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John L Colbert started with Fayetteville Public Schools in 1975 and has spent nearly his entire career working in the district.

For nearly 30 years, the Northwest Arkansas MLK Council has been the standard-bearer for how to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth month in the region. This year's celebration will kick off with the 27th annual Recommitment Celebration on Jan. 14, awarding scholarships and honors to community leaders and members who have affected positive change locally. The theme this year is "Disruptive Love," and the featured speaker will be Dr. Cornel West, esteemed philosopher, author, speaker and actor.

January 2023

The School District is still working through rezoning plans as it prepares to open a new middle school next fall, though a decision on the matter is expected next month.

Alpha Kappa Sorority Inc., Phi Alpha Omega Chapter, and the Tea Rose Foundation of Northwest Arkansas presented the 23rd annual Celebrity Waiter fundraising event Oct. 22 at the Embassy Suites in Rogers. The benefit is an opportunity for the groups to laud "'Difference Makers' who have transformed and enriched the Northwest Arkansas community, Dr. Margaret Clark, the first African American woman to receive tenure and have a residential hall named in her honor at the University of Arkansas, and Dr. John L Colbert is the first African American superintendent of Fayetteville Public Schools,&...