Doug Thompson

2 days ago | nwaonline.com | Doug Thompson

FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas ordered the homeless people using its property on 19th Street as a campground to clear out by Monday, prompting Mayor Molly Rawn to call a public meeting for Sunday to discuss the situation. "This area has become a safety concern over the last few months with frequent reports of criminal activity," says a university statement received Thursday afternoon.

4 days ago | hl.nwaonline.com | Doug Thompson |Annette Beard

Doug Thompson is a reporter with more than 40 years of experience, including more than a quarter-century in Northwest Arkansas. He covers state politics from a Northwest Arkansas perspective and issues of regional importance for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He previously served as a state Capitol reporter, business and agriculture reporter, editorial writer, columnist and regional reporter for southwestern Arkansas. Before that he covered city government.

1 week ago | nwaonline.com | Doug Thompson

VAN BUREN -- Diana Lawrence moved to Arkansas to be near her grandchildren, then decided her new state needs a new representative for its 3rd Congressional District, she said. "I'm doing this because I want a better future for my kids and grandkids," said Lawrence, 62, of Van Buren