Stories by Tony Hernandez

  • Police Search For Hit, Run Driver

    Ambulance crews took a pedestrian with severe injuries to the hospital Monday after a vehicle hit him near a fast food restaurant on Martin Luther King Jr. Bou…

    by Tony Hernandez July 2, 2013

  • Scenery Trumps Tower Project

    Cellphone towers shouldn’t be built near rural homes because they’re not compatible with the countryside scenery, most Washington County Quorum Court members s…

    by Tony Hernandez June 26, 2013

  • Animal League To Continue Work From Animal Board

    An annual event that provides inexpensive microchip implants and vaccinations for dogs and cats will continue despite the dissolution of the group that created…

    by Tony Hernandez June 24, 2013

  • Panel Backs Anti-Blueway Resolution

    A group of local conservatives successfully convinced Washington County Quorum Court members to adopt a resolution opposing a federal designation of the White …

    by Tony Hernandez June 21, 2013

  • Board Mulls Dog ID Device

    Dog owners living outside any city boundary in Washington County could be required to implant microchip identification into their pet if the dog is found runni…

    by Tony Hernandez June 18, 2013

  • Planners Overestimate Animals Taken To Shelter

    Small cities are trying to save taxpayer dollars by not paying Washington County's animal shelter to take in lost dogs and cats, officials said last week.

    by Tony Hernandez June 17, 2013

  • County Considering Electronic Poll Books

    Washington County could be the first heavily populated county in Arkansas to use electronic tablets instead of paper poll books at elections.

    by Tony Hernandez June 13, 2013

  • County Committee OKs Tontitown Agreement

    Officials with Tontitown, Springdale and Washington County are reviewing an agreement to help pay for Tontitown’s new police department.

    by Tony Hernandez June 11, 2013

  • Quorum Court Holds Off On Cell Tower Approval

    A company wanting a cellphone tower east of Prairie Grove will have to wait for a decision from the Washington County Quorum Court until later this month.

    by Tony Hernandez June 5, 2013

  • New Shelter Costs Higher Than Expected

    Keeping a dog or cat at Washington County’s new animal shelter has cost the taxpayer $3,026 per animal after factoring in construction costs or $452 per animal…

    by Tony Hernandez June 4, 2013

  • Maps Make Property Information Easier To Access

    Lisa Groves, a Bryant-based real estate investor, has traveled the state looking for good deals at annual auctions by the Commissioner of State Lands Office.

    by Tony Hernandez June 3, 2013

  • Ambulance Service See Increase In Calls

    One in four patients suffering a heart attack arrives alive at a hospital in a Central Emergency Medical Service ambulance.

    by Tony Hernandez May 27, 2013

  • Officials Mull Station

    Central Emergency Medical Service staff plan to make the City Council a $154,000 offer to buy the city’s Fire Marshal’s Office and convert it to an ambulance s…

    by Tony Hernandez May 23, 2013

  • Area Growth Persists

    About 80 percent of the state’s population growth between 2011 and 2012 came from new residents in Northwest Arkansas, according to a data analysis of populati…

    by Tony Hernandez May 23, 2013

  • Bail Bond Amounts Can Vary Greatly For Sex Crimes

    Washington County jailers, prosecutors and a judge released a Fayetteville man accused of 41 felony counts related to child pornography and sexual indecency wi…

    by Tony Hernandez May 19, 2013

  • CEO: Hospital To See $25 Million In Cuts

    Washington Regional Medical Center will see $25 million in cuts from federal reimbursement over the next five years, the hospital’s chief operating officers sa…

    by Tony Hernandez May 17, 2013

  • Ballots, Polling Place Set For Elections

    Washington County officials have ballots written and polling locations chosen for six elections July 9 concerning rural fire district dues.

    by Tony Hernandez May 15, 2013

  • One Punch Yields Manslaughter Charge

    One punch to the head Saturday night at a Fayetteville nightclub led to the death of a Springdale father of two children and the arrest of a former bouncer.

    by Tony Hernandez May 14, 2013

  • Counties Offer Online Assessment

    Businesses in Benton and Washington counties can save time if they assess their personal property online, assessors said Friday.

    by Tony Hernandez May 13, 2013

  • County Shelter Full, Needs More Money

    Sherlock found Watson. William Belvin adopted Watson, a tiny kitten, last week to accompany his 1-year-old dog, Sherlock.

    by Tony Hernandez May 13, 2013

  • County Settles With Employees, Cancels Hearing

    Washington County officials cancelled a public grievance hearing Friday requested by a former jail corporal after the sheriff fired her citing allegations of s…

    by Tony Hernandez May 4, 2013

  • Locals Ponder Immigration Reform

    Rogers resident Leonel Salazar, born in Mexico, works legally in the United States but just barely.

    by Tony Hernandez April 28, 2013

  • High School Construction On Schedule

    The Board of Education was told a new building with 53 classrooms will be ready for the 2013-14 school year.

    by Tony Hernandez April 26, 2013

  • Police Find Variety of Drugs in Apartment

    Police arrested a University of Arkansas student Monday after finding a variety of prescription “uppers, downers,” other illegal drugs and thousands in cash a…

    by Tony Hernandez April 23, 2013

  • Juvenile Inmates To Get More Social Services

    Washington County officials want to turn the Juvenile Detention Center into a frontline for social services to treat young offenders with mental health issues.

    by Tony Hernandez April 20, 2013

  • Protection Orders Position’s Focus

    Washington County officials are seeking a position at the Circuit Clerk’s Office to better help people in fear of violence to file for protection orders agains…

    by Tony Hernandez April 10, 2013

  • Water Project More Than Half Complete

    A construction project to bring water service to hundreds of customers in southeast Washington County could be completed by mid-to-late July, members of the co…

    by Tony Hernandez March 29, 2013

  • Two Cited, Two Injured After Accident

    Police cited a city employee and a motorist after a three-vehicle accident involving a fire truck and sewer truck at noon Tuesday on Crossover Road.

    by Tony Hernandez March 27, 2013

  • Firefighter injured in traffic collision

    A woman driving a Chevrolet Blazer on Crossover Road was struck by a Fayetteville sewer truck before she collided with a city fire truck at noon today.

    by Tony Hernandez March 26, 2013

  • Deputies seek man after woman stabbed

    Deputies are looking for a bald man with a goatee who they believe stabbed a woman around noon today in northwest Washington County, according the sheriff's of…

    by Tony Hernandez March 25, 2013

  • County Turns Focus on Bridge Projects

    Washington County officials have set their eyes on replacing old bridges now that various buildings and a parking structure have been built or renovated.

    by Tony Hernandez March 25, 2013

  • Small Cities Brace For Legislative Changes

    Small city governments in Washington County are bracing for a delay in receiving revenue from fines they use to pay for police and municipal or district courts…

    by Tony Hernandez March 24, 2013

  • Residents Request Bridge Replacement

    Washington County Quorum Court members began hearing requests from officials and residents to replace an 88-year-old bridge south of West Fork.

    by Tony Hernandez March 22, 2013

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