Elkins NewsLocal news for Elkins, AR continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.FAYETTEVILLE : Board in opposition of Greenland merger- June 28, 2008 The Fayetteville School Board will vote Thursday to oppose state efforts to annex Greenland Public Schools into a neighboring district.http://www.topix.net/city/elkins-ar/2008/06/fayetteville-board-in-opposition-of-greenland-... Elkins will reset tax vote to abide by Arkansas law- June 26, 2008 City officials in Elkins will have to wait an extra month to hold a special election for a proposed 1-cent sales tax to support a water and sewer system expansion.http://www.topix.net/city/elkins-ar/2008/06/elkins-will-reset-tax-vote-to-abide-by-arkansa... District counters annexation scheme- June 24, 2008 The Arkansas Department of Education originally listed seven reasons for placing the Greenland School District on the state's fiscal distress list.http://www.topix.net/city/elkins-ar/2008/06/district-counters-annexation-scheme?fromrss=1 Fire strikes two mobile homes in Whitehouse community- June 21, 2008 One Whitehouse family was left without a home and another is left with only half of one after a fire ravaged two mobile homes Monday morning.http://www.topix.net/city/elkins-ar/2008/06/fire-strikes-two-mobile-homes-in-whitehouse-co... Elkins man charged with sexual assault of minor- June 19, 2008 An Elkins man was charged on Friday with sexual assault for allegedly touching the breasts of an 11-year-old girl during 2002.http://www.topix.net/city/elkins-ar/2008/06/elkins-man-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-mino... Greenland protests school annexation- June 17, 2008 The Greenland Board of Education says it plans to contest a proposal by the state Department of Education that would annex the district into a neighboring school district.http://www.topix.net/city/elkins-ar/2008/06/greenland-protests-school-annexation?fromrss=1 Small towns pay for their days in court- June 16, 2008 In an age of litigation, small towns in Northwest Arkansas are budgeting, or thinking about budgeting, each year for the costs of potential lawsuits.http://www.topix.net/city/elkins-ar/2008/06/small-towns-pay-for-their-days-in-court?fromrs... Allen accepts post with Huntsville School District- June 14, 2008 Robert W. Allen, superintendent of Elkins Schools for the past nine years, has been hired as the new assistant superintendent of the Huntsville School District.http://www.topix.net/city/elkins-ar/2008/06/allen-accepts-post-with-huntsville-school-dist... Limiting factors : Race clause in school-choice law could hinder certain student transfer requests- June 12, 2008 While some modifications were made by legislators in 2007, the complex race clause in the state's schoolchoice law will once again affect the ability of Washington County school children to transfer to schools ...http://www.topix.net/city/elkins-ar/2008/06/limiting-factors-race-clause-in-school-choice-... Cheevers named as the county's top farm family- June 10, 2008 Standing on the porch of the large house that looks over a pastoral field on which neat hay bales sit, Stacy Cheevers talks about the joys of farming life, even with its economic challenges and hard work.http://www.topix.net/city/elkins-ar/2008/06/cheevers-named-as-the-countys-top-farm-family?... |