordan “O.J.” Caylor, 17, John ...

Tyler McCullough of Fayetteville blocks a shot by Bentonville’s Austin Haggard during Friday’s game ...

Bentonville’s Austin Haggard, center, looks to pass the ball while being pressured by Fayetteville’s...

Joe Dukeshire, left, cuts pizza slices as Fred Krause holds the tray while preparing lunch Tuesday a...

Jessica Sanders reaches for a plate of food Tuesday while serving visitors at the Samaritan Center C...

Kim Bowman-Billings, left, points Friday to a picture of a ship her father, right, Gerald Bowman, se...

Rod Dorsey with Springdale Public Works operates a bulky waste grapple truck Friday to pick up tree ...

Greenland High School students Morgan Miller, from left, Emily Sherer, Tylor McClannahan, Seth Parta...

Mitchelle Jones helps put water on the hot spots after a fire broke out at his home at 426 E. Bob La...

Arkansas' Coty Clarke is surrounded by Florida's defense in the first half of the game Tuesday, Feb....

Arkansas' Makeba Alcide celebrates after winning the pentathlon on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, during the...

John McDonnell (left) spent 30 years as Arkansas' track & field and cross country coach.

Arkansas junior reliever Brandon Moore delivers a pitch against Evansville Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, du...

Arkansas junior Jake Wise connects for a two-run home run Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, during the second i...

The scene of a house fire Friday near Goshen.

Nick Smith of Springdale Har-Ber is seeded first in the 195-pound weight class at the Class 6A-7A st...

Bentonville’s Aaron Grigsby has a record of 45-4 in is undefeated against in-state competition. The ...

Rogers High’s Nick Mulcahy is a favorite to win the 152-pound weight class at the Class 6A/7A state ...

Icicles hang from playground equipment Thursday at Lake Atalanta in Rogers.

Shihab Kavungathodika pokes away at a sheet of ice Thursday that remained after rolling the window d...

Dianna Dauzart pours hot water along the steps leading to her apartment Thursday in hopes of melting...

A sign warning residents of overnight freezing temperatures is coated with a layer of ice Thursday a...

Dylan Rodwick (as Eugene Morris Jerome, center) tries to break up a fight involving Michael Lawrence...

Popularized on film starring Julie Andrews in 1967, “Thoroughly Modern Millie” is a favorite for com...

The cult-classic musical “Hair” comes to the Walton Arts Center this weekend.

Amos Paul Kennedy Jr., printer, artist, philosopher and activist, lectures at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in...

MOTORTRAIN — A band from just across the Oklahoma border will ride into Fayetteville for a show on S...

BRICK FIELDS — Seven local bands will join forces tonight for a show celebrating the music of Eureka...

Page Hill of Springdale reads Investors Business Daily on Thursday at the Springdale Public Library ...

Robert Carter, left, and Chris Stecklein eat lunch Thursday at Flaps Down Grill inside the Springdal...

Brandon Miller of Farmington, left, and Jennifer Mattone of LIttle Rock, both senior nursing student...

Custodian Jose Perez continues to salt the walk way Thursday as Will Bryant, a fourth-grade intern a...

Utility crews from Texas and Kansas gather Thursday around their trucks outside the Days Inn in Faye...

Dick Lingelbach, crew leader for Fayetteville’s Parks and Recreation Department, operates a sweeper ...

Sam Goll of Fayetteville won the 170-pound weight class at the Big West wrestling tournament last we...

Drake Kendrick, left, of Springdale High will be among several contenders to try to knock off top-se...

Arkansas hurdler Caleb Cross is one of several Razorbacks listed among the top three in the SEC in 1...

Arkansas forward Hunter Mickelson (21) shoots against Georgia's John Cannon (center) and Nemanja Dju...

Arkansas’ BJ Young (11) eyes an opening against Georgia’s Sherrard Brantley on Thursday night at Wal...

Arkansas running back Knile Davis carries the ball as Kentucky defensive lineman Mike Douglas, right...

Arkansas co-head coach Mark Cook speaks to senior Amy Borsellino before her performance on the bars ...

Arkansas infielder Willie Schwanke makes a play to throw out a Western Illinois runner in the second...

Arkansas' B.J. Young (11) spins toward the basket against Georgia's Nemanja Djurisic, center left, K...

Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson shouts out to his team against Georgia in the second half Thursday...

Arkansas guard BJ Young drives the ball Georgia Thursday at Bud Walton Arena. Young hit a game-winni...

Arkansas junior Marshawn Powell (33) reacts after Georgia senior John Florveus (32) elbows Powell in...

Custodian Jose Perez continues to salt the walk way as Will Bryant, a fourth grade intern at Bayyari...

A car ran off the road Wednesday heading north on Interstate 540 between the Sunset Avenue exit and ...

Ashley Munoz, 10, catches snowflakes on her tongue Wednesday as she walks from a school bus to the A...

Skyler Johnson, an Elkins junior, takes a shot over Greenland junior Jenny Riggles. left, and senior...

Haley Maxwell, a Farmington junior, is averaging 14 points per game for the Lady Cardinals. Farmingt...

Veteran Jim Phillips of Springdale, center, answers questions Wednesday from Woodland Junior High Sc...

Veterans David Bush of Lincoln, left, and Ed Johnson of Springdale answer questions Wednesday from W...

Craig Caperton with Fayetteville works Wednesday clearing the snow from the sidewalk around the city...

Anna Beth La Tour, 14 of Fayetteville, left, and University of Arkansas student Mitchell Loewen from...

Billie Sue Hankins, left, Rogers High School secretary, and student Meredith Breach talk Wednesday d...

Barbara Long walks Wednesday with her daughter Jessica, 17, and son James, 12, as snow begins to fal...

Andrew Harris, a Decatur senior forward, breaks away from Hartford’s Brody Funk and puts up a shot d...

Gravette’s Quinten Parker looks to pass the ball during the Lions’ game Feb. 13 against Prairie Grov...

Nick DeLeon, a Pea Ridge senior guard, brings the ball down the court against Lincoln on Feb. 15 in ...

Hikers passed table-shaped rocks Friday during the bluff-top hike.

Long views from the edge of Home Valley Bluff were a highlight of the hike Friday.

Lou Whisenhunt takes in the view from atop a rock formation during a hike along Home Valley Bluff on...

Hikers walked Friday along the edge of horseshoe-shaped Home Valley Bluff in Newton County.

