Elm Springs News

If there's one thing I know about Fayetteville people, it's that we stick together.

At least one justice of the peace who voted against the 2 percent raise approved by the committee spoke against spending more than $600,000 in additional money to pay for the raises.

After more than two hours of debate, the Quorum Court's Budget Committee approved the 2010 budget with raises, 9-4. Three Republican justices of the peace - Butch Pond, Gary Carnahan and Mary Ann Spears - voted with the six Democratic justices of the peace to pass the budget.

A Northwest Arkansas grandmother is sleeping on the porch of her tiny mobile home, after agreeing to adopt her five grandchildren, all under the age of eleven.

Megan Roller was overwhelmed to find she was pregnant last year. The 24-year-old mother of one from Rogers had little money, the lease was about to end on her apartment and the father of her child, who she feared could pose a threat to her growing family, was facing felony charges.

Several mustangs fought the notion of transportation Saturday, but Terrie Gayer's yearling trotted into her trailer like it was ready to go home.

From left, Jacob Seither, Melissa Clark and Dan Scheiman stack bales of straw used as insulation.

A new state-of-the-art facility is on its way to Northwest Arkansas. This time, it's a new wastewater treatment facility that, when complete, will serve up to a million people across our area.

Plans for the proposed Macadoodles at 48th Street and Elm Springs Road show a sprawling liquor store, discount outlet, drivethrough, wine cellar and gas station.

Arkansas officially has 63 volunteers who save deer, opossums, birds and other wild animals, but only a few of the state's licensed wildlife rehabilitators will take on the notorious skunk.