By Christopher Spencer The one percent tax that comes from sales at the city’s hotel, motels and restaurants and is dedicated to promotion and tourism dropped 14 percent last month compared to a year ago. That amounts to $143,940 in revenue for February compared to $167, 141 this time last year....

Need a (literal) ton of compost? Well, the compost-selling season starts in earnest Tuesday as the city offers the material at $20 plus tax per scoop to city residents. There’s a limit of two scoops, but each scoop is about 2 cubic yards and weighs 1,000 pounds. Two scoops equals a ton to you...

Final names are in. Filing closed at noon today. The list is settled unless a write-in candidate suddenly materializes. Only one county race is headed to the May primary aside from the county constable races (which we are not covering yet – no offense, constables), That race and four others will...

Of course the most important thing about March in 1975 was that I was born into the world. *grins* But, if there is a close second, it’s probably the enjoyment of St. Patrick’s Day. If there’s a third, it’s the creation of the Homebrew Computer Club on this day in 1975 in Menlo...

State Rep. Mark Martin, R-Prairie Grove The biggest local news today in the political filings is Rep. Mark Martin’s reach for the Secretary of State’s office. The race already has three Democrats vying for the spot, so unless another Republican files tomorrow, Martin stays a hopeful until...

Plenty of artistic endeavors afoot today in Fayetteville. Warm air has returned for the time being, so we can expect the March-edition of Fayetteville First Thursday tonight to be a popular event on the square. Hundreds turned out in January and February when the mercury hovered around freezing, so who...

Mr. Judah Friedlander Judah Friedlander, the man of a 1,000 hats, will return April 6 to the University of Arkansas. Campus Life confirmed today that the 30 Rock funnyman is set for a 7 p.m. performance at the UA Union Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public. A Campus Life spokesperson cautioned...

General Earl Van Dorn Again, thanks to Fayetteville History for this local history anecdote: Confederate troops under command of General Earl Van Dorn marched through Fayetteville on this day in 1862, headed north for the battle at Pea Ridge, sometimes referred to as the battle of Elk Horn Tavern. Now,...

I wish I could say there was more action in local filing, but the only county office seeing a challenge today is County Assessor Lee Ann Kizzar who faces a contest in the general election against Republican Jeff Williams. Also, Justice of the Peace Mary Ann Spear of Farmington is going to have a challenge...

The Arkansas Territory was created by an act of Congress and signed into law on this day in 1819 by President James Monroe. The act split Arkansas from the Missouri Territory, creating the northern boundary of Arkansas and the line of Missouri Compromise. A timely tidbit from Fayetteville History: The...