A waterfall and lush forest delight explorers Friday during a hike around Home Valley Bluff. The tre...

Kira Hungate of West Fork, left, pays for groceries Wednesday while shopping with her son, Colton, 6...

Dixie Bailey, 6, of Greenland waits Wednesday in a shopping cart as her grandfather, David Nicol of ...

John Mack, building owner, checks out the flooring in the balcony of the former opera house in Roger...

Martha Morrison spreads sand Wednesday on the sidewalk around the Bentonville Public Library as the ...

Drew Dilatush, second from right, holds on Wednesday as Miguel Ceballos, 17, right, and Carolina Mar...

Rick Garrison, left, and Dan Kondik walk in a heavy snowfall Wednesday along Northwest A Street in B...

Arkansas coach Mike Anderson directs his players Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, during the first half of p...

Frank O'Mara has been elected to the 2013 class of the Arkansas Hall of Fame.

Latest map of watches, warnings and advisories provided by the National Weather Service in Little Ro...

A view of a snowy Fayetteville from the 5th floor of the Washington County Courthouse.

Former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Was...

Barbara Long walks with her daughter Jessica, 17, and James, 12, as snow begins to fall while leavin...

Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook from the National Weather Service

Missouri's Tony Criswell, left, Alex Oriakhi, center, and Corey Haith, bottom, right, celebrate afte...

Fayetteville’s Maple Street Bridge, built in 1936, is showing its age.

A pedestrian crosses the street near the Lafayette Street bridge Tuesday in Fayetteville. The Lafaye...

Mark Risk, right, a Realtor, points out details in the dining area of the Old Post Office building S...

Paul Vitale delivers the keynote address at the annual chamber meeting in Springdale. The meeting fe...

Anna Bever, right, child care coordinator with the Jones Center’s after-school program, reads a book...

Lincoln junior Ossy Escareno attempts a shot under the basket but is fouled by Gentry sophomore Dust...

Greenland’s Anna Rogers tries to get past Cedarville defender Allie Arnold during Friday’s finals in...

Josh Mueller, a Farmington senior, has been a clutch player for the Cardinals this season. He is one...

Elkins’ Dillon Gash drives past a West Fork defender during their Feb. 13 game in West Fork.

Tayleah Neal, center, of Springdale Har-Ber High School pushes past Alexa Howard, left, and Vanessa ...

Mike Luttrell, right, talks Tuesday with wife Debbie Luttrell and Howard Hamilton, left, at the annu...

Gentry’s Shelby Hammond shoots a free throw during the Lady Pioneers’ game Feb. 13 against Lincoln i...

Luke Fryauf,
center, Rogers Heritage, is fouled under the net by Rogers High’s Zach Jones, right, o...

Rogers’ Taylor Strickland, center, puts a jump shot up over Rogers Heritage’s Ellen Lundy, left, and...

Ashley Ward, left, of Rogers Heritage looks to the basket under pressure from Rogers’ Samantha Warre...

Tereke Eckwood, right, of Springdale High takes a swipe at the ball in the hands of Austin Haggard o...

Jeff Millar, left, and Jason Jordon, both of Springdale set trusses in place Tuesday at the Casey’s ...

Daniel Garcia of Bella Vista washes windows Tuesday at the Benton County Courthouse on the Bentonvil...

Charles Balentine speaks to the Downtown Tipoff Club at the Wyndam in North Little Rock.

Arkansas junior guard Kikko Haydar celebrates with members of the student section Saturday, Feb. 16,...

Arkansas batter Tyler Spoon puts the ball into play during his at bat in the sixth inning of the fir...

BJ Young reacts during the second half of Arkansas' win over Florida on Feb. 5.

Coty Clarke is coming off a 13-point effort against Missouri.

Arkansas third baseman Brian Anderson fields the ball as he makes a play for an out in the sixth inn...

Arkansas freshman Colin Poche delivers a pitch during the Razorbacks' 14-0 win over New Orleans in t...

Tusk IV, Arkansas' mascot, made an appearance at the third-annual "Razorback Day at the Capitol" lun...

Arkansas' Matt Vinson rounds second base after advancing in the third inning of Sunday afternoon's g...

Bentonville residents fill the Planning Commission meeting room Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, during a pub...

Taylor Strickland made Lady Mountaineer history against Van Buren on Friday, becoming the teams all-...

Ryan Starr, top, Fayetteville senior forward, heads the ball after a corner kick during a match last...

D.J. Beeler, Springdale High coach, is doused by his players May 18 after winning the Class 7A state...

Ben O’Brien, Springdale Har-Ber goalkeeper, defends against Bentonville last season. O’Brien will mo...

Sydney Franklin of West Fork drives to the basket through the Greenland defense Jan. 18 at Dee Lee G...

Josh Ferrell of West Fork pulls up for a 3-pointer Wednesday over Elkins defender Dillon Gash in Wes...

Whitnee Fitts, Prairie Grove senior, has given the team a solid outside scoring threat this season. ...

Will Simmons, an employee at the University of Arkansas, walks down Dickson Street in Fayetteville a...

Danny Garcia, Rogers High defender, collects the ball May 11 at Northside High School in Fort Smith....

Tolliver Davis, left, will have an expanded role for Bentonville’s boys soccer team this season as t...

Javier Piedra works out during a goalkeeping drill Thursday at Rogers Heritage High School soccer pr...

Logen Dildy, 7, left, waits for his brother, Hunter Dildy, 5, center, to shoot a basket into a hula ...

Illusionist Brock Gill has Alex Vasiliou cover his eyes as Brieanna Creech looks on Monday during a ...

Brenda Compton looks over item No. 67 Monday at the Arend Arts Center in Bentonville during the Crea...

Mississippi guard Jarvis Summers (32) tries to steal the ball from Georgia guard Kentavious Caldwell...

Arkansas junior guard Mardracus Wade (1) celebrates with the student section Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013...

Springdale’s Brittany Jurgens is an aggressive player who could lead a trio of scorers for the Lady ...

Springdale Har-Ber’s Ana Martinez, left, fights for the ball with Rogers High’s Kate Schmandt last y...

Fayetteville’s Taylor Ward and Bryant’s Tori Rose collide while attempting to control the ball May 1...

Meagan Johnson, right, is part of a strong senior class for the Lady Mounties.

Bentonville celebrates with their Arkansas Activities Association trophy May 18 after defeating Conw...

