Douglas Grant

Managing Editor

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POA: Water transfer to the city could take several years

-- By Douglas Grant Posted: November 18, 2009 2:02 p.m.

If the Bella Vista Property Owners Association ever gets out of the water business and the city takes over, don’t expect it to happen in a relatively short amount of time. One man close to the situation said it could take up to three years once any deal is struck.

Things are pretty normal around here

-- By Douglas Grant Posted: November 18, 2009 1:56 p.m.

About two weeks ago newspapers as we knew them in northwest Arkansas changed forever.

Golf-enhancement plans in administration’s hands

-- By Douglas Grant Posted: November 18, 2009 1:50 p.m.

For the second time this year, the Property Owners Association’s Joint Advisory Committee on Golf has submitted a document to the POA general manager listing some ideas to improve the courses and enhance the golfing experience in Bella Vista.

Sprinkler-head program will soon come to an end

-- By Douglas Grant Posted: November 18, 2009 1:49 p.m.

A popular program offered by the Bella Vista Golf Division that allowed people to have their names put on golfcourse sprinkler heads is on hold and will likely go away entirely in the not-too-distant future. For a number of years, a Property Owners Association member could sponsor a sprinkler head for two years for $20, with a $10 renewal fee at the end of that time.

“Where there are wings, there is hope”

-- By Douglas Grant Posted: November 11, 2009 7:19 p.m.

A young mother is desperate. Her child is sick. Free medical care is available at a Shriners Hospital, but the facility is two states away, and the mother doesn’t have the money for airfare.

General praises America’s veterans

-- By Douglas Grant Posted: November 11, 2009 7:19 p.m.

From behind the podium in front of the Veterans Wall of Honor, Brig, Gen. Bernie Skoch (USAF Ret.) pointed south toward Fayetteville, toward Razorback stadium.

I want to be there when they throw the book at you

-- By Douglas Grant Posted: November 11, 2009 7:14 p.m.

Years ago, long before I became a newspaper man, I worked as a veterinary technician both in a daytime clinic and two after-hours emergency facilities.

Reading material will go to service personnel

-- By Douglas Grant Posted: November 4, 2009 6 a.m.

Troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan will soon have more to read thanks to one Bella Vista woman and the people at Lowe’s Home Improvement.

Overseas mailing deadlines are near

-- By Douglas Grant Posted: November 4, 2009 6 a.m.

Can you believe it? We have less than two months until Christmas.

Leaf disposal leaves lakes clogged

-- By DOUGLAS GRANT Posted: October 27, 2009 5:54 p.m.

Leaves in Bella Vista’s lakes are still a problem for some homeowners.

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