Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

13/08/2025

FRONT BURNER | OPINION: ‘The Great Gatsby’ Cook the Book edition brings the food and drink of the Roaring Twenties to your table

As part of the 100th anniversary celebration, Chronicle Books has released a Cook the Book edition ($36, to be released Aug. 19) that includes the novel in its entirety plus 15 colorfully illustrated recipe cards featuring dishes inspired by foods mentioned in the text.

13/08/2025

Walmart will pay $5.6 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the retailer overcharged customers on items such as produce and prepared foods in some California stores.

13/08/2025

Brendan Quirk, CEO and president of USA Cycling, stressed the importance of the team's training in Bentonville as he announced the U.S. Mountain Bike championship team during Tuesday's news conference at The Ledger.

BENTONVILLE -- Brendan Quirk, CEO and president of USA Cycling, stressed the importance of the team's training in Bentonville as he announced the U.S. Mountain Bike championship team during Tuesday's news conference at The Ledger.

13/08/2025

Sponsors of Arkansas' Ten Commandments law, which requires public school districts to display a copy of the religious text in every classroom, doubled down Tuesday despite a federal judge's ruling last week blocking the law's enforcement.

13/08/2025

IDEA ALLEY: Last week I asked for help with a rather sentimental recipe request. To recap, Jennifer Shelley is seeking a recipe for a dish her family calls Hot Springs Chicken. Her parents got the recipe over 75 years ago from a chef while honeymooning in Hot Springs.

I initially didn't have any luck when I searched the historic archives. But thankfully, Alley Kats are a wise bunch.

13/08/2025

County officials on Tuesday rejected a request for a fiscal impact statement on the covid mitigation project at the Washington County Detention Center.

FAYETTEVILLE -- County officials on Tuesday rejected a request for a fiscal impact statement on the covid mitigation project at the Washington County Detention Center.

13/08/2025

Team chemistry is key in sports and according to University of Arkansas freshman cornerback Nigel Pringle, the Razorbacks have the chemistry needed to be successful.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Team chemistry is key in sports and according to University of Arkansas freshman cornerback Nigel Pringle, the Razorbacks have the chemistry needed to be successful.

13/08/2025

A local Christian community group that has encouraged members to vocally oppose LGBTQ-related books in the Crawford County Library System is asking a court to shield it from providing documents in a related civil lawsuit.

FAYETTEVILLE -- A local Christian community group that has encouraged members to vocally oppose LGBTQ-related books in the Crawford County Library System is asking a court to shield it from providing documents in a related civil lawsuit.

13/08/2025

The Springdale School Board unanimously voted to approve construction contracts to replace the existing Westwood and Jones elementary school buildings. Both school facilities opened in 1959.

SPRINGDALE -- School Board members approved contracts for two school building replacement projects.

13/08/2025

Rogers city leaders will now have a special reserve fund available for use only in times of emergency, such as a natural disaster. The Rogers City Council unanimously approved putting $43 million into the fund during its meeting Tuesday night.

ROGERS -- City leaders will now have a special reserve fund available for use only in times of emergency, such as a natural disaster.

13/08/2025

The Trump administration is evaluating plans that would establish a "Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force" composed of hundreds of National Guard troops tasked with rapidly deploying into American cities facing protests or other unrest, according to internal Pentagon documents reviewed by The Washington Post.

The Trump administration is evaluating plans that would establish a "Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force" composed of hundreds of National Guard troops tasked with rapidly deploying into American cities facing protests or other unrest, according to internal Pentagon documents reviewed by...

13/08/2025

The Bentonville City Council decided to delay taking action on a public mural after new complaints that the work allegedly advances "transgender ideology." The City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday to table making a final determination on All Bike(r)s Welcome until its next regular meeting Aug. 26.

BENTONVILLE -- The City Council decided to delay taking action on a public mural after new complaints that the work allegedly advances "transgender ideology."