Josh Williams, left, playing for a team from Arkansas Support Network, talks Thursday with referee M...

Terry Pourner, center, congratulates teammate Connie Patton, both playing for a team from Pathfinder...

A shark-themed boat was entered for competition.

Christopher Guy, 9, of Rogers, a Cub Scout with Pack 5 St. Vincent de Paul in Rogers, blows to move ...

Missouri's Alex Oriakhi, top, attempts to rebound against Arkansas' Coty Clarke (4) during the secon...

Arkansas pitcher Trent Daniel fires a pitch in the second inning of Sunday afternoon's game against ...

Arkansas' Dominique Wilson tries to get past the Missouri defenders in the second half of Sunday aft...

Arkansas catcher Jean Ramirez tries to tag out Western Illinois base runner Erik Maki during the fou...

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Springdale junior post Josiah Wymer (32) pulls down a rebound over Fayettevi...

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Fayetteville coach Kyle Adams cuts the final strand of the net after the Bul...

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Siloam Springs senior Raul Leyva (right) tries to get around Bentonville ...

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Greenland High School's coach Alan Barton complains to referees about a ...

Jackson practices defense drills with black belt Savannah Barnes, 13, in class Tuesday morning at No...

NWA Media/MICHAEL WOODS --02/16/2013-- Volunteers (left to right) Chuck Woods, Perry Hayes and Chr...

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Pete Heinzelmann, right, and his 6-year-old grandson Christopher Andersen wat...

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Amur honeysuckle, Lonicera maackii, is a shrub considered to be a noxious and...

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Earl Friesen (cq) with the Northeast Benton County Volunteer Fire Departme...

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Sawyer Smith, 13, and his mother, Paula Smith, both of Garfield, sample ch...

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Doug Kidd of Tontitown details various Civil War weaponry during a present...

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Emily Mitchell, a student at Oakdale Middle School, talks a...

Jonathan Noble sits at a computer in the computer lab at the University of Arkansas student union Fe...

Arkansas freshman Dominique Wilson is averaging 14.3 points in her last three games.

Stuttgart head football coach Billy Elmore said he was impressed with Arkansas' new coaching staff.

Arkansas freshman Michael Qualls and Missouri senior forward Laurence Bowers get tangled up in the l...

Arkansas junior guard Kikko Haydar (20) drives to the lane as Missouri junior guard Phil Pressey def...

Missouri's Phil Pressey (1) loses the ball as he is guarded by Arkansas captain Kikko Haydar, right,...

Arkansas guard BJ Young (11) drives to the basket against Missouri's Keion Bell (5) during the Razor...

Arkansas forward Marshawn Powell celebrates with the student section following Arkansas' 73-71 win o...

Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson shouts to his players during the second half an NCAA college baske...

Arkansas sophomore guard BJ Young, right, drives along the baseline as Missouri senior Keion Bell de...

Arkansas pitcher Barrett Astin delivers a pitch Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, during the second inning of...

Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn directs his players Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, during the third inning of...

Arkansas' Joe Serrano (10) is congratulated at the plate by Brett McAfee after scoring a run and rec...

The Providence Academy Patriots of Rogers captured the large school Class 3A Jr. Boys Basketball Sta...

Spencer Deal, from right, with Rove Pest Control, shows Jeremy Fifield, Kailee McDonald, 8, and Lore...

Nick Smith, a Bentonville senior, puts up a shot over Siloam Springs senior Payton Henson during the...

Jawan Smith, a Fayetteville senior guard, dunks a missed field goal attempt over the Springdale defe...

Cedarville’s Allie Arnold drives past Greenland defender Kelsey Vaughn during Friday’s finals of the...

Josh Ferrell of West Fork is fouled by Cedarville defenders Austin Myers and Zach Bradford, right, a...

Savannah Byford, 17, a Bentonville senior, smiles Friday at her father, Steve Byford, as she is anno...

Bentonville students cheer during the game Friday.

Maj. Mark Golaway, with the Arkansas Army National Guard, lights a candle in honor of Chaplain Georg...

Brandon Gates, 17, (above) from left, Brandon White, 17, and Josh Qualls, 18, raise the spirit stick...

Margot Jackson, center, talks to other members of the Fayetteville Forward Economic Accountability C...

Nick Boetel, 12, (above) laughs Friday after his friend Thomas Wiebe, 11, gives him a large bag of b...

Kyle McCarty with Fayetteville Solid Waste and Recycling Division talks about the bales of No. 3 thr...

Sean Rochelle was named executive director of the Razorback Foundation on Friday.

Arkansas first baseman Eric Fisher is greeted by teammate Brian Anderson as he crosses home plate af...

Mike Anderson will face Missouri for the first time since leaving the Tigers to coach Arkansas follo...

Arkansas pitcher Ryne Stanek fires a pitch in the first inning of Friday afternoon's season opener a...

FILE PHOTO - John Tyson speaks to shareholders Feb. 1, 2008 at the annual Tyson shareholders meeting...

Sean Rochelle has been appointed as executive director of the Razorback Foundation.

Jamayne Potts of Bentonville brings the ball up the court during Tuesday’s game against Rogers at Ro...

Crist Olsen, a Rogers Heritage junior, goes up for a layup against Springdale during the second half...

Josiah Wymer of Springdale goes up strong Feb. 1 against Jake Killingsworth of Rogers High at King A...

Callie King, right, of Rogers High takes the ball down the court against Siloam Springs on Jan. 8 at...

Cameron Paschke, center, a Fayetteville senior point guard, takes the ball to the basket between Rog...

Caylee Wright, right, of Springdale Har-Ber drives around Baiyinnah Taylor of Springdale High during...

Robert Goins, left, University of Arkansas law student with the school’s law team, walks back to his...

The Domain at Fayetteville is the newest student housing community serving University of Arkansas st...

Splattered blood is seen on the pavement Thursday outside the entrance to Latino Mechanica on Campbe...

Dontai Nash, (above) right, dips down to give his daughter, Jaden Nash, 7, a kiss on the cheek Thurs...

Glenn Schnetzinger works Thursday on an arrangement at Organic Creations at Country Gardens in Sprin...

Student Katherine Wood, left, and Ashley Shaver Noland, parent, adjust their costumes Thursday durin...

Sean Rochelle, center, grew up in Arkansas and has Chris Wyrick's support to take over as the execut...

