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Just days before the election that includes a vote on a controversial Walmart development in Bella Vista, questions have been raised about what Bella Vista Mayor Frank Anderson may have known about a critical piece of information related to the development.

Fri, 11/02/2012 - 10:03pm

BENTONVILLE — Motorists traveling east and west through Centerton on Arkansas 102 get a little bit of advice from the First Baptist Church of Centerton during their commute.

Tue, 10/30/2012 - 11:05am

FAYETTEVILLE – The Vietnam-era veteran is retired, but still works.

A 36-year-old man is disabled and can’t get a regular job.

Two single mothers struggle together to meet their children’s needs.

All of them need a little help.

Tue, 10/23/2012 - 8:48pm

The Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program of the National Park Service is establishing its first office in the state of Arkansas.

Mon, 10/22/2012 - 3:29pm

FAYETTEVILLE – Washington/Madison County Drug Treatment and Diversion Court received a $975,000 federal grant to be paid over the next three years. 

Mon, 10/22/2012 - 3:03pm

The medical marijuana debate will hit Fort Smith on Wednesday (Oct. 24) as University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) students lock horns in an Oxford Debate from the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center.

Mon, 10/22/2012 - 9:58am

BENTONVILLE — The field of candidates for NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s third president was narrowed to four finalists during a special NWACC Board meeting Friday afternoon (Oct. 19).

Fri, 10/19/2012 - 8:31pm

Plans for the Riverview Hope Campus were unveiled on Friday (Oct. 19) at the monthly meeting of the Old Fort Homeless Coalition (OFHC).

Fri, 10/19/2012 - 3:59pm

Arkansas First Lady Ginger Beebe helped handout more than $100,000 to eight grant winners Thursday (Oct. 18) on the University of Arkansas campus.

Thu, 10/18/2012 - 11:16pm

BENTONVILLE—Two institutions of higher education are joining forces to offer more students access to a funeral science program.

Tue, 10/16/2012 - 6:50pm

Lines for the children’s computer area at Van Buren Public Library just grew a little shorter thanks to a concerned parent and some area children intent on improving their learning experience.

Mon, 10/15/2012 - 4:09pm

Only the 188th Fighter Wing could pry Vicky Allen’s arms away from her son Kyle.

But on Friday (Oct. 12) each of the returning 280 members had missions of their own when the passenger jet landed, bringing the main body home from deployment to Afghanistan.

Fri, 10/12/2012 - 3:16pm

Anyone who lives in Northwest Arkansas is fully aware of the traffic congestion the region suffers from an insufficient road infrastructure still trying to catch up to the area’s 437,000 population.

Tue, 10/09/2012 - 3:23pm

BENTONVILLE — The NorthWest Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees found another $900,000 in proposed, deeper budget cuts during Monday’s (Oct. 8) meeting. The cuts come from freezing many unfilled positions throughout the college.

Mon, 10/08/2012 - 11:12pm

Grady Spann, superintendent of the Ozark Folk Center and an 18-year veteran in the Arkansas State Parks System, encouraged Fort Smith to get its motor running for motorcycle tourism on Friday (Oct. 5).

Fri, 10/05/2012 - 1:01pm

BENTONVILLE – The presidential search committee for NorthWest Arkansas Community College has chosen six semifinalists for the position of NWACC President.

Fri, 10/05/2012 - 12:18pm

In support of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The City Wire is encouraging individuals, businesses and organizations in the Fort Smith region and Northwest Arkansas to place a pink logo and/or a pink color on their website.

Thu, 10/04/2012 - 3:57pm

The effort to beautify Fort Smith is ready to get its hands dirty again, following its inaugural event as part of the Great American Cleanup (GAC) in April.

Tue, 10/02/2012 - 6:09pm

Lloyd Jones was a model registered sex offender. Following his 2001 conviction for rape, he was paroled in 2008 and received discharge two years later.

Mon, 10/01/2012 - 5:58pm

There are replacement refs, talk about replacing a coach (think John L. Smith), and now in the mix is a replacement weather satellite.

Wed, 09/26/2012 - 9:36am

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