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Man Gets 20 Years In Prison

A Fayetteville man received a 20-year sentence Thursday for making methamphetamine and robbing a homeless man. »

Report: No Learning Loss

A short-term analysis shows no significant learning loss among students because of the transition from elementary school to middle school or middle school to junior high school, the Fayetteville School Board was told Thursday. »

Deed Transfer Complete

People could soon be throwing flying discs or kicking soccer balls on land in south Fayetteville identified for years as a hazardous waste site. »

Street Names Could Change

City Council members will consider changing the names of two streets near the University of Arkansas and Fayetteville High School on Tuesday. »

Man Gets 11 Years In Prison For Assault

A judge sentenced a West Fork man to 11 years in prison Tuesday for striking his elderly father, a former mayor of West Fork. »

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Teams To Compete In State Quiz Bowl

High school students, including teams from Haas Hall Academy in Fayetteville and Huntsville High School, will showcase their intellects in the annual Arkansas Governor’s Academic Competition on Saturday. »

Candidate Supports Appointing Judges

A candidate for state Supreme Court justice is a longtime advocate of appointing judges and has not changed his mind, he said at a forum in Fayetteville Tuesday. »

Church Addresses Parking

Representatives of one of Arkansas’ largest churches presented a plan Monday to address parking issues at their Fayetteville campus. »

Mental Health Forum Set For Friday

The University of Arkansas Phi Alpha Honor Society will present “Empowering NWA: A Transformation in Mental Health,” from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Fayetteville Public Library. »

Students Speak Out

Young men and women, who could be deported for admitting to anyone they are undocumented residents of the United States, spoke at a public forum on their status Monday before a capacity crowd of at least 650 people at the Fayetteville Town Center. »

Study Touts Athlete GPAs

A basketball coach at Fayetteville High School can say without reservation athletes tend to have a strong academic performance in the classroom and on standardized tests. »

NW Arkansas achievers

Yvette Ortiz, a master’s candidate at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, has received a $6,000 fellowship to study at the Uriel Weinreich Program in Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture at Bard College and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Res... »

PEOPLE IN BUSINESS

Andrea Parnell was appointed senior vice president and director of human resources for Southern Bancorp. Most recently, she served as director of employee relations for Allied Wireless Communications Corp. The Little Rock native earned a bachelor’s deg... »

Candidate Forum This Week

The Washington County Republican Women will host a candidate forum for the state representative post in District 81 from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Clarion Inn in Fayetteville. »

Buddhist Group Plans Picnic

Northwest Arkansas Buddhists will celebrate Vesak 2012 with a potluck picnic April 28 at Agri Park in Fayetteville. The event begins at noon, with lunch served at 1:30 p.m. »

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