Safety Tiquention Coleman was one of the six recruits Bret Bielema persuaded to join the Razorbacks ...

Cade Lynch's season was shortened because of compressed nerves, but he said he is glad to be back an...

Auburn's Josh Wallace (11) defends Arkansas' Rickey Scott (3) during an NCAA college basketball game...

Cade Lynch has undergone four surgeries to relieve migraine headaches since transferring to the Univ...

Hall High School's Bobby Portis and Tyler Scaife Thursday during a ceremony in which they were annou...

Hall basketball players Bobby Portis (right, center) and Tyler Scaife (left, center) accepted invita...

Little Rock Hall's Bobby Portis (10) will play in the McDonald's All-American Game on April 3 in Chi...

Little Rock Hall's Tyler Scaife (10) will play in the McDonald's All-American Game on April 3 in Chi...

Zachary Holly being taken back to the Benton County Jail on Thursday after <a href="http://www.nwaon...

Fans will notice new policies this season at Baum Stadium.

Gaylene Perez of Springdale High swims in the 200-yard individual medley Wednesday during the NWA Co...

John Proffitt Jr., left, of Rogers, is escorted June 6 by Sheriff’s Office deputy Ted Arhangelsky fo...

Trusten DeSoto of West Fork pulls up for a jump shot over Elkins defender Trevor Deloney during Wedn...

Maerissa Knapp, left, teacher at First School, looks at stamps with Cora Cox, 3, during a post offic...

An adoptable cat reaches from inside its kennel at the Fayetteville Animal Shelter.

Chuck Marino, left, a deacon, gives ashes to Mary Morrone as the Rev. John Connell give ashes to Ron...

Mandrake Patterson, 27, enters Washington County Magistrate Court on Wedneday morning in Fayettevill...

Jennifer Reynolds, shelter attendant, takes one of the cats from its kennel Feb. 7 for socialization...

Heritage High School’s Colors Day court, which was nominated by the student body, includes: First ro...

Max Rogers, 4, and his father, Brian Rogers, pose for photos Wednesday with Disney characters on at ...

The Rev. Juan Manjarrez brushes ashes on those attending an Ash Wednesday service at St. Vincent de ...

The Bentonville wrestling team won the Dual of Champions Tournament in Russellville. Team member are...

John Hedgecock of Bentonville swims the fly in the 200-yard medley relay Wednesday during the NWA Co...

Logan Smith of Bentonville swims the fly in the 200-yard individual medley Wednesday during the NWA ...

Tara Arnold, center, of Gentry is fouled on her way to the basket Wednesday by Lincoln’s Jaycie Neel...

Nikki Thordsen, right, of Lincoln puts up a shot Wednesday in front of Gentry’s Shelby Hammond durin...

Davis shows his Triple Trophy Award certificate and patch and the plaque Feb. 7 he won for the winni...

Davis shows the rack Feb. 7 from a 10-point buck he shot with his rifle that was the Washington Coun...

Eight-year-old Davis Stephens of Fayetteville, right, scored a Triple Trophy Award this deer season ...

Davis got a certificate and a patch for winning the Triple Trophy Award for deer hunting.

Bentonville High School’s Colors Day court is, back row, from left, Nick Smith, Johnny Drechny, Ryan...

Maggie Peterson of Bentonville marks an ash cross on the forehead of Jami Walts of Lowell on Wednesd...

Teachers Bridgett Moore, second from right, and Maerissa Knapp help Liv Erck, 3, left, and Mitchell ...

Arkansas' Marshawn Powell blocks a shot by Auburn's Chris Denson during the second half of their NCA...

Sean Rochelle (left), pictured in this 2009 file photo with former Arkansas basketball coach John Pe...

Arkansas defender Austin Flynn runs drills during a 2012 practice at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback St...

Arkansas' Mardracus Wade (1) scores against Auburn during an NCAA college basketball game on Wednesd...

University of Arkansas Senior Associate Athletic Director of Development Chris Wyrick speaks during ...

Chris Wyrick was named the University of Arkansas' vice chancellor of advancement on Wednesday.

Austin Flynn, a defensive end for the Razorbacks' football team, was arrested Wednesday.

Mandrake Patterson appeared in court Wednesday morning.

The building that once housed Eureka Springs High School sits abandoned after the district opened a ...

Cole Frick of Huntsville High School drives towards the lane Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, during the game...

Gatlin Watson, a Springdale High senior, signed a national letter of intent to play baseball at Thre...

Shy Montenegro, 13, joins other students to wave silver pompoms during the ceremony.

Zoe Reif, 12, from right, and Maynard Valley, 13, both students at Owl Creek School, hold a banner T...

McKinzie James, second from right, signed a national letter of intent to play soccer for the Arkansa...

Baiyinnah Taylor, left, of Springdale High School puts pressure on Samantha Weber of Springdale Har-...

Mercy Cafe offers a variety of healthy meals to patients and visitors at Mercy Medical Center in Rog...

Heart-healthy dishes can be delicious, as demonstrated by this grilled lime cilantro chicken, create...

Zachary Holly is escorted to court Nov. 28 for arraignment on charges related to the death of 6-year...

Kindergartners from Maranda Wilson’s class at Monitor Elementary School in Springdale hand out candy...

Stephanie Reibling (left) of Rogers signs her name Tuesday to the “I Go Red for...” board during the...

Laura Marks (above) of Bentonville has her blood pressure checked Tuesday by Leisa Lee, registered n...

Arkansas coach Mike Anderson said he believes the Razorbacks are close to a breakthrough on the road...

Arkansas junior Marshawn Powell shoots as Auburn senior Noel Johnson (32) defends him, Jan. 16, 2013...

Arkansas' Coty Clarke (4) celebrates during the second half of the Razorbacks' 80-69 win over Florid...

Lincoln junior Dylan McConnell shoots over the heads of Gentry defenders Blake Boyd (25) and Robbie ...

Los Angeles police officers stand alert at the LAPD headquarters in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 12,...

Hall's Bobby Portis spins around as he moves for the basket during the Hall-Parkview game held Tuesd...

Ryne Stanek, left, was selected by Baseball America as the preseason SEC Pitcher of the Year.

Marilyn Heifner, executive director of the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission, left, ...

Peter Lane, president and CEO of the Walton Arts Center, left, and Bob Davis, member of the Fayettev...

Bentonville's Taylor Lee (12) reaches to score as Fayetteville's Taylor Crockett defends during the ...

