Richard Massey
Recent Stories
Data: ‘Peer’ areas above region in education
U.S. Census Bureau data supports regional planners’ contention that Northwest Arkansas needs more college graduates and a lower poverty rate to compete more effectively for investments and jobs. Continue reading...
Money is there for road projects
Delays in store for some plans
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Motorists won’t be seeing much construction on the most ambitious road projects planned for Northwest Arkansas. But over the next three years, more than $442 million is scheduled to be spent improving highways in Benton and Washington counties. Continue reading...
Drives are long for some workers
Study: Area tops national average
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — The daily drive to work is a long one for some residents of Madison and Newton counties. Continue reading...
Two counties diverse, richer, survey shows
Area among state’s highest in foreign-born population
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — The American Community Survey released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows a young, diverse community in Benton and Washington counties that lives in newer, more expensive homes, has more college-educated residents and a higher standard of living and employment in comparison to the rest of Arkansas. Continue reading...
Authority seeks multiple county tax jurisdiction
Northwest mobility agency held back by state regulations
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — The Northwest Arkansas Regional Mobility Authority was created to help finance expensive road programs planned for Benton and Washington counties. Continue reading...
Transit chief pitches tax to fund long-range plan
Routes would reach Siloam Springs, Bella Vista
SPRINGDALE — Ozark Regional Transit on Friday unveiled a long-range bus plan for the region that’s reliant on new sales taxes to support a bus network operating at eight times its current level. Continue reading...
Sentence for fraud: Year, day in prison
Ex-county judge pilfered $69,140
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Former Newton County Judge Clarence Harold Smith was sentenced to one year in prison and ordered to pay back nearly $70,000 he bilked from the county while in office. Continue reading...
FAYETTEVILLE: Food pantry to aid UA students
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville announced Monday that a campus food pantry will open in early February at Bud Walton Hall on Stadium Drive. Continue reading...
36-mile project to unite counties
Staff races to meet Dec. 15 deadline
SPRINGDALE — Planning is officially under way for the Razorback Regional Greenway, a 36-mile bike and pedestrian trail from Bella Vista to Fayetteville. Continue reading...
Highway change gets panel’s OK
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Regional planners want to reduce U-turns on Arkansas 265 in Fayetteville by adding another median break when the highway is widened between Mission and Joyce boulevards. Continue reading...
