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Drive-By Shooting Reported
SPRINGDALE — Police are investigating a drive-by shooting reported on Braxton Drive on Friday night.
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Centers lose volunteers for tax help
Some AARP-run sites close
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Programs that provide free tax return preparations are cutting operation hours or closing altogether as fewer people volunteer to take the tax-preparation courses and spend hours filling out tax documentation for others. Continue reading...
Town still recovering after deadly tornado
New Year’s Eve 2010 twister killed four
CINCINNATI — Like nearly every morning, John Randolph got up at 4 a.m. on New Year’s Eve 2010. He sat in his hot tub to relieve pain from his recent hip surgery. He thought about how warm the weather had been during the last days of December. Continue reading...
Man sees beauty in ‘beast’ building
Diner to reopen in Huntsville
HUNTSVILLE — A rusty sign that reads Rock’s Drive In stands in front of what used to be a thriving diner locals call the “Y.” The vacant two-story diner is run down, with rotting thresholds and flooring, but residents ask regularly when the old diner will reopen, said Darrell Frederick, who took possession of the building in October. Continue reading...
Pantries struggle for meat
With funding cut, fewer hunters donating their deer
GARFIELD — When volunteers at God’s Pantry in Benton County offered Jennifer Ivy venison donated by local hunters along with her usual free food items, she gladly accepted. Meat is expensive, and Ivy struggles to support her three children and disabled husband, she said. Continue reading...
Harrison looks to buy complex for possible job creation
City eyeing businesses for it
HARRISON — Jobs have dried up over the past few years in Harrison, but city officials hope buying a closed distribution center will attract new businesses or entice existing ones to expand, Mayor Jeff Crockett said. Continue reading...
Sheriff: No foul play with body found in pond
Authorities don’t suspect foul play in the death of a man whose body was found in a Franklin County pond Saturday night, Sheriff Anthony Boen said Tuesday. Continue reading...
Candidate: Violations ‘irrelevant’
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Employees at the Clifty General Store violated laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to minors four times since 2004, according to state records. Continue reading...
Hunters find body near Ozark
Two hunters discovered the body of a man in a pond near Ozark about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Franklin County Sheriff Anthony Boen said Sunday. Continue reading...
Families ride rails in Christmas project
SPRINGDALE — Alex Barranco, 10, and her cousin Natalia Barranco, 9, woke up early Saturday to ride the ninth annual Children’s Christmas Train in Springdale with their grandmother Lydia Velasco. Continue reading...
