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Fayetteville School Board approves device restrictions for 2024-25 school year
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Fayetteville School Board held its monthly meeting on July 25, kicking of the 2024-25 school year with a number of major agenda item approvals that could shape the course of the new school year. Updates to Handbook. Ahead of the upcoming school year, administrators made...
Report: Fayetteville's Washington Regional Medical Center is the number 1 hospital in the state
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A U.S. News and Health report named Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville to be the top hospital in the state, with a "high-performing" (5/5) grade in 15 of the 20 areas graded. According to a Washington Regional press release, this is the fourth year in...
Mercy to open 3 new primary care facilities inside Walmart Supercenters across Arkansas by the end of the summer
ROGERS, Ark. — Mercy announced it is opening three new primary care facilities inside Walmart Supercenters in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley. The three locations are former Walmart Health centers that recently closed. The release said Mercy "will solely run the clinics," saying "Walmart will not be involved in the provision or oversight of care."
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.
Fayetteville announces plan for students to go phone-free during school day
FAYETTEVILLE — A plan was announced Thursday that will ban cell phones and smart devices during the school day at the city’s public schools. The new rules will be implemented across all district campuses for the 2024-25 school year, according to superintendent John Mulford. To start the year,...
Power restored in Fayetteville after outage knocked out power for over 2000
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Update: Power has been restored, according to SWEPCO. Fayetteville is experiencing a power outage impacting over 2000 customers, according to SWEPCO's outage map. The outage is centered around Gulley Park, but ranges from N Mission Boulevard to Old Wire Road, according to the map. 5NEWS has...
Renter added to Fayetteville Housing Task Force
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan appointed a Housing Task Force to address the growing affordable housing crisis in the area in June. When Jordan initially formed the task force, councilmember D'Andre Jones said the group lacked representation for the renting population in Fayetteville. At a city council...
Organizers to host event on proposed Fayetteville Black Historic District
A group working to develop a Black Historic District in Fayetteville will host a community event at 6pm Friday at Walker Park. Why it matters: South Fayetteville was one of the few places in NWA where Black people could live during the 1960s. Driving the news: The NWA Black Heritage Association is dedicated to preserving and documenting Black culture in Northwest Arkansas.An educational session about the proposed district will be the key feature Friday evening. Attendees can ask questions and will have the opportunity to interact with the project's leaders.Cycling activities are planned for kids.State of play: The proposed Spout Spring...
Former Centerton public works director accused of using city funds for personal purchases sentenced to 60 months probation
CENTERTON, Ark. — The former Centerton public works director, who was accused of using city funds for personal purchases, has pleaded guilty. According to court records, Ricky Dale Hudson sentenced to 60 months probation after pleading guilty to using $62,190.46 of city money for personal purchases. Documents show that...
Lake Fayetteville monitoring reveals peak months for harmful algal blooms
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Five years of water quality monitoring at Lake Fayetteville is shedding light on the cycles of waterborne nutrients and bacteria-produced toxins, offering a better way to measure the risk to recreational users. Water quality scientists with the Arkansas Water Resources Center, a part of the Arkansas...
Arts town hall meeting to focus on workforce housing for creatives
Arkansans for the Arts, a statewide arts advocacy nonprofit, is hosting a town hall meeting in Northwest Arkansas as part of its four-city tour. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, July 26 at The Medium, located at 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. The meeting will focus on workforce housing for artists, creatives, and arts workers in the region.
Fayetteville offers free mulch while supplies last
The city is offering free wood chip mulch on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. Officials said the compost facility has an excess of wood chip mulch after processing yard waste that was recently collected from residents. The mulch can be picked up at the city’s compost site, located...
Benton County Disaster Recovery Center to change location on Friday
BENTON COUNTY (KATV) — On Friday, July 26, the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Benton County will change locations to another building on the campus of Northwest Arkansas Community College. The new location will be at the Shewmaker Center for Workforce Technologies (Building 15) at 1000 SE Eagle Way,...
Washington Water Authority’s legal designation could change to public water authority
If passed on Friday, Washington Water Authority could become a public water authority, which would give users more say in who is on the board and could save Washington County residents some money.
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