Liquor Hearings Start Today
The state Alcoholic Beverage Control Division will start liquor permit hearings for Benton County businesses today in Little Rock. The hearings for the 55 appl…
Stories by Misty Gittings
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Mountain Bike Festival Growing
One of the most popular mountain bike races in the state has its sights set on a future where it draws top ranked cyclists from around the world to the Slaught…
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Northwest Arkansas Cities Deal With Summer Watering
As summer heat settles like a blanket over Northwest Arkansas, several cities are amping up their watering regimes to keep parks blooming and ball fields green.
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Legislators Discuss Session, Upcoming Issues
Local state legislators broke down the recent legislative session and talked about some new proposals at a forum sponsored by the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of…
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Sales At Homes Approved
Salespeople can now legally solicit door to door in Bentonville after the City Council overturned a 1970s-era ban with a new ordinance at Tuesday’s meeting.
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Bentonville Reviewing Solicitation Ordinance
Regulations for door-to-door sales are back on the City Council agenda tonight with revisions to an ordinance aldermen sent back to the city’s legal staff last…
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Three Locations Considered For Courts
A group searching for a new home for Benton County courts met with architects Hight-Jackson Associates Tuesday to begin a study.
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Historic Cemetery Cleaned Up
Under layers of dead leaves and fallen limbs lay dozens of field stones scattered around an empty plot of land on the edge of Allencroft subdivision in Bentonv…
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Downtown Lots Zoned For Higher Density
The Planning Commission unanimously approved a rezoning request Tuesday night for four lots in southwest downtown to make room for additional houses.
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Changes Coming To Former Travelodge
The Planning Commission will consider a lot split today for the former Travelodge on South Walton Boulevard, the site where Cracker Barrel applied for a sign v…
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City Creates Safer Streets
The city added a crosswalk last week at the intersection where a high school student was hit by a school bus last year on a state highway.
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Bentonville Rotary Named Club Of Year
The Rotary Club of Bentonville has been named 2012-13 large club of the year for District 6110.
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Public Comments On Downtown Plan
Dozens of residents gave input at a forum Wednesday evening that will help shape the city’s Southeast Downtown Area Plan.
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Architect Offers Discount On Plans
The City Council hired Jackson Brown Palculict of Little Rock to design Fire Station No. 6 on Tuesday night after the firm agreed to offer discounts on similar…
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Restaurants Big Business in Bentonville
Four local chefs will bring distinctive Arkansas cuisine to the James Beard House in New York this fall.
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Groups Unite For Bloc Festival
A new festival will fill downtown streets and alleys tonight as musicians, artists and businesses come together for Around the Bloc.
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Planners Rezone Property
The Planning Commission rezoned property off Southwest Been Road to medium-density residential Tuesday night, paving the way for a multifamily housing developm…
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Lindsey Revises Housing Plan
Changes to a multifamily housing development in southwest Bentonville could ease the minds of some residents concerned about traffic in the neighborhood.
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Children’s Museum To Open In Bentonville
The Children’s Museum of Northwest Arkansas has a new home, a new name and a new executive director, officials announced to more than 100 people gathered on th…
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Liquor Store Applicants Receive Hearing Numbers
Aspiring liquor store owners are closer to knowing if they will get one of 55 permits available in Benton County after a lottery drawing Wednesday.
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Council Tables Sales Proposal
The City Council sent a proposed ordinance on door-to-door sales back to legal advisers after a spirited debate over the balance between safety and free enterp…
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Council To Consider Sales Ordinance
Door-to-door sales in the city could face stiffer regulations if the City Council approves a new ordinance on the agenda for tonight’s meeting.
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Beaver Lake Site Of Fun Day
A spin around the water of Beaver Lake is a common way for many Northwest Arkansas residents to beat the summer heat.
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Concerts start on Friday
Orchards Park will reverberate with music this summer as the city hosts its annual concert series and Walmart brings in big names for the Road to the Essence F…
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Summer Reading Program Off To Fast Start
The Bentonville Public Library’s summer reading program almost has topped last year’s record participation just three days into the two-month program.