Bentonville’s Alexa Tininenko competes in the 100 freestyle on Jan. 31 during the Bentonville Invita...

Rogers Heritage’s Ian Pusey swims in the 100 breaststroke on Jan. 31 during the Bentonville Invitati...

Rogers’ Lisa Lauschke swims in the 200 freestyle on Jan. 31 during the Bentonville Invitational Meet...

Springdale’s Mariah Lucas competes in the 500 freestyle on Jan. 31 during the Bentonville Invitation...

Springdale Har-Ber’s John Kirchner competes in the 500-yard freestyle on Jan. 31 during the Bentonvi...

Fayetteville’s Ben Heil competes in the 100 butterfly on Jan. 31 during the Bentonville High School ...

Attendees of the 21c Museum Hotel opening walk past the site-specific instillation A Sudden Gust of ...

Susan Kennedy, right, of Bentonville and DeLinda Mace of Rogers check out a creature from the sculpt...

Mississippi's Reginald Buckner, right, is escorted off the court after being ejected during the seco...

Florida's Billy Donovan, head coach, gives a thumbs up to players Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at Bud Walt...

Arkansas offensive coordinator Jim Chaney (pictured above) and defensive coordinator Chris Ash visit...

Arkansas baseball coach Dave Van Horn speaks at the Downtown Tipoff Club in North Little Rock on Mon...

Marshawn Powell (left) has struggled to stay out of foul trouble in road games this season.

Brian Early watches during a Fayetteville Bulldogs scrimmage Aug. 8 at Harmon Field.

A frame from a video showing Benton County jailers restraining and pepper-spraying an inmate.

Attendees of the 21c Museum Hotel walk past

Decatur senior forward Andrew Harris breaks away from Hartford's Brody Funk and puts the ball up for...

Transportation Division workers build a new sidewalk Tuesday on the east side of Willow Avenue betwe...

A driver travels on Puppy Creek Road Friday as it turns from a dirt road to a paved road in Springda...

Mariah Hendrix, Elkins sophomore, shoots Feb. 1 as Greenland’s Mackenzie Brown at Elkins High.

Jacob Hall of Pea Ridge takes the ball to the basket Jan. 29 under pressure from Gravette’s Carson P...

Lauren Diehl of Rogers takes a moment to participate in a St. Valentine’s Day collaborative art proj...

Construction continues Friday on Bliss Cupcake Cafe on Promenade Boulevard in Rogers. More than half...

Walter Gaspord, left, gets help with his tax return from Claudine Barnett, an AARP volunteer tax pre...

Arkansas head football coach Bret Bielema walks past the signing day list of players who committed t...

Tom Collen coached Arkansas to a triple overtime win at Alabama on Sunday.

Bentonville senior Julia Garrad (right) defends a shot by Rogers Heritage senior Ashley Ward during ...

Roger Morris, Washington County coroner, shows one of a few unclaimed cremated human remains that he...

Jamayne Potts of Bentonville puts up a shot Friday as Rogers Heritage’s Ellen Lundy goes for the blo...

Josiah Wymer, right, of Springdale High tries to block the shot by Siloam Springs’ Payton Henson on ...

Ellie Breden, left, and Sydney Crockett, both of Fayetteville, battle for a rebound Friday with Roge...

Jesus Pena, 15, left, Springdale football player, high-fives Faelene Traylor, 9, a Special Olympics ...

Leon Anderson, right, a Special Olympics athlete from Brinkley, pushes his way past Springdale High ...

Noah Kittelson, center, counts down as Kevin Lazas, left, and Andy Turnbow, 9, a Special Olympics at...

Gabe Vetter, 8, and sister Lia Vetter, 3, both of Fayetteville, look for more beads Saturday to add ...

Runners take off for the start of their 8K race Saturday in the Valentine’s 4K/8K in downtown Benton...

Vance Wilson, former Major League catcher, talks Saturday to a group of coaches about different dril...

Participants quickly make their way out of the water Saturday during the annual Beaver Lake Polar Pl...

Sam Totten snapped this photo of Sudanese rebels from the Nuba Mountains region on Jan. 5. He said h...

Samuel Totten, a genocide scholar based at the University of Arkansas, is photographed in the town o...

Jonathan Unwer counts pills behind the counter at North Hills Fayetteville Collier Drug Store. Unwer...

Arkansas senior Marek Niit leads South Plains sophomore Vernon Norwood going into the final lap of t...

Arkansas junior Michael May competes in the high jump Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, during the Tyson Invit...

Former Arkansas sprinter Wallace Spearmon acknowledges the crowd before the start of his section of ...

Arkansas offensive line coach Sam Pittman is seeking highly-touted offensive lineman Steven Moss. (A...

Arkansas guard Mardracus Wade brings the ball up the court in the first half of an NCAA college bask...

Arkansas guard Kikko Haydar walks down the court after Arkansas was called for a foul late in the se...

Arkansas forward Hunter Mickelson, second from left, loses the ball as he tries to shoot among Vande...

Vanderbilt forward Rod Odom, left, drives against Arkansas guard Michael Qualls (24) during the firs...

Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings motions to his players in the first half of an NCAA college basketb...

Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson motions to his players in the first half of an NCAA college basket...

David Adams at his favorite personal space, near the fire place in the family room of his Fayettevil...

Capt. Dusty Qualls with the Rogers Fire Department stands by Friday during a controlled fire at Arka...

Third-grader Diego Salinas writes vocabulary words Thursday during an exercise with teacher Heather ...

Giselle Salguero, left, and Blanca DeLeon, both fifth-graders, complete sixth gradelevel reading com...

Michelle McClaflin, left, project manager with Hight-Jackson Associates, talks Friday with Virginia ...

Rogers Public Schools administrators and board members tour the new Janie Darr Elementary School on ...

William Aguilar, from right, Fernando Silza, Josh Erickson and Brian Batchelor work Friday to cut bl...

Rogers’ McKinzie James takes a shot in the lane as Fayetteville’s Brittany Austin, left, and Sydney ...

Betsy Burns, right, a Haas Hall Academy senior guard, takes a shot over Alpena freshman Amber Ray du...

Tyler Tutt of Springdale High makes his way down the court and around players from Siloam Springs in...

Bentonville’s Jamayne Potts, left, is fouled by Rogers Heritage senior Ellen Lundy as she pulls down...

