Stories by Misty Gittings

  • Bentonville Airport To Host Aerobatics Team

    The skies over the city will be alive with looping contrails and speedy Brits during the first week of October as the United Kingdom’s aerobatics team prepares…

    by Misty Gittings September 23, 2013

  • Mayor Seeks Re-Election

    Bob McCaslin will seek a third term as mayor of Bentonville in November 2014. McCaslin hopes another term will see the completion of many projects he helped sp…

    by Misty Gittings September 21, 2013

  • City Plans To Plant More Trees

    The city will be much greener on Oct. 26 — about 1,000 trees greener. Hundreds of trees will be planted along major corridors throughout the city. Another 150 …

    by Misty Gittings September 20, 2013

  • Commissioners Amend Land Use Map

    A raucous Planning Commission meeting Tuesday night drew about 100 residents from southwest Bentonville to protest a liquor store approved by the state alcohol…

    by Misty Gittings September 18, 2013

  • Council To Consider Polo Field

    City property on Price Coffee Road could be the site of a future polo field if the City Council approves a lease to the Northwest Arkansas Polo Club.

    by Misty Gittings September 10, 2013

  • NWACC Board Looks At Enrollment Numbers

    A 3 percent decrease in preliminary enrollment numbers at NorthWest Arkansas Community College is on par with what other colleges around the country are seein…

    by Misty Gittings September 10, 2013

  • Bike Riders Kick Off Bentonville Weekend

    Two of the world’s top trials bike riders jumped their bikes around boulders and even over a line of adventurous children Thursday at Park Springs Park.

    by Misty Gittings September 6, 2013

  • Rezoning For Amazeum Approved

    The Planning Commission took a step toward paving the way for a new children’s museum when it approved a rezoning request Tuesday night.

    by Misty Gittings September 4, 2013

  • Federal Lawsuits Filed Over Liquor Permits

    A lawsuit brought by Bentonville resident Robert McCurry against the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Division in federal court questions the constitutionali…

    by Misty Gittings September 3, 2013

  • Lake Keith Work To Begin Soon

    The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission will start draining Lake Keith in Cave Springs next month to prepare for development of a 31-acre watershed sanctuary aroun…

    by Misty Gittings September 2, 2013

  • Simmons Siloam Springs Plant Evacuated

    More than 30 people were taken to a hospital Saturday after they experienced respiratory problems while working in a Simmons Foods plant in Siloam Springs.

    by Misty Gittings September 1, 2013

  • Trial Date Set In Girl’s Murder

    Zachary Holly will stand trial April 15 for the murder of 6-year-old Jersey Bridgeman after mental health experts deemed him fit to proceed to trial.

    by Misty Gittings August 31, 2013

  • Neighborhood Market Opens

    Residents in southwest Bentonville have a new option for grocery shopping after a Walmart Neighborhood Market opened in the fast-growing part of town Wednesda…

    by Misty Gittings August 29, 2013

  • Bentonville Workers Recognized For Heroism

    The City Council meeting got off to an unusual start Tuesday as Mayor Bob McCaslin presented two Street Department workers and a Water Department employee with…

    by Misty Gittings August 28, 2013

  • Proffitt Deemed Fit To Stand Trial

    A circuit court judge has found a Rogers man fit to stand trial in connection with the death of an 11-month-old child.

    by Misty Gittings August 27, 2013

  • Dismissal Sought In Alcohol Lawsuit

    A lawyer for Timothy Harrell filed a motion Monday to dismiss a lawsuit filed Aug. 16 over a retail liquor permit issued to Mac’s Get & Go in Bella Vista.

    by Misty Gittings August 27, 2013

  • Bentonville Wants More Trees

    Findings from a study by the U.S. Forestry Service stopped city planners in their tracks last year when they learned about the results.

