The Fayetteville Board of Education on Monday voted unanimously to require face coverings for the upcoming school year.
Month: August 2021
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Fiesta Square parking lot redesign moving along
A plan to extend Rolling Hills Drive into the Fiesta Square parking lot continues to progress.
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Charles Robinson named interim chancellor at University of Arkansas
Robinson will replace Bill Kincaid, who was named acting chancellor after former Chancellor Joe Steinmetz resigned in June.
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Fayetteville public meetings: Aug. 9-13, 2021
Planning Commission, African American Advisory Committee, Board of Health and more.
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Weekly deals: Amazing brunch, organic blueberries, Sequoyah suppers, and more!
Sales, specials, deals, discounts and more from the local places that keep the Flyer flying.
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Case update: Arkansas COVID-19 cases increase by 3,037 Friday
The Arkansas Department of Health announced that COVID-19 cases in Arkansas increased by 3,037 on Friday.
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Fayetteville council reinstates city’s mask mandate
The decision came just hours after Friday’s news that an Arkansas judge had temporarily blocked the state from enforcing its ban on mask mandates.
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LIVE UPDATES: Special Fayetteville City Council meeting recap: Aug. 6, 2021
The council will meet Friday to discuss reinstating the city’s mask mandate.
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Anticipation builds as Razorbacks hit the practice field
The Arkansas Razorbacks embark on their 2021 season starting today at 2:30 p.m. with the first practice of the season.
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Weekend Flyer: Tontitown Grape Festival, American Mariachi, Bentonville Film Fest and more
Live music, events, and more happening in and around Fayetteville this weekend.
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Review: Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” is best DC movie since “The Dark Knight”
Gunn draws compelling performances from each of these leading characters, and while they are villains, each become endearing in some form or fashion under his deft touch.
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Sponsored Job listings: Aug. 6, 2021
NWA Trailblazers/BikeNWA is hiring an Office Manager.
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Series of mobile vaccine clinics scheduled in Fayetteville
Several organizations are teaming up for a series of mobile vaccination clinics in the coming weeks.
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Washington Regional reaches all-time high of COVID, ICU patients, enters Phase 4 of surge plan
Washington Regional Medical Center officials on Thursday said the hospital is dealing with “the most serious situation we have encountered since the beginning of the pandemic.”
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Sponsored Ad: Community theater group to perform ‘Next to Normal’ at 214 beginning Aug. 12
Several performances of Next to Normal, an award-winning rock musical about mental illness, will be staged at 214 (former Arts Center of the Ozarks building) starting on Aug. 12.