Student council members from Woodland Junior High School in Fayetteville load boxes of canned goods onto a truck Thursday at the school. The council collected more than 2,500 nonperishable food items from students at the school as part of a districtwide food drive for the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank. The school district collected more than 27,500 pounds of food for the bank. [READ MORE] ANTHONY REYES / Northwest Arkansas Times

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Lawyers see different pay rates from county: County paying experienced public defenders each about $10,000 less than newly hired deputy prosecutor

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Fowl neighbors : Alderman hatches plan to allow chickens in city limits

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Back and forth : Jordan denies claims he is a ‘union man first’

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Sitting on it: Council waiting for more input on city chicken amendment

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Redo of zones FHS on board docket

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High school update School board discusses plans for revamped high school

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