Candidate filings in Northwest Arkansas
The following candidates filed for office for the party primaries for seats relevant to Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley. The deadline to register to vo…
The following candidates filed for office for the party primaries for seats relevant to Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley. The deadline to register to vo…
The following candidates filed for office Tuesday for the party primaries. Filing began Nov. 6 and closed Tuesday. The same filing period applied to nonpartisa…
BENTONVILLE -- A Rogers woman was arrested last week after being accused of having sex with a 15-year-old boy.
BENTONVILLE -- A Rogers woman was arrested last week after being accused of having sex with a 15-year-old boy.
ROGERS -- The City Council, recognizing a need to stay competitive with other cities in the region, adopted a resolution this week supporting a 17% pay increas…
FAYETTEVILLE -- A lot has changed over the past six decades. Through it all, Thelma Thomason has worked for the Fayetteville School District.
FAYETTEVILLE -- A School Board member will retain his seat for another five years after his win in Tuesday's election.
SPRINGDALE -- A School Board member earned her third term with a win in Tuesday's election.
The following are complete but unofficial results of some contested races and issues on Tuesday's special election ballots in Benton and Washington counties.
BENTONVILLE -- Northwest Arkansas Community College's millage rate will remain as is after residents on Tuesday rejected a tax hike.
Incumbent Keaton Smith went into the final week of his reelection campaign for Fayetteville School Board with a lead in fundraising over challenger Heather Clo…
Mark Kruger, Rogers' longest-serving City Council member and a retired high school administrator, died this week, the city announced Wednesday.
BENTONVILLE -- The fate of a proposal to consolidate the Bentonville School District's bus stops should become clearer at the School Board's meeting next week.
The candidate filing period for this spring's school board elections began this week and ends at noon Wednesday. Here's who filed Friday for seats coming up fo…
The candidate filing period for this spring's school board elections began this week and ends at noon Wednesday. Here's who had filed as of Thursday for seats …
BENTONVILLE -- The School Board on Tuesday agreed to implement a substance abuse program that could be offered in lieu of expulsion to students caught with dru…
FAYETTEVILLE -- Rusty Turner, who oversees news operations at the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, River Valley Democrat-Gazette and several weekly newspap…
FAYETTEVILLE – Rusty Turner, who oversees news operations at the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and several weekly newspapers, announced Monday he plans t…
Nearly two dozen school board seats are up for election across Benton and Washington counties this spring.
Students caught with drugs at school could avoid expulsion if they complete a substance abuse program in addition to a 10-day suspension, under a proposal the …
School District officials are considering a plan to consolidate bus stops to reduce their number of routes, which they say will result in a more reliable trans…
The School District is pressing pause on its decision to remake its middle school attendance zones and will take up the issue again toward the end of this summ…
A couple of dozen students stood in rows bouncing basketballs at George Elementary School last week on a concrete pad where their school's gymnasium once stood.
Last month's cold snap took a toll on some Northwest Arkansas school districts' facilities, especially in Springdale.
BENTONVILLE -- Northwest Arkansas Community College has received an $8 million grant to establish a program that teaches bicycle trail building and maintenance.
The School District is trying to give students their snow days back.
ROGERS -- Garfield community members came together Tuesday to make another plea to the School Board to keep their elementary school open -- at least for a few …
The School District is still working through rezoning plans as it prepares to open a new middle school next fall, though a decision on the matter is expected n…
Substitute teacher pay is increasing again in Springdale as the school district aims to keep up with pay rates elsewhere in the region.
SPRINGDALE -- Substitute teacher pay is increasing again in Springdale as the School District aims to keep up with pay rates elsewhere in the region.
BENTONVILLE -- The School District is partially outsourcing its before- and after-school program to a local businessto better meet community demand for such se…
It appears the School District likely will stick with a traditional calendar for the 2023-24 school year, despite some discussion in recent weeks about shiftin…
BENTONVILLE -- Voters chose two more new members for the Bentonville School Board in runoff elections Tuesday.
Three races for Bentonville School Board seats were settled this month, but two others will be decided in runoff elections Dec. 6.
Northwest Arkansas' public school enrollment rose 1.8% this fall from the same time last year, with the region's charter schools and smaller school districts a…
Three races for School Board seats were settled this month, but two others will be decided in runoff elections Dec. 6.
ROGERS -- The School District will implement new strategies for recruiting and retaining bus drivers and substitute teachers in hopes of overcoming shortages i…
BENTONVILLE -- Northwest Arkansas Community College will ask local residents for a millage increase in May that, if approved, would bring the college an additi…
ROGERS -- The Rogers School District intends to collect public feedback on the possibility of a nontraditional calendar featuring an earlier start to the schoo…
The 12 candidates for Bentonville School Board had spent a combined $36,543 on their campaign efforts through last week, according to finance forms.
The School District is rethinking its plans for a new elementary school and might postpone the project.
BELLA VISTA -- A resident discovered human remains in a wooded area Sunday, according to a news release from the city.
A group backing several Bentonville School Board candidates in this year's election is fighting what it calls "progressive activists" seeking to indoctrinate c…
The School Board late Tuesday approved a one-year contract extension for Superintendent Debbie Jones.
BENTONVILLE -- The School Board agreed Tuesday to move forward with its evaluation of Superintendent Debbie Jones.
BENTONVILLE -- The parents of a 5-year-old boy are suing the School District and its officials after he was left alone for hours on a school bus last month.
BENTONVILLE -- Some full-time faculty members are unhappy about a new rule implemented this semester at Northwest Arkansas Community College that requires them…
BENTONVILLE -- Some full-time faculty members are unhappy about a new rule implemented this semester at Northwest Arkansas Community College that requires them…
Voters in Zone 3 of the School District will choose next month from among three political newcomers vying for a School Board seat: Jeremy Farmer, Blanca Maldon…
BENTONVILLE -- A current School Board member hopes to retain her seat but faces a challenge from a political newcomer.