New plaza possibility in downtown Conway
A special Conway City Council meeting has been called for April 2 to consider a proposed plaza at the intersection of Oak and Court streets in downtown Conway.A special Conway City Council meeting has...
View ArticleFaulkner County recognized by Arkansas Floodplain Management Association
RECENT AWARD ON AGENDA FOR QUORUM COURT The Faulkner County Quorum Court will announce the recognition the county received for being awarded "County of the Year" by the Arkansas Floodplain Management...
View ArticlePlanning commission denies conditional use permit for United Methodist Church...
NEIGHBORS VOICE WORRIES ABOUT SETTING PRECEDENT Residents spoke out against a conditional use permit being sought by the United Methodist Church Central District Arkansas Annual Conference for the...
View ArticleAldermen to vote on 'McGary Mile'
RESOLUTION BEFORE COUNCIL TUESDAY Conway City Council will vote in their Tuesday meeting on a resolution that would request part of Dave Ward Drive to be identified as Officer Will McGary Memorial...
View ArticleConway revisits public transit options
Conway has been offered funds for a public transit service and some city council members, at their last meeting, indicated it might be interesting to explore a public transit option for the city.Conway...
View ArticleUCA's new sculpture serves as memorial
BEAR HONORS ALUMNI WHO DIED IN WWII Many have seen the newly-carved bear standing where a tree once stood on the University of Central Arkansas’ campus, and UCA’s director of the archives Jimmy Bryant...
View ArticlePublic involvement meeting planned for Thursday
AHTD TO DISCUSS VILONIA BYPASS The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department is holding a public information meeting Thursday to discuss the proposed widening of Hwy. 64 from the Vilonia...
View ArticleGroup holds third town hall meeting
The Faulkner County Citizens Advisory Group will be holding their third Mayflower Town Hall meeting following the ExxonMobil oil spill Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mayflower Senior Citizens...
View ArticleWalmart Neighborhood Market opens in Conway
NEW STORE OFFERS NATIONAL CHAIN’S TAKE ON GROCERY SHOPPING The ribbon has been cut, customers have made purchases already and the Walmart Neighborhood Market at 2550 Prince Street is open for business....
View ArticleCHS expecting large crowd for Friday game
The Wampus Cats are going up against the undefeated Greenwood Bulldogs at home Friday with hopes to “beat the streak,” and Conway High School officials are anticipating one of the largest crowds in...
View ArticleFaulkner County children provided monthly books through fifth birthday
DOLLY PARTON’S LITERACY PROGRAM COMES TO COUNTY At least 300 children in Faulkner County will get a book every month for the next few years through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Arkansas first...
View ArticleLocally-educated man named Outstanding Alumnus at University of Arkansas
ROBBINS ATTENDED CONWAY HIGH, HENDRIX BEFORE GOING TO UA Jerry Robbins is going to receive the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions Outstanding Alumni Award in Education...
View ArticleToad Store 'open for business'
TOAD STORE READY FOR 2014 SEASON Getting your toad-gear just got easier with the official opening of the Toad Store on Friday morning. The Toad Store, at 1321 Oak St., will be open Monday through...
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