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Faulkner County tornado

The Vilonia School District is rebuilding its nearly $13 million school after the 95,000-SF building was destroyed by a tornado that struck Faulkner County in April.  The new school is expected to see its first students in the fall of 2015. | (Photo by Jason Burt)
Construction / Education / Government & Politics

Vilonia Considers Rebuilding Options After Tornado

After the tornado that hit Faulkner County on April 27, Vilonia is tiptoeing into the rebuilding process. While the rebuilding of a $13 million school is moving forward, a group of citizens is hoping business owners will consider all options before construction starts on Main Street. read more >
Government & Politics

‘We Are Connected’ (Editorial)

State politicians of both parties welcomed President Obama, realizing that sometimes — and this was surely one of those times — a unified front in the face of devastation trumps partisanship. read more >
Media & Marketing

Thanks, Facebook (Editorial)

Nothing will bring back the lives lost, and recovery will take years, not days, weeks or months. But somehow Facebook, of all things, that time-wasting repository of all-cap political tirades and annoying games, has proved to be this state’s town square, where bulletins are posted and people meet and a calico cat named Ms. Pickles is returned to her family. read more >