North Little Rock notebook
Report notes boost from sports visitors
Report notes boost from sports visitors
Walter E. Hussman Jr., chairman of WEHCO Media, Inc., parent company of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, will be named the 2019 Arkansan of the Year, Easterseals…
Wood-bridge vote delayed for study
A baby-blue touch-tone telephone, a list of state Department of Health personnel from 1969, a few journals and a Sunday Arkansas Gazette newspaper from Feb. 23…
Mayor Joe Smith's quest to have North Little Rock issue $4 million in bonds for improvements at the city airport made it through the City Council on Monday nig…
After several questions about a proposed bingo hall's operation, security issues and other on-site activities that would be allowed, the North Little Rock City…
A nonprofit Bryant ministry is proposing to open a bingo hall in North Little Rock that would be regulated and monitored by the state government, subject to ap…
A wooden bridge over railroad tracks closed for safety reasons nearly a year ago in North Little Rock will be removed and the crossing permanently shut down by…
Weather keeping flooded road closed
Prominent architect Eugene Pfeifer Levy loved to do design work so much that he retired from Cromwell Architects Engineers last year at age 81 only because of …
Banners featuring a photo of a bold red rose are starting to appear throughout North Little Rock's Rose City area off East Broadway to promote the area's "smal…
A proposal to allow a Little Rock real estate company to market about 5 acres of city property in North Little Rock's downtown is moving forward with no specif…
North Little Rock City Council members agreed Monday night to a pair of real estate deals that involve buying property for a new Levy fire station and selling …
A proposal for North Little Rock to sell several adjoining city properties in an area north of East Broadway to Bruce Oakley Inc., would provide the city with …
North Little Rock has zeroed in on a Pike Avenue location as the site for a new fire station to replace the nearly 55-year-old Levy station that answers the mo…
Lem Tull, co-founder of the Crafton Tull professional design firm, died early Thursday after being in ill health in recent years, the company announced Friday.
Lem Tull, co-founder of civil engineering firm Crafton Tull, died early Thursday, the company announced Friday morning.
Being "aggressively progressive" is a term Mayor Joe Smith likes to use when talking about coming up with new development projects in North Little Rock, and in…
Mayor Joe Smith's plans to add lodging overlooking the Burns Park Golf Course are being revamped but still in the works, Smith said.
North Little Rock restaurants that have their city tax permits revoked for falling too far behind on remitting taxes collected on prepared foods will now be ch…
City Council members gave North Little Rock Mayor Joe Smith the go-ahead Monday evening to work with a bond counsel and underwriter to prepare a bond issuance …
North Little Rock Mayor Joe Smith will seek approval from the City Council on Monday to move forward on a proposed $10 million bond issue to cover an expected …
If it seemed like it rained a lot in the past year, that's because it did, though not enough to break the overall yearly record for the capital city.
Anyone who has ever had trouble finding a certain pavilion or attraction in North Little Rock's vast Burns Park will soon have a resource for getting direction…
North Little Rock's Chamber of Commerce will share economic development responsibilities with city government in exchange for a $75,000 payment under an agreem…
A lack of weekend stops is causing the North Little Rock Visitors Center in Burns Park to close on weekends starting in January, a change that will last at lea…
Hundreds of dogs and cats that end up at the North Little Rock Animal Shelter each year from within Pulaski County will instead begin going into a county shelt…
Six months after closing the North Little Rock Economic Development Corp. office and moving its only employee to work under Mayor Joe Smith, new legislation pr…
A logo featuring wavy blue lines and an open rectangle will highlight water features and the open-air concept of North Little Rock's planned Argenta Plaza.
Mayor lands spot
As both a clown and a caterer, Jess "Woody" Woods served up entertainment for young and old alike and hearty holiday meals for the needy, spanning several deca…
A higher-than-expected North Little Rock general fund budget for 2019 gained quick approval from the City Council on Monday evening, with an additional $693,90…
After lengthy negotiations over pricing and foreign laws, North Little Rock agreed Monday to a curbside recycling contract with Waste Management of Arkansas, t…
North Little Rock City Council members approved hiring an architectural firm Monday to design a new police and courts building after some members questioned it…
Architect contract on council agenda
Runoff elections for Little Rock mayor, Jacksonville mayor and two Jacksonville City Council positions drew 14,980 votes cast during early voting in Pulaski Co…
After three years of the historic Hoga tugboat being virtually off limits to public tours at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, more of the boat will be read…
Christmas parade is this afternoon
North Little Rock's Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum will honor Harold Mainer, a Pearl Harbor survivor, at 1 p.m. Dec. 7 at The River House in conjunction with …
A projected $20 million in revenue from a new city sales tax dedicated to relocate the North Little Rock Police and Courts Building isn't going to cover the ne…
City agenda lacks recycler contract
North Little Rock City Council members appeared pleased Tuesday with the initial draft of the city's 2019 general fund budget of $67.3 million during their onl…
William F. Laman Public Library trustees agreed Monday to seek a written understanding with North Little Rock's Parks and Recreation Department to clarify resp…
As communications director for North Little Rock's government, part of Nathan Hamilton's job is talking up city projects to not only inform, but also to encour…
North Little Rock plans to follow a general fund budget in 2019 that city officials say would hold a tight rein on expenditures, even with a full 12 months of …
Utility bill payment through city to end
Arkansas will observe Sunday's 100th anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War I with a memorial ringing of bells at 11 a.m. by differen…
Jane Ginn captured an open Ward 4 seat on the North Little Rock City Council on Tuesday over J.T. Zakrzewski, while Ward 2 incumbent Linda Robinson won re-elec…
City Attorney Caleb Norris won a three-way race to become the new mayor of Maumelle on Tuesday night over retired District Judge Roger Harrod and one-time gube…
An assessment of the health of trees and landscaping features at North Little Rock's William F. Laman Public Library will be done to determine how best to pres…