Stories by Amye Buckley
RSS
Sales Tax Holiday Set Aug. 2-3
ROGERS -- A sales tax holiday next weekend is part of the back-to-school countdown for teachers and parents. Continue reading...
Autism Camp Teaches Social Skills
ROGERS -- The children at Camp Connect think they are just there to play, and that's how Peggy Schaefer Whitby wants it. Continue reading...
Creating Comic Strips An Avenue For Learning
ROGERS -- Teachers created their own comic book strips using apps and websites during a workshop in Rogers on Wednesday. Continue reading...
Arkansas Music Pavilion Sound Carries In Rogers
ROGERS -- Live music arrived in Rogers six weeks ago with the completion of the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion, but sound from the outdoor venue is carrying beyond the fence. Continue reading...
Rogers Schools Taps Gravette's Treasurer
ROGERS -- School Board members approved hiring Jake Haak as the chief financial officer of Rogers Public Schools on Thursday night. Continue reading...
Rogers Altrusa Chapter Sponsors Books For Summer Campers
ROGERS -- Books were the focus of the day at Rogers Activity Center summer camp Wednesday. Continue reading...
Rogers Drops Semester Exams
ROGERS -- Formal end-of-semester exams are a thing of the past in Rogers School District after a vote at Tuesday's School Board meeting. Continue reading...
Rogers Hosts Conference for Alternative Educators
ROGERS -- Second chances is the theme for more than 500 teachers, social workers and other interventionists gathered in Rogers this week for the Arkansas Association of Alternative Educators. Continue reading...
Arts Revolution: New Leadership, New Vision, New Name for Arkansas Arts Academy
ROGERS -- A new focus on integrating the arts into all classes will roll out at Arkansas Arts Academy when school starts Aug. 14. Continue reading...
Young Illustrators Learn Art, Writing at Rogers Library
ROGERS -- Trees and a volcano met a dog with bowler hat and a magical umbrella on the papers of children attending an illustration workshop at the Rogers Public Library Friday. Continue reading...
Lofts Nearing Completion In Downtown Rogers
ROGERS -- Construction is almost complete transforming the city's former city hall into loft apartments. Continue reading...
Arts Charter Board Looks To Partnerships
ROGERS -- Board members approved hiring a principal and clarified points with their new chief executive officer during their first meeting as Arkansas Arts Academy. Continue reading...
Bella Vista Memorial To Honor War Missing
BELLA VISTA -- Two pilots flew over Laos during a standard reconnaissance mission in 1969. One never came back. Continue reading...
History Lends Name To Wheelchair-Accessible Playground In Rogers
ROGERS -- The flat turf bed, Braille panels and ramps make the new playground at the Center for Nonprofits accessible to all children, including those using wheelchairs. Continue reading...
Grant Expands Pre-K In Springdale, Bentonville, Rogers
Springdale Pre-K Program Grows by 100 seats
The Care Foundation announced $3,006,000 in grants, most of it to prekindergarten programs Tuesday. Continue reading...
