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Cabot Planning Commission gives go-ahead for Aldi grocery store in the city
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A multinational grocery chain has been approved to place a store in Cabot. Aldi received unanimous support from the city’s planning commission to build at its Jan. 23 meeting. The store will be located at 1118 West Main Street and Dakota Drive, which is currently vacant, commissioners were told. The site…
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Springdale Attorney Awarded $1.5M in Hearse-Chasing Case
Attorney Jason M. Hatfield of Springdale recently received a $1.5 million award in a case tied to allegations of a scheme in which “runners” who were not lawyers handed out business cards at funerals to recruit plaintiffs for wrongful death suits. Hatfield’s legal victory in the Probate Division of Washington County Circuit Court involves complex…
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PROTECTING THE PAST: Preserve Arkansas awards those who protect our resources from extinction
Preserve Arkansas, the only statewide nonprofit focusing on preserving Arkansas’ architectural and cultural resources, held its annual Arkansas Preservation Awards on Jan. 26. The dinner and program were held in the Still Ballroom of the Robinson Center. Read More
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Cabot police officer dies in Saturday morning wreck
CABOT, Ark. – Officers with the Cabot Police Department are mourning one of its ownafter Detective Christian Weir died while in an off-duty single car accident Saturday morning. In a Facebook post, CPD officials said that Weir has been with the department and served the city since April of 2022. Memorial services set for Benton…
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Cabot police detective dies in 1-vehicle crash
A Cabot police detective died early Saturday in a single-vehicle crash southeast of Cabot, authorities said. Read More
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Tigers looking inward
LSU Coach Matt McMahon spoke a couple of times this week about his program’s ability to do a deeper self-scout with the Tigers having an open date early in the week. Read More
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Fearless Friday Awards 2023, honoring the best in Arkansas high school football
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The action on the field may be over, but now is the time to honor the best in Arkansas high school football for the 2023 season with the Fearless Friday Awards. This year’s awards will spotlight the Run of Year, the Catch of the Year, the Best Interception, the Best Special…
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EPA Awards Envirotech $8M for Electric School Buses
Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. of Osceola announced that it has won an $8.57 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for 25 electric school buses. The awards are on behalf of eight school districts across Arkansas and Texas for which Envirotech (Nasdaq: EVTV) acted as a grant-writer during the 2023 Clean School Bus Grant Program…
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Handled wrong, Austin says of cancer disclosure
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that he never told his staff to keep his cancer surgery and hospitalization secret from the White House, but he acknowledged that he should have handled it differently and apologized for keeping President Joe Biden and others in the dark for weeks. Read More