Alex Scharlau, center, of Springdale High School gets tangled up with Siloam Springs’ Payton Henson,...

Hamed Al Alamal is the new imam for the Islamic Center of Northwest Arkansas in Fayetteville.

A Springdale firefighter enters the house at 2717 S. Old Missouri Road on Friday morning. The Spring...

Fayetteville Police Department personnel secure the scene Friday at KUAF studio in Fayetteville.

Fayetteville emergency personnel work with University Police Department officers Friday to load a pa...

Gravette's Terence Pierce steps up to the free throw line after drawing a foul. The Lions defeated L...

Arkansas redshirt sophomore Eric Fisher talks to the media Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 at Baum Stadium in F...

BJ Young scored a game-high 13 points in the Razorbacks' 80-69 win over Florida on Tuesday at Bud Wa...

Randall Fant will likely miss No. 1 Arkansas' season-opening series against Western Illinois.

University of Arkansas runner Regina George runs the final turn in the women's 400 M Invitational at...

Emergency personnel work with University Police Department officers Friday to load a patient into an...

Police responded Friday to KUAF in Fayetteville for a reported gunshot wound.

The Springdale Fire Department responded Friday to a fire at an empty rental property at 2717 S. Old...

TheatreSquared’s “Sons of the Prophet” brings together actors from Northwest Arkansas, New York, Chi...

Mardi Gras, which translates to Fat Tuesday, traditionally commemorates the beginning of the Lenten ...

If it’s not already chocolate, it’s dippable at the Chocolate Lover’s Festival in Eureka Springs.

LUKE BRYAN — The schedule is set for the Thunder on the Mountain music festival, where Luke Bryan, a...

Veteran actress Judy Scott plays Mrs. Bramson, a crotchety old lady enamored with a young stranger (...

Fans of the movie “9 to 5” will recognize the humor in the Rogers Little Theater musical about three...

Jocelyn Morelli will perform Feb. 17 at Stand-Up Comedy Date Night.

Jason Baldwin, left, answers a question as Mara Leveritt, center, looks on during a Clinton School o...

The menu at Parks Purity Pie Company shifts daily and also reflects seasonal fruit availability. Off...

Coleman Ray Clark, 16, right, and Reed Carson, 16, rehearse for “A Separate Peace” at Arts Live Thea...

A religious satire that made waves when it hit Broadway, “The Book of Mormon” is now on its first na...

POET LAUREN ZUNIGA — An Oklahoma born, three-time national slam finalist, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Au Bon P...

SPOKEN — The hard rock band Spoken, which formed in Lowell in the late 1990s, is preparing to releas...

CLARKE BUEHLING — Five-string banjo player Clarke Buehling has set up a new weekly gig in conjunctio...

Homemade pies
are the centerpiece of the menu at the Purity Parks Pie Company, located in an Airstr...

Workers Daniel Harp, from left, Freddie Gomez and Kenny Shanks build a boat dock at Beaver Lake on T...

Martine Ngiam, 13, celebrates Thursday after the drum line finishes performing at the annual glow-in...

Dana Davis, second from left, incoming chamber president chats Thursday with Tom Ginn, left and Boot...

Quinn Roberts, former Springdale Fire Department battalion chief, has retired after 38 years with th...

Sheilah Roenfeldt, above from left, a Science Fair judge from Fayetteville discusses plant growth Th...

NWA Media/ANDY SHUPE -- Arkansas men's track and field coach Chris Bucknam watches from the edge of ...

University of Arkansas head football coach Bret Bielema walks past the signing day list of 22 player...

Offensive lineman Denver Kirkland was one of three highly-touted offensive linemen to sign with the ...

Alex Collins officially signed his letter of intent with the Razorbacks.

Arkansas' Mardracus Wade (1) smiles after a made free-throw during the first half an NCAA college ba...

Kentucky defender Jennifer O'Neill knocks the ball away from Arkansas' Erin Gatling during the first...

Andrew Smith (left) with Larkin Aquatics of Kansas City, Mo., describes features of the planned aqua...

Springdale Har-Ber student athletes, from left, Jerry Wood, Peyton Squires, Sara Lachance, Winston R...

Eden Venable, 4, shows off her swinging skills Wednesday while playing with her brother and grandfat...

Harp Elementary School students laugh while taking pictures Wednesday during a celebration of the Ro...

Shane Patrick, left, and Melissa Patrick, right, smile as their sons, Jay Patrick, left center, and ...

Bret Bielema, Arkansas head football coach, talks about the 22 players who committed to the Razorbac...

Brooks Ellis, from left, Alex Brignoni and Austin Allen, all Fayetteville High School students, pose...

The Proctor Potato Chip Factory exists today at the corner of South Second and Sycamore streets in R...

Daniel Barnes, right, chairman of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkoma, talks Wednesday about t...

Workers hoist the first of three concrete bridge sections into place Wednesday that span a creek alo...

Jacob Ralph, Shiloh Christian senior, stands with Saints offensive line coach Haden Gilder after Ral...

Fayetteville High students Jared Thurman, from left, Brooks Ellis, Alex Brignoni, Austin Allen, Luke...

Forrest Johnson, center, a Rogers Heritage wide receiver, laughs with his parents, Tracy, left, and ...

Bentonville’s Tearris Wallace laughs during a letter of intent signing ceremony inside the Tiger Ath...

Trevor Foster, from left, John Donald and Gavin Shadrick sit together following a letter of intent s...

Tayler Estrada signs her letter of intent on Wednesday as her father, Doug Estrada, watches inside t...

Fletcher was in the bait and tackle business before he became a fishing guide. Fletcher, right, fish...

J.D. Fletcher shows a black bass he caught from the White River by laying the fish on his paddle. No...

Fletcher shows a largemouth bass caught during one of his float trips.

Anglers kept every fish they caught up to the daily limit during trips Fletcher guided in the 1960s....

J.D. Fletcher of Eagle Rock, Mo., has 40 to 50 albums of photos, letters and newspaper and magazine ...

A man sets flares Wednesday morning to warn approaching traffic of a fatal accident on Arkansas 12 n...

Jayne Lowe, from left, president of the Rotary Club of Bentonville; Becky Paneitz, NWACC president; ...

Fayetteville Police Cpl. David Williams talks Wednesday with members of the Gator Choir from Central...

Jill Darling, left, with the Northwest Arkansas United Way, presents the Live United award Wednesday...

