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Local school districts pay pretty penny for their thoughts
Attending the annexation hearing in Little Rock for the Greenland School District on Monday cost the Northwest Arkansas area thousands of dollars in travel expenses - meals, gasoline, mileage and hotel stays - ...
District could fracture if dissolved
Arkansas State Board of Education members indicated that while placing Greenland under state oversight and attempting to correct the financial problems, the district should be evaluated to be broken up among ...
Arkansas Board to Consider School District's Fate
The state Board of Education was to consider Greenland's fate Monday and take up Decatur's future July 31.
Greenland Annexation Fears Spread To Athletics
Football should be fun this time of year, and the Greenland Pirates are taking part in 7-on-7 passing leagues, but they have other concerns.
No plans to fold : Fundraiser anchors efforts to keep Greenland School District independent
The Board of Education set a lofty goal to raise $ 321, 000 in donations or pledges by Sunday afternoon in its efforts to convince the state the district shouldn't be annexed due to financial shortcomings.
Greenland students seek admittance into Elkins
The Board of Education approved 13 of 21 school choice transfer applications from Greenland School District residents at a special meeting Tuesday evening.
Greenland Public Schools : Interim leader hired amid crisis
The Board of Education appointed middle school Principal J. J. Gardenhire as interim superintendent at a special meeting Monday evening.
GREENLAND : Schools' future source of angst in community
Tension is mounting in this 930-student school district. Community members raise funds and tote petitions to fight forced annexation by the Arkansas Department of Education.
Greenland aldermen won?t be prosecuted after FOI complaint
Washington County prosecutors announced Friday that they have no intention of prosecuting members of the Greenland City Council in conjunction with media complaints that they violated the Arkansas Freedom of ...
Jogger Struck, Killed In Northwest Arkansas
Authorities say a jogger in northwest Arkansas was struck and killed by a driver who lost control of his truck and ran off the road.
Greenland Public Schools : E-mails don?t reveal state's motive
Two weeks since the Arkansas Department of Education's announcement that Greenland should be annexed, few new details have emerged regarding the reasons Education Commissioner Ken James made the announcement ...
School board wants new leader amid crisis
His district is threatened with forced annexation to another district, but Superintendent Ron Brawner may soon be out of a job for another reason.
JP withdraws RV parks proposal
Justice of the Peace Ann Harbison on Monday withdrew the proposed ordinance to regulate RV parks and campgrounds that she brought to the Washington County Services Committee last month.
FAYETTEVILLE : Board in opposition of Greenland merger
The Fayetteville School Board will vote Thursday to oppose state efforts to annex Greenland Public Schools into a neighboring district.
GREENLAND : Residents hear school annexation options
Greenland School District residents Thursday signed petitions and gathered donations to fight the threat of annexation as leaders of neighboring districts explored how the merger would effect their schools' ...
Small towns pay for their days in court
In an age of litigation, small towns in Northwest Arkansas are budgeting, or thinking about budgeting, each year for the costs of potential lawsuits.
Greenland protests school annexation
The Greenland Board of Education says it plans to contest a proposal by the state Department of Education that would annex the district into a neighboring school district.
Northwest Arkansas' News Source
Voters in the Greenland School District approved a 2.6-mill property tax increase by a narrow margin of eight votes during a special election held Tuesday.
Progress gets water closer to more county residents
Things are moving quickly on the Campbell Loop project, which will increase water capacity for people in Washington County south of Fayetteville.
Runoff Elections Set For Tuesday
Benton County voters go to the polls Tuesday in a runoff election for three Republican positions.