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Square Has Shareholders Abuzz
For about four hours Tuesday, the downtown square may have been one of the most photographed places on earth.
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Triathlon Kicks Off Shareholders Week
Walmart Shareholders Week consists of five days of big business conducted in a carnival atmosphere of concerts, museum tours and, now, an Olympic distance tria…
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Walmart, Downtown Share Story
More than 50 years after Sam Walton opened his 5 & 10 store on the Bentonville square, Walmart is poised to bring the modern incarnation of neighborhood shoppi…
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Bike Extravaganza Rolls Out Saturday
As Walmart shareholders and employees from around the world prepare to jet or drive to Bentonville for the annual meeting next week, Walmart will share with th…
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Council OKs Flood Repair Work
The City Council voted Tuesday to act fast to repair a wall on the Wishing Springs Trail damaged by flooding in recent weeks.
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Council To Discuss Flood Repair
Damage to the Wishing Springs Trail from recent flooding will cost the city almost $70,000 to repair, Parks and Recreation staff said last week.
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Rogers’ New Pool Opens
Blue skies and short lines greeted people who showed up for the opening day of the Rogers Aquatic Center on Saturday.
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Former Chamber Head Arrested
The former head of the Centerton Area Chamber of Commerce was arrested earlier this month after board members accused him of stealing about $18,000 from the ch…
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Commission See Collection Increase
A surge in tourism attributed to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art attracted dozens of restaurants to open in the city over the last three years.
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Bomb Squad Brought In
The Bentonville Bomb Squad removed suspicious items from a vacant hotel Wednesday morning after a police officer discovered a door to one of the rooms was prop…
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UPDATE: Bomb squad finishes vacant hotel investigation
The Bentonville Bomb Squad responded to a report of a suspicious item at the vacant Travelodge in Bentonville Wednesday morning.
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Storm blamed for Springdale death; more severe weather possible Tuesday
Officials say one person was killed in Springdale Monday night when a storm packing winds of nearly 70 mph threw a street sign into the victim's vehicle.
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Planners To Consider Rezone Today
The Walmart Supercenter and the Peel Mansion on South Walton Boulevard will go before the Planning Commission with a rezoning request at today’s meeting at 5 p…
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Habitat For Humanity Gets New Home
Habitat for Humanity of Benton County will get a new home of its own after building more than 68 homes the past two decades.
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Rogers Leads In Liquor Permit Requests
Almost half of the liquor store permit requests in Benton County are for Rogers locations, according to the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Division last week.
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Eighth Street Project Gears Up
Residents who live along a portion of Eighth Street set for widening should know how the project will effect them by the end of the year.
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Council Adds Two Positions
The City Council added two employee positions as city services grow and approved changes to a public art ordinance during Tuesday’s meeting.
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Discussion Focuses On Medicaid Expansion
Area legislators talked with children and family advocates Tuesday about this year’s legislative session, with much of the discussion focused on Medicaid expan…
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Council To Consider Revisions To Art Ordinance
Public art on the downtown square could be banned if revisions to the city’s public art ordinance are approved by the City Council at tonight’s meeting.
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City Encourages Bike, Walk Fridays
Rain couldn’t keep dozens of students off their bikes Friday morning as they showed their enthusiasm for a city initiative encouraging people to ride bikes or …
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City’s Water Activities Prepare To Open
A layer of snow fell on the concrete surface at Lawrence Plaza last weekend as temperatures dipped into the 30s.
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Classical Academy Site Gets OK
The Planning Commission approved a location for Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy after commissioners addressed concerns about its proximity to the Benton C…
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Planners To Discuss School Permit
A new charter school opening in the fall will seek a conditional-use permit from the Planning Commission today for its location on Melissa Drive. The commissio…
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55 Alcohol Permits Available
More than 70 aspiring liquor store owners will vie for 55 available Benton County permits when hearings begin with the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Divis…
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UPDATE: First Friday canceled
First Friday events will go on as planned today despite cold temperatures, organizers said Thursday.
