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Something red this way comes: Red ball rolls into Northwest Arkansas this September
It’s 15 feet tall, 250 pounds, red all over and therefore always looks a little out of place no matter where you put it. Red Ball is coming to Northwest Arkansas in September, and over the course of five days will be squished, suspended and stuffed somewhere in each of our biggest towns — Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, Fayetteville, as well as Siloam Springs.
Rogers Passes Unified Development Code to Assist Local Businesses
Rogers Passes Unified Development Code to Boost Local Businesses. The city of Rogers in Arkansas has endorsed a new unified development code aimed at enhancing the growth of local businesses. This major update is expected to bring more economic growth and development to the region. This unified code consolidates multiple...
105-year-old woman celebrates her birthday with bingo in Rogers
ROGERS, Ark. — Margaret Otte celebrated her 105th birthday over a bingo card in Rogers, to the delight of anybody lucky enough to join her. Otte grew up on a farm milking three cows a day, "When I was born, there weren't any cars, there wasn't television, there wasn't air conditioning— none of those things existed!"
Hundreds of Rogers students forced to move schools for 2024-2025 school year
ROGERS, Ark. — Due to tornado damage, Greer Lingle Middle School in Rogers will be closed for the entire 2024-2025 school year. The district is moving around 700 students to mobile classrooms at New Tech High School. There will be 44 classrooms throughout 12 units which will have bathrooms,...
5 questions with … Reggie Branch, Arvest Bank senior director of indirect lending
Reggie Branch, senior director of indirect lending at Arvest Bank, is striving to lead his team with kind, transparent and dignified communication, while encouraging investments in data and analytics to support the bank’s growth. “I have been in too many situations where ‘leaders’ were not honest,” Branch told Auto...
Republican Party of Arkansas Executive Committee repeals delegates’ approval of ‘closed primaries’ among other action items
Division in the state republican party played out Thursday as the party's rules committee repealed some actions taken at the state convention, including the creation of closed primaries.
Walmart adds autoimmune-focused care to 25 more pharmacies
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart has announced the addition of 25 new autoimmune-focused Specialty Pharmacies of the Community (SPOC) across five states. These 25 new locations follow the debut of six such facilities last October, and bring the total number of these SPOCs to 31 across nine states. As many...
Sam’s Club MAP launches display ads in the Sam’s Club mobile app’s Scan & Go feature
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Sam’s Club says its Member Access Platform (MAP) is launching display ads as part of its Scan & Go experience. The aim is to help members easily find more products while they shop in-club. The capability is designed to integrate members' physical and digital shopping...
City of Bentonville to Wrap Up Final Debris Sweep
Bentonville, AR ... The City’s debris removal contractor is nearing the end of the debris removal process for curbside pick up. All Bentonville residents should have their storm debris by the curb by August 5th, 2024, for collection. If you believe that your debris has been missed, please call the debris pickup line at 479-326-6559 so that contractor debris tickets in your area can be checked. When calling the debris line, please leave your address and any specifics on where the debris is located. The City of Bentonville and our contractors are working seven days a week to restore our beautiful community. We appreciate your assistance as we make progress. For more information, please contact the City of Bentonville at 479-326-6559.
Rogers man runs across the state of Arkansas to raise money for Camp Corral
How far would you go for your favorite cause? For some, this can be measured in physical distance, like Shane Waldrop who made his way across Arkansas this summer by running 233 miles and biking 69 more to fundraise $18,000 for Camp Corral. Waldrop is general manager of Golden Corral...
Arkansas House, Senate Democrats say they are all in for Harris
(The Center Square) - The Arkansas House and Senate Democratic caucuses said they unanimously support Vice President Kamala Harris in her presidential bid, just days after Arkansas delegates pledged to support Harris at next month's Democratic National Convention. The Democratic Party of Arkansas said Tuesday that the caucuses were among the first to announce their support for her. “No one is better prepared than Kamala Harris to lead this country...
The BoxMaker Invests In Brausse Eterna Specialty Folder Gluer
Lowell, Arkansas based The BoxMaker, a custom corrugated packaging solutions provider, announced the purchase and installation of a new Brausse Eterna Efold 2100 C6 specialty folder. The company said that the investment marks a significant enhancement in its in-house production capabilities, enabling it to offer a greater range of high-quality...
Scattered Showers and Storms Today Then Things Heat Back Up
We've got Impact Weather to start the weekend with scattered showers and storms popping up today. After the radar clears, it's about to get brutally hot again. Meteorologist Melissa Hall explains in your Get Ready Weather.
Olympics Refugee Team takes on Paris; local organization cheering them on
The 2024 Summer Olympics officially started Friday and hundreds of athletes from all over the world are representing their countries on this world stage but not every athlete is able to represent their country because they have had to flee from their homes.
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