Two new City Council members and three re-elected officials were sworn in Tuesday night during a brief ceremony held before the start of the first City Council meeting of the year.
Category: Local News
Fayetteville City Council recap: Jan. 3, 2023
Deferring water and sewer rate increases, four ARPA-related funding proposals, changes to public notification for denied conditional use permits, one rezoning request and several property vacation requests.
College Avenue redesign includes medians from North Street to the mall
An upcoming phase of the ongoing overhaul of North College Avenue will include a series of medians, similar to those installed in the downtown Fayetteville area, but with an artistic touch not often seen in typical streetscape design.
Winter farmers’ markets kick off Jan. 7
The Fayetteville Farmers’ Market isn’t on the square on Saturdays this time of year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get some locally grown goodness during the winter months.
Fayetteville public meetings: Jan. 2-6, 2023
City Council Meeting, Urban Forestry Advisory Board, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and a Planning Commission agenda-setting session.
Smokin’ Oak Wood Fired Pizza and Taproom to open Fayetteville location Jan. 8
Locals Ben and Monica Roberts will open a franchisee restaurant for a Smokin’ Oak Wood Fired Pizza in the Uptown Apartments + Shops building at 3959 N. Steele Blvd. on Sunday, Jan. 8.
Arkansas COVID-19 daily case info for 2022
This page tracks the daily COVID-19 statistics for Arkansas, as reported by the state’s Health Department.
Registration underway for 2023 spring youth soccer
The city’s Parks and Recreation department is accepting applications for the 2023 fall youth soccer program through Jan. 31, or until teams are full.
Clubhaus Fitness reopens on Mount Sequoyah
The gym has taken over the sanctuary of what was once Trinity Methodist Church on the Mount Sequoyah Campus for H.I.I.T. workouts, and converted Sunday School rooms and other facilities into yoga rooms, spin studios, cardio rooms, and more.
Officials say Fayetteville’s childcare assistance program already proving popular, may need more funding
Officials this week said judging by the amount of applications that have already been submitted, the council may need to appropriate more ARPA money to the program in the coming months.
Case update: Arkansas COVID-19 cases increase by 2,990 over past 7 days
Arkansas COVID-19 cases increased by 2,990 over the last seven days, according to the Arkansas Department of Health website update on Tuesday.
Warmer temperatures expected this week along with strong winds and possible rain
Temperatures should reach the mid-50s on Wednesday and mid-60s on Thursday, with highs near 60 on Friday and Saturday, forecasters said.
Fire damages commercial building in downtown Fayetteville on Christmas morning
A fire broke out on Christmas morning at a commercial building that’s home to several businesses in downtown Fayetteville.
Fayetteville public meetings: Dec. 26-30, 2022
City Council Agenda Session, Technical Plat Review, Subdivision Committee and more.
Reminder: Fayetteville residents get four extra trash bag pickups each year
Fayetteville trash and recycling customers with curbside pickup service can place up to four extra bags outside their bins to be collected each year.
