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Bill Bowden

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Hobbs kicks off governor’s run

Rogers lawmaker promises to maintain ‘biblical truths’

Subscriber onlyState Rep. Debra Hobbs officially announced Monday that she is seeking the Republican nomination for governor of Arkansas. Continue reading...

Springdale church bell gets thorough cleaning

Retired 160-year-old ringer will go on exhibit inside Shiloh Meeting Hall

Subscriber onlyAdam Pang is spending his summer slowly scrubbing a 160-year old church bell with a toothbrush. Continue reading...

Artists aim to keep trash out of drains

Subscriber onlyFAYETTEVILLE — Artists are helping get a message across in Northwest Arkansas: Don’t discard trash on the ground, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant it is. Continue reading...

Judge cites disrespect, jails developer

Bank-card spending used to show Barber ate out, violated bond terms

Subscriber onlyFormer real-estate developer Brandon Barber was jailed Friday after a federal judge determined that he had “repeatedly violated” terms of his court-ordered home detention on federal fraud and money-laundering charges. Continue reading...

Barber attorney asks judge to not jail client before trial

Subscriber onlyAn attorney for former real-estate developer Brandon Barber has asked a federal judge not to jail his client until his trials on fraud and money laundering charges on Sept. 16 and Oct. 21. Continue reading...

2 Orders Beckon Builder To Court

Barber To Appear In State On Friday

Subscriber onlyFormer real-estate developer Brandon Barber is scheduled to be back in federal court on Friday. Continue reading...

Indictment names lawyer in Rogers

He, 3 others tied to bank-loan lies

Subscriber onlyA Rogers lawyer was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Fort Smith on one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Continue reading...

Body Of Texan Found 2 Days After He Dived Into Buffalo

Subscriber onlyThe body of a 27-year old Austin, Texas, man was recovered Sunday from the Buffalo National River in Newton County. Continue reading...

Cherokee village recreates history

Site shows tribal life in 1710

Subscriber onlyThe re-creation of a 1710 Cherokee village will open Monday, replacing a village that depicted the tribe’s lifestyle from about a century earlier. Continue reading...

Experts confirm 4 tornadoes in western Arkansas

Subscriber onlyFour confirmed tornadoes ripped through western Arkansas on Thursday, and flash flooding early Friday caused at least two deaths. Continue reading...

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A scene in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21.

A scene in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21.

Published: May 21, 2013

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

The building that once housed Eureka Springs High School sits abandoned after the district opened a new high school in January. Th...

Published: February 13, 2013

Rick Mann (left), who has portrayed Jesus at the Great Passion Play near Eureka Springs since 1997, ...

Rick Mann (left), who has portrayed Jesus at the Great Passion Play near Eureka Springs since 1997, looks on as Randall Christy (c...

Published: January 4, 2013

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Bill Bowden Randall Christy, president and founder of The Gospel Station N...

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Bill Bowden Randall Christy, president and founder of The Gospel Station Network of Ada, Okla., spoke Th...

Published: December 29, 2012

Rebekah Penny, an interpreter at Devil’s Den State Park in southern Washington County, leads a hike ...

Rebekah Penny, an interpreter at Devil’s Den State Park in southern Washington County, leads a hike Friday along Yellow Rock Trail...

Published: November 24, 2012

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