    by Misty Gittings August 22, 2013

  • Liquor Lawsuits Abound

    A flurry of lawsuits in Benton and Pulaski counties accompanied the final week of a 30-day appeal window regarding retail liquor permits issued last month by t…

    by Misty Gittings August 21, 2013

  • Cracker Barrel On Way To Bentonville

    The Cracker Barrel Old County Store will be closer to opening a location in Bentonville if the Planning Commission approves large-scale development plans for t…

    by Misty Gittings August 20, 2013

  • Kids, Cows At Benton County Fair

    The Benton County Fair is a fun evening for many residents. It becomes a second home for one week in August for others.

    by Misty Gittings August 17, 2013

  • Mud Slows Benton County Fair Midway

    The Benton County Fair’s midway had a delayed opening this week after heavy rain left a wet, muddy mess at the fairgrounds.

    by Misty Gittings August 16, 2013

  • Benton County Fair Celebrates Quilting

    Fair goers entering the exhibition hall will encounter a sight that's becoming a rarity — an old-fashioned quilting frame with women gathered around weaving th…

    by Misty Gittings August 15, 2013

  • New Vision In Store For Bentonville Airport

    City Council members caught a glimpse Tuesday night of a future for the city airport that does away with asphalt seas and uninviting wire barriers.

    by Misty Gittings August 14, 2013

  • City Prepares For Vehicle Shortage

    The Police Department will ask the City Council tonight for almost $400,000 to purchase new police vehicles before an anticipated shortage and price increase.

    by Misty Gittings August 13, 2013

  • Bentonville Planners Look At Longer Approval Time

    The Planning Department may have to lengthen the time developers wait to get projects before the Planning Commission to accommodate the growing economy in the …

    by Misty Gittings August 7, 2013

  • Collection Measures Adopted

    The Advertising and Promotion Commission has adopted new measures to go after businesses that don’t pay their taxes.

    by Misty Gittings August 6, 2013

  • Commission Mulls Ordinance

    Planning commissioners will take their first look at an ordinance setting new restrictions on outdoor vendors at today’s meeting.

    by Misty Gittings August 6, 2013

  • Church Helps Families Prepare For School

    Shoppers flocked in droves to take advantage of tax-free weekend Saturday, but the First Baptist Church in Bentonville made sure those who needed school clothe…

    by Misty Gittings August 4, 2013

  • Liquor Lawsuit Filed

    The company behind Macadoodles has filed a lawsuit against the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Division seeking to overturn a state law limiting each person…

    by Misty Gittings July 27, 2013

  • Hotel Opens Doors To Homeless Veterans

    Guests at the Wingate Inn who see 8-year-old Liyah Carter sprint down the carpeted halls on her way to the pool probably assume she’s one of the hotel’s many g…

    by Misty Gittings July 27, 2013

  • Waste Proposal Sets Core Tenets

    Reducing waste, recycling and increasing awareness were the core tenets of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality’s proposed 10-year solid waste plan…

    by Misty Gittings July 26, 2013

  • Bentonville house burns after lightning strike

    A lightning strike sparked a fire at a home at 1508 Northeast Benjamin Greens in the Allencroft subdivision early Wednesday morning, fire officials said. No o…

    by Misty Gittings July 24, 2013

  • Bentonville Looks To Sell Property

    The City Council will consider selling almost half an acre downtown to ERC Holdings at 6 p.m. today at the Community Development Building, 305 S.W. A St.

    by Misty Gittings July 23, 2013

  • Liquor Permits Still To Be Decided

    A three-day marathon of meetings by the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in Little Rock ended Thursday with at least 15 retail liquor permits unawarded.

    by Misty Gittings July 21, 2013

  • Liquor Hearings End

    The final day of liquor permit hearings for Benton County wrapped up Thursday with a total of 39 approvals and 15 denials over the three-day period. One hearin…

    by Misty Gittings July 19, 2013

  • Location Trips Up Permits

    Benton County has a lot of churches. Just how many became evident to several liquor permit applicants as their proposals were shot down Wednesday by the state…

    by Misty Gittings July 18, 2013

  • Three Liquor Permits Denied

    Eight of the 11 Benton County liquor permit applications considered by the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board were approved on the first day of hearings …

    by Misty Gittings July 17, 2013

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