Vilonia News

Some residents told the Vilonia City Council on Monday night that drainage problems in their neighborhood are progressively getting worse, and they are needing help.

The Faulkner County projects chosen for economic stimulus package funding have been decided, many based on how quickly the money could be spent rather than how badly the projects were needed.

Fulmer earned the overall winner title Saturday for a made-from-scratch Devil's Food Cake topped with chocolate icing and chocolate covered strawberries at the Cakes for a Cause Benefit and Bake-Off held in the Vilonia High School Cafeteria.

Arkansasa usury laws, which have in recent years made municipal bonds for things like roads and parks almost unmarketable, according to city officials, are set to be overridden by a new federal law signed last month by President Barack Obama.

Past, present and future veterans were in attendance Wednesday at the Vilonia Middle School for a ceremony and the dedication of an outdoor garden classroom.

The Vilonia boys cross country team repeated as runners-up at the Class 5A state meet in Mountain Home this past weekend.

Vilonia School District officials are exercising some bragging rights concerning the mandated adequate yearly progress determination .

Kyeara Harley of Vilonia and Benjamin Jones of Oppello have announced their engagement and upcoming wedding.

Mrs. W.E. Jumper has as her guest father Sam Miller of McAlester, Okla. He will spend some time in Conway.

Faulkner County came through the severe rainstorms all right in most areas, County Judge Preston Scroggin said, but the Vilonia area and eastern Faulkner County had a oeas much water as Ia ve ever seen.a A Virtually every road prone to flooding there was under water late Friday night and early Saturday morning.

Fifth-graders at Vilonia Middle School were introduced to some real crime-solving tools Friday by a member of the Faulkner County Sheriffa s Office.A Investigator David Hall, who has been with FCSO for more than 11 years, spent about a half-hour Friday afternoon showing the students fingerprint equipment, testing for gunshot residue, explaining ...

Speed enthusiasts visited Vilonia Primary School on Friday hoping to rev up the engines of students and staff in celebration of Red Ribbon Week.

I generally don't have road rage. I generally may be annoyed at slow drivers, but today was just one of those days.A I had just visited my grandma who was not doing very well, and has since been taken to back to the hospital.

The following persons made first appearance at Faulkner County Circuit Court on Monday: a Beth Harness, 47, 10 Willow Lake Road, Cabot, according to a Faulkner County Sheriffa s Office jail intake report.

The following persons made first appearance at Faulkner County Circuit Court on Wedensday and Friday: - Leighton L. Richards, 21, 296 Stanley Road, Vilonia, according to a Faulkner County Sheriff's Office jail intake report.

Vilonia police have arrested three members of the same family for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from the till at athletic events.

Three family members were arrested Friday night for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from the Vilonia School District's athletic department, according to Vilonia police.

The following persons made first appearance Tuesday at Faulkner County Circuit Court: A a Tyree D. Kerr, 20, 405 Sturgis Road, Conway, according to a Faulkner County Sheriffa s Office jail intake report.

Authorities said a Vilonia police officer involved in a fracas at a private club in Conway has been taken into custody only after he was Tasered by his own brother, who is a Conway officer.

A Vilonia policeman was arrested early this morning at a Conway private club on suspicion of disorderly conduct and public intoxication, both misdemeanor offenses.