Arkansas sophomore guard Calli Berna, center, drives with the basketball as South Carolina senior gu...

University of Arkansas head football coach Bret Bielema talks about the 22 players who committed to ...

Auburn's Bryant Smith (13) drives the lane as Arkansas' Pat Bradley, left, guards him during the sec...

Arkansas' Michael Qualls argues a call during the first half an NCAA college basketball game against...

Fayetteville High students (left to right) Brooks Ellis, Alex Brignoni and Austin Allen get ready to...

Pulaski Academy's tight end Hunter Henry, center, applauded as his coach Kevin Kelley, upper right s...

NWA Media/MICHAEL WOODS --02/06/2013-- Fayetteville High's Austin Allen shakes hands with his father...

A display of items seized by the Benton County Sheriff's Office in a Rogers drug sting.

Pulaski Academy tight end Hunter Henry committed to Arkansas in a Monday afternoon ceremony at the s...

Hunter Henry poses with his family after signing with the Razorbacks on National Signing Day, Feb. 6...

Hunter Henry (center) prepares to sign with the Razorbacks on National Signing Day, Feb. 6, 2013.

Pulaski Academy tight end Hunter Henry - one of the nation's top recruits - prepares to sign with th...

An Arkansas State Police trooper looks at the aftermath of an early morning accident which killed on...

Postmaster General and CEO Patrick R. Donahoe speaks during a news conference at U.S. Postal Service...

Pulaski Academy tight end Hunter Henry (left), Fayetteville quarterback Austin Allen (center) and Gr...

Amos Paul Kennedy Jr., shown here with one of his prints, will offer a lecture and workshop at the U...

Selina Tamangdad, 15, practices her solo Tuesday with Southwest Junior High School’s Harmony Choir i...

Tereke Eckwood, a Springdale sophomore, puts up a shot in the lane against Rogers Heritage during Tu...

Kum & Go convenience stores has offered to buy a portion of the former Tyson Mexican Original plant ...

Ashley Ward of Rogers Heritage tries to get around Springdale’s Ashley Dederich on Tuesday in Spring...

Cheesy Garlic Cauliflower Bread Sticks use grated cauliflower as a base.

These dark chocolate brownies combine brown sugar, almond meal and sorghum flour to stay gluten free...

Even treats that seem impossible without gluten can be made deliciously using flour substitutes rang...

Alan Showalter, choir director at Southwest Junior High School, leads the Harmony Choir through a pr...

Nicolas Lorennij, left, gets limber with other athletes during a speed and agility class Tuesday at ...

Jaxon Oliver, 6, of Fayetteville reacts Tuesday to watching chef Adam Simmons, child nutrition direc...

Justin Blisard, owner of Siloam Springs-based Platinum Hydro-Grass, walks between Southwest Regional...

Arkansas commitment OL Johnathan McClure.

Arkansas commitment S Tiquention Coleman.

Arkansas commitment CB Carroll Washington.

Arkansas commitment LB Martrell Spaight.

Arkansas target North Little Rock RB Altee Tenpenny.

Arkansas signee and punter Sam Irwin-Hill.

Arkansas commitment WR Melvinson Hartfield.

NWA Media/MICHAEL WOODS --02/02/2013-- University of Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema addresses ...

Farmington senior Matt Brackett scores on a fastbreak. Pea Ridge and Farmington battled for the 1-4A...

NWA Media/ANDY SHUPE -- Arkansas infielder Dominic Ficociello fields a ball Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, d...

NWA MEDIA/SAMANTHA BAKER -- Arkansas' Mardracus Wade climbs into the stands after the Razorbacks bea...

Arkansas' Coty Clarke (4) dunks during the second half an NCAA college basketball game against No. 2...

Arkansas' head coach Mike Anderson celebrates after a foul call during the second half an NCAA colle...

Arkansas' BJ Young dunks the ball in the second half of the game Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, against No. ...

Arkansas' BJ Young (11) celebrates with fans after their 80-69 win over No. 2 Florida in an NCAA col...

A frame from a surveillance video of a burglary at Popeyes Chicken in Rogers.

Fayetteville’s Lauren Schuldt, right, takes a shot in the lane as Van Buren’s Maria Santillana, left...

Tyler McCullough, a Fayetteville senior, takes a shot in the lane over Van Buren freshman Mitchell S...

Bailey Schalk of Springdale Har-Ber tries to get past the Fayetteville defense Jan. 22 at Bulldog Ar...

Payton Henson, left, of Siloam Springs drives past Brandon Buccheri of Springdale Har-Ber on Friday ...

Student members of Rogers Heritage Espirits Requis book club write out questions for New Zealand aut...

Lisa Hastings, co-owner of Kirby’s Kupcakes, laughs with country music singer Jason McCoy Monday aft...

LSU guard Anthony Hickey (1) pushes past Mississippi State guard Trivante Bloodman (4) during the se...

An artist's rendering shows a proposed dual-sport facility for baseball and track & field.

Fayetteville’s Amanda Agana leads the field in the 800 meters during the state indoor track and fiel...

Ryan Malashock, left, Oakdale Middle School history teacher, talks Friday with eighth-grader Jayson ...

Nick Fletcher, left, and Eli Simek, both sixth-graders at Oakdale Middle School, work Friday on thei...

Nathan Wells, West Fork girls coach, calls out to his team Tuesday as they play Elkins.

Monica Wells, Elkins girls coach, watches her team play West Fork in the first half Tuesday in Elkin...

McKenzie Dixon of Bentonville competes in the triple jump Saturday during the state indoor track and...

Dixon, right, makes a cut May 4 in front of Fayetteville’s Ellie Brayden during a match in Bentonvil...

Rain trickles down on the Apollo Theater recently at 308 W. Emma Ave. in Springdale. The building wa...

A sign marks the entrance to a planned regional park in south Fayetteville.

Steve Milligan, left, and Randy Ward, both with Modern Fence & Supply in Springdale, look over one o...

Tenisha Gist, director of the Yvonne Richardson Community Center in Fayetteville, is pictured at the...

Rogers’ Maggie Montoya competes in the mile run Saturday during the state indoor track and field cha...

Rogers firefighters work a house fire Sunday afternoon at 313 E. Lilac St. in Rogers. The fire start...

Construction barrels and reflectors line Arkansas 102.

David Einsele works Friday to compact dirt around new drainage that has been laid as work begins to ...

Tom Collen's team fell 47-44 at Mississippi State on Sunday.

NWA Media/MICHAEL WOODS --02/02/2013-- Arkansas forward Marshawn Powell drives to the hoop during th...

Arkansas' head coach Mike Anderson disputes a call during the second half an NCAA college basketball...

Arkansas' BJ Young (11) prepares to spin to the hoop during the first half an NCAA college basketbal...

Police escorts for funeral processions, as seen in this 2003 Northwest Arkansas Times photo, once we...

Jason Quail, center, with Take3.NWA shows Aailiya Gonzalez, 9, left, of Rogers, her brother Oscar, 5...

Macayla Luper, left, and Gonzolo Olvera, both Oakdale Middle School sixth-graders, work Friday on th...

University of Phoenix graduates Khanthary Singnhoth, from left, Christina Andrews and Sarah Brown ma...

McKinzie James of Rogers High drives past Springdale High’s Javonda Daniels on Friday at King Arena ...

Payton Henson, right, of Siloam Springs and Springdale Har-Ber’s Austin Fox bobble the ball Friday a...

Ashley Ward, center, of Rogers Heritage looks to pass the ball Friday under pressure from Fayettevil...

Samantha Weber of Springdale Har-Ber attempts to pass over Siloam Springs’ Krista Lopez on Friday in...

Trey Boyd of Fayetteville shoots over Rogers Heritage’s Xavier Thomas on Friday in Rogers

Monica Wells, (above) Elkins girls coach, watches her team play West Fork in the first half Tuesday ...

Randy Bond of Elkins unloads brush Saturday at Fayetteville’s Compost Facility after cleaning up aro...

Kayla Church, 14, left, of Cave Springs helps Anna Main, 5, of Siloam Springs across the ice Saturda...

A sign marks the entrance to a planned regional park in south Fayetteville.
SIGN OF THINGS TO COME

NWA Media/MICHAEL WOODS --02/02/2013-- Former University of Arkansas basketball coach Nolan Richards...

NWA Media/MICHAEL WOODS --02/02/2013-- Arkansas guard BJ Young pulls up for a three-point shot durin...

STAFF PHOTO SAMANTHA BAKER -- Austin Allen of Fayetteville High School looks downfield for an open r...

Arkansas head football coach Bret Bielema speaks during a time out in the first half of a NCAA colle...

NWA Media/MICHAEL WOODS --02/02/2013-- Arkansas forward Hunter Mickelson pulls in a rebound during t...

Groundhog Club Co-handler Ron Ploucha holds the weather predicting groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, aft...

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Chancellor G. David Gearhart and Provost Sharon Gaber listen ...

Stuttgart’s Dontrell Brown was one of six high school football players honored by the Little Rock To...

Fayetteville’s Brittany Austin, center, shoots while being pressured by Rogers Heritage’s Lacey Murr...

Anna Hill, center, of Springdale Har-Ber goes up for a shot between Siloam Springs defenders during ...

Payton Henson of Siloam Springs celebrates after scoring his 2,000th career point Friday during the ...

Elkins players, coaches and fans react to the Lady Elks’ 39-35 win over Greenland to secure the team...

Mayse Pippin, center, of Siloam Springs gets around Tayleah Neal, left, of Springdale Har-Ber on Fri...

Will Toler, center, a University of Arkansas senior sociology/criminal justice major from Dallas, an...

Christian Duenas, 5, from left, Jennifer Rameriz, 5, and Yair Bermjo, 5, students in Kim Westphal’s ...

Leah Jones with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkoma, left, talks Friday with Candace Dixon, f...

Alauna Lundien, 8, and other third-graders perform Friday during the Groundhog Day assembly at Bonni...

Christian rockers Recycled will perform Friday at a True Love Waits concert at His Way Fellowship in...

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/CARY JENKINS -- High School Players of the year: Will Francis of Harding A...

Prairie Grove junior Lacey Beeks pulls up to take a jumper against Gentry. Beeks scored 19 points as...

NWA Media/ANDY SHUPE -- Arkansas' Tarik Batchelor completes his second jump Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013,...

NWA Media/MICHAEL WOODS --02/01/2013-- University of Arkansas gymnast Erin Freier does a flip on the...

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles before speaking on American leadership at the Counc...

Danielle Schaal, 15, works on drawings of a sand biscuit in Dawn Graham’s art class at Har-Ber High ...

“Arkansas Champion Trees: An Artist’s Journey” — An exhibit of colored pencil drawings and documenta...

A workshop in building birdhouses will be offered Feb. 9 at Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayett...

Richard Tuttle’s “Three Europes Drop Through, #1,” a pastel on paper made in 1990, is among many ite...

THE WHO — Legendary British rock band The Who, led by vocalist Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Town...

Actress Felicia Boswell plays the role of Felicia Farrell in the award-winning musical “Memphis,” wh...

Allyn Lord, director of the Shiloh Museum in Springdale, shows off the carillon from Old Main at the...

South Korean pianist Yoonie Han will perform Saturday with the Arkansas Philharmonic.

Art of Life Styles February Exhibit — Featuring abstract art by Life Styles artists throughout Febru...

University of Arkansas in Fort Smith Exhibit — Featuring three paintings by artists John Newman, Mar...

Jorge Gonzalez, right, of Fayetteville clears a hurdle March 9 during the 110-meter hurdles in the a...

Jordan Patrick, a Bentonville junior, will be competing in the boy’s 60-meter hurdles, triple jump a...

Dr. John Agwunobi, president of health and wellness at Walmart, talks Thursday about healthy grocery...

Aubrey Edie, 17, right, reacts Thursday as Logan Dallas approaches to pin on a mum after Edie was cr...

Denise Garner, from left, Dick Trammel, state highway commissioner, and Karen Minkel talk Thursday d...

Lily Lechuga, 10, from right, and Jasmin Torres, 9, both fourthgraders, show their project Thursday ...

Sawyer Cantrell, from right, Hunter Pool, 17, Jordan Sheppard and Clay Lewis, all Bentonville High ...

Mark Glover with Decco Contractors Paving handles traffic control Wednesday as crews work to level s...

Fritz Gisler, division manager for Fayetteville Media Services, speaks to the crowd Thursday at the ...

Jeremy Vallia with Custom Lawn Care trims a compact holly tree Thursday in the parking lot of the Li...

Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long (left) and Donald Pederson, vice chancellor for finance and adm...

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