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A majority of a City Council committee on Wednesday supported changing city code to include a definition of camping and to provide the Planning Commission a set of rules to consider when someone applies for a permit.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The City Council on Monday approved one rezoning request that garnered attention from neighbors but left another for discussion again in two weeks.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The City Council held off on a decision to provide pandemic relief money to a nonprofit for permanent supportive housing for unsheltered residents after having questions about federal regulations, dollar amounts and other comparable proposals.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The City Council held off on a decision to provide pandemic relief money to a nonprofit for permanent supportive housing for unsheltered residents after having questions about federal regulations, dollar amounts and other comparable proposals.

A City Council committee wants to find a balance between a private property owners desire to provide a safe place for unsheltered residents to live and preserving the well-being of neighbors.

BENTONVILLE -- Fayetteville City Council member DAndre Jones challenged Northwest Arkansas Community College students Monday to learn more about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Racial healing starts with acknowledging truth, and from there, community collaboration can restore unity, speakers said Wednesday during an event held at City Hall in recognition of the National Day of Racial Healing.

Northwest Arkansas Community College will host a Martin Luther King Jr. event Jan. 23, according to a news release from the college.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Fayettevilles ordinance banning retail pet sales runs afoul of state law and a judge should not side with the city in a pet store owners lawsuit challenging it, according to a filing by the store in the suit.

The citys ordinance banning the retail sale of pets doesnt violate state law and has sufficient rational basis, City Attorney Kit Williams argued in a motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit with the retail store Petland.