Bill Bowden
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Area officials confused by state opinion on use of tax
A 10-page state attorney general’s opinion hasn’t cleared up the question of whether sales tax revenue from one county can be used for infrastructure projects built in another county by a regional mobility authority, said Washington County Attorney George Butler. Continue reading...
Eureka Springs board looks to adopt budget
Alderman: Proposed cuts not needed
EUREKA SPRINGS — A Eureka Springs alderman said the City Council is expected to pass a 2012 budget tonight that includes no deep cuts such as those suggested by one alderman in January. Continue reading...
DNA tests’ OK expected on evidence in ’87 deaths
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — A judge is expected to review an order today asking for a coffee cup, cigarette butts and other evidence from a 1987 double homicide in Harrison to go to the state Crime Laboratory for DNA testing. Continue reading...
Drive-By Shooting Reported
SPRINGDALE — Police are investigating a drive-by shooting reported on Braxton Drive on Friday night.
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Democrat wants to unite District 7’s diversity
Diana Gonzales Worthen believes she can unite the diverse cultures of Arkansas’ most Hispanic Senate district, District 7. Continue reading...
Eureka Springs misses deadline for budget’s OK
Mayor: ’11 surplus to run city
EUREKA SPRINGS — The city of Eureka Springs is “arguably breaking the law” by operating without an approved 2012 budget, said Mark Hayes, general counsel for the Arkansas Municipal League. Continue reading...
Legislator says Beebe shielding top forester
Claim of cover-up over shortfall denied
EUREKA SPRINGS — State Rep. Bryan King, R Green Forest, said Gov. Mike Beebe is protecting State Forester John Shannon by not firing him immediately over financial problems at the Arkansas Forestry Commission. Continue reading...
Resort town debates 20% cut in budget
But books already balance
EUREKA SPRINGS — The Eureka Springs Fire Department would have to stop operating one of its two ambulances if the City Council pushes through a proposed temporary 20 percent budget cut, said Fire Chief Rhys Williams. Continue reading...
50 hear models for city offices
Eureka Springs election Feb. 14
EUREKA SPRINGS — How this tourist town would pay for a city administrator and who would take such a job were questions asked Tuesday night after a seminar on a proposed change in the city’s form of government. Continue reading...
Group: Rule on symbols isn’t enough
State would allow displays at preschools that get funds
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Religious icons shouldn’t be on the walls of a preschool that receives state funding, a lawyer for Americans United for Separation of Church and State said Tuesday. Continue reading...
Latest photos
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to preserve the ruins of Monte Ne — William Hope “Coin” Harvey’s 1920s resort that is mostl...
This Tyrannosaurus Rex that is up for auction weighs 3,000 pounds and is 20 feet long.
Kirk Dupps of Eureka Springs stands near the site of a proposed trout hatchery along the White River below Beaver Lake Dam. Dupps ...
A cell tower was allowed to be constructed Monday on Planer Hill in the Eureka Springs Historic District after the project was put...
Shawn Pingleton, chairman of the Taney County (Mo.) Planning and Zoning Commission, discusses a proposed motor speedway at a meeti...
