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Fire at Marck Industries in Rogers
A major fire broke out yesterday, October 16, at Marck Industries in Rogers, Arkansas, prompting a large-scale emergency response. Local residents were warned to shelter in place due to hazardous smoke. The fire reached a three-alarm status and took multiple fire departments hours to contain. No major injuries have been…
Tree down from Tornado in Rogers Arkansas
Over Memorial Day weekend, Northwest Arkansas experienced a severe outbreak of tornadoes that caused significant damage across the region. The storms uprooted trees, destroyed homes, and left numerous communities without power. Several areas reported extensive property damage, including collapsed roofs, shattered windows, and scattered debris. Emergency services were promptly deployed,…
Local owned Siloam Springs business Blogs for Brands (B4B) and officially changed their name to Outdoor Ecom. They have operated under B4B for several years not but have evolved the business from offering mostly editorial services to full on ecommerce marketing and development for outdoor brands. Services include ecommerce website…
Walmart Opens Health Center In Springdale SPRINGDALE, Ark., June 24, 2020 — On the heels of successfully opening three Walmart Health centers in Georgia, Walmart is opening the newest location right here in Northwest Arkansas at the Supercenter on Elm Springs Road. Families in Springdale and surrounding communities can now experience…
Walmart Launches Virtual Camp And Drive-In Movie Theaters BENTONVILLE, Ark., July 1, 2020 — Summer is here, and yet social distancing measures have drained pool parties, stalled out family vacations and left camp bunks bare. Now parents are in the hot seat to keep summer 2020 sweet for their kids. That’s…
Arkansas Malco And IMAX Theaters To Reopen (Memphis, TN) Monday, June 22, 2020– Memphis-based Malco Theatres has set Friday, June 26, 2020 as the Phase 2 re-opening date for locations in Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana. The Grandview Cinema & IMAX (Madison, MS), Gonzales Cinema (Gonzales, LA), Jonesboro Towne Cinema (Jonesboro,…
Randal Tyson Recreational Complex To Upgrade The $5 Million Upgrade to Randal Tyson Recreational Complex begins soon. An official groundbreaking for the $5 Million upgrade will be held on site at the Randal Tyson Recreational Complex on Tuesday, June 30th at 9 a.m. Upgrades will include adding a splash pad…
ARDOT Seeks Public Involvement For Bypass The Arkansas Department of Transportation is conducting a Virtual Public Involvement Meeting to obtain public input about the Western North-South Connector Study, which will consider a new highway connection from Highway 612 (Springdale Northern Bypass) to Highway 549 (Bella Vista Bypass) in Northwest Arkansas.…
Eureka Spring's Excursion Train Rides Open For 2020 Step back in time to an earlier age of locomotive transportation in Eureka Springs and enjoy the Excursion Train or Dining Car this season. The Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway has just opened the 2020 season and their 1940-era diesel locomotive…
Arkansas State Parks to Reopen Tent Camping LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Tent camping will open in all Arkansas State Parks beginning on Monday, June 1, announced Stacy Hurst, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. “Whether frequent guests or those new to our Arkansas State Parks, Arkansans have…
Walton Arts Center Lists Covid19 Show Updates Based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and directives from Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan to suspend large events and mass gatherings for eight weeks in order to help reduce the spread of coronavirus, the Walton Arts…
NW Arkansas Sees Meat Shortages Meat industry executives have been warning of a meat shortage for several weeks as many have been forced to close their processing plants amid the COVID-19 outbreak. As America's meat processors are turning out less product, shoppers in Northwest Arkansas are starting to see shortage as well…
Cropped shot of a woman taking a picture on her phone of her food
Hammontree’s is a cool restaurant down in the heart of Downtown Rogers that. The offer of variety of grilled cheese sandwiches with several tasty meat options. Perfect location to go for a quick lunch or a happy hour with friends and a cold beer. NWAfood.com offers full location and menu…
After reading an article about the local legend Dear Darla the ghost of Monte Ne One our local subscribers, Amanda Eldridge, sent in a photo. She believes it is the ghost of Darla Johnson aka Dear Darla. At first we did not see her but after running the image through…
Rogers Aquatics Center will be opening it's doors again Saturday, May 23rd! The Rogers Aquatics Center is a 3 acre water part in the heart of Rogers that offers loads of amenities and features for the entire family. They have a large leisure pool with two basketball goals, a volleyball…
