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Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan, right, and resident Robert Page use a map Thursday to discuss a series of proposed improvements and extensions to Rupple Road during a public forum and information gathering session at the Boys & Girls Club of Fayetteville.

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Ed Stith is retiring after 25 years with the Springdale Fire Department.

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Ed Stith is retiring after 25 years with the Springdale Fire Department.

John-Rex Spivey, a Rogers native and president of the U.S. Naval Academy’s class of 2013, raises his fist May 24 after presenting a beer stein to President Barack Obama during the academy’s graduation and commissioning ceremony.

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Johan Pot, left, and John Gearhart, owner of 12 Stone Aviation, remove a Piper Cherokee on Thursday from a damaged hangar at the Springdale Municipal Airport. Some hangars were damaged in a storm that came through the area early Thursday. Doors were blown off the hangars and some structural damaged occurred. No aircraft were damaged and some were removed to prevent damage as another system moved through the region late Thursday.

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Steve Gray, right, senior military and veterans affairs liaison for Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., shakes hands Thursday with DeQuan Hampton, left, before the start of the Fayetteville Adult Education commencement at Fayetteville High School. The Fayetteville Adult Education Center graduated 160 students Thursday and has provided the opportunity for roughly 7,000 adults to earn their high school diploma since opening in 1965.

John Ahn, 12, left, and Mason Barnes, 11, both Leverett Elementary school fifth-graders, wait Thursday for the processional for their graduation ceremony at the Fayetteville school. Parents were invited to watch their children and other students receive awards and diplomas after officially finishing the elementary school.

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Loren Bennett of Davis, Calif., above, stops to take a photo Thursday of the rock stream bed that connects into Cindy Springs near the Crystal Bridges Trail that runs next to Compton Gardens in Bentonville. Bennett and his wife, Frankie, were in town to visit Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The pair were walking the trails near the museum before it opened. He also stopped, right, to read a marker about Cindy Springs in Bentonville.

Nick Fernandez, assistant band director and percussion coordinator, keeps a beat Thursday using drum sticks while working with students on marching at Bentonville High School. Marching band percussion students were meeting for the first of four practices throughout the summer.

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Maggie Montoya of Rogers is the All-NWA Media Girls Runner of the Year. Montoya was also named the Gatorade Arkansas Girls Cross Runner of the Year in 2011 and 2012.

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Maggie Montoya of Rogers is the All-NWA Media Girls Runner of the Year. Montoya was also named the Gatorade Arkansas Girls Cross Runner of the Year in 2011 and 2012.

Payton Stumbaugh of Springdale Har-Ber is the NWA Media Girls Track Athlete of the Year. Stumbaugh had to overcome a back injury to complete another stellar track season.

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Payton Stumbaugh of Springdale Har-Ber is the NWA Media Girls Track Athlete of the Year. Stumbaugh had to overcome a back injury to complete another stellar track season.

Taylor Mahone, left, and Alexis Rolle of Bentonville are the NWA Media Girls Track Newcomers of the Year.

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Taylor Mahone, left, and Alexis Rolle of Bentonville are the NWA Media Girls Track Newcomers of the Year.

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Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan, right, and resident Robert Page use a map Thursday to discuss a s

Ed Stith is retiring after 25 years with the Springdale Fire Department.

John-Rex Spivey, a Rogers native and president of the U.S. Naval Academy’s class of 2013, raises his

Johan Pot, left, and John Gearhart, owner of 12 Stone Aviation, remove a Piper Cherokee on Thursday

Steve Gray, right, senior military and veterans affairs liaison for Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., shake

John Ahn, 12, left, and Mason Barnes, 11, both Leverett Elementary school fifth-graders, wait Thursd

Loren Bennett of Davis, Calif., above, stops to take a photo Thursday of the rock stream bed that co

Nick Fernandez, assistant band director and percussion coordinator, keeps a beat Thursday using drum

Maggie Montoya of Rogers is the All-NWA Media Girls Runner of the Year. Montoya was also named the G

Payton Stumbaugh of Springdale Har-Ber is the NWA Media Girls Track Athlete of the Year. Stumbaugh h

Taylor Mahone, left, and Alexis Rolle of Bentonville are the NWA Media Girls Track Newcomers of the

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