Gravette News

The director of state prisons told lawmakers Tuesday he was "embarrassed" over recent serious incidents in the system, but that they were isolated and not part of a bigger problem.

Benton County Sheriff's Office narcotics deputies halted what they described as a unique marijuana distribution operation.

Bella Vista: A fireworks show is set for dusk July 3 at the Loch Lomond dam. Admission and parking are free.

It's blueberry season, and once again berry lovers are flocking to Fisher's Blueberries in Gravette for a chance to pick their own fresh berries.

A Republican lawmaker running for the U.S. Senate in Arkansas says the constitutional amendment allowing U.S. senators to be elected by popular vote should be revisited.

Little voices fill the big space at 655 Heritage Court in Siloam Springs. The Boys and Girls Club of Western Benton County, located on a side road branching off Tulsa Street in Siloam Springs, is a local place where 6 to 18 year olds congregate after school and during the summer.

Ruth and Anthony Wind Jr., of Siloam Springs, Ark., will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary on June 26, 2009.

A new school and nearly 3,000 students authenticates the changed demographics within Bella Vista.

A Searcy businessman says he's seeking the Republican party's nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen.

The salary for the top official of the new state lottery underscores the need for state lawmakers to insist on top performance from that official and other lottery personnel, said state Sen.

The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith has released the dean's list for the spring 2009 semester, according to Ray Wallace, provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs.

Bella Vista: A fireworks show is set for dusk July 3 at the Loch Lomond dam. Admission and parking are free.

For about an hour Friday afternoon, Mother Nature hammered the county with straight-line winds that ripped down power lines and tree limbs, lightning that lit up the darkened skies and torrents of rain that flooded some streets.

VAS Ambulance Service Corp. Board members repeatedly rebuffed comments and questions from the public during a meeting Tuesday night.

In an election Tuesday in Gravette in which not many voters came to the polls, a three-fourths-of-a-cent sales tax that had been set to end next month was approved to be restarted in October.

Siloam Springs School District pre-kindergarten students have been given yet another opportunity to get a jump on early education.

Central Europe's prehistoric people would likely have been amused by today's hand-sized hamburgers and hot dogs, since archaeologists have just uncovered a 29,000 B.C. well-equipped kitchen where roasted gigantic mammoth was one of the last meals served.

More than $1 million in grants from the Care Foundation that were announced Tuesday will help fund after-school, summer and pre-kindergarten programs across the region.

Douglas Grant/The Weekly Vista Melissa Williams accepts the keys to a 2002 Dodge Intrepid at Hendren All American Autoplex while her friend, Delores Sadenwasser, watches.

Gravette: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today at the Ozark Community Hospital of Gravette, 1101 S.W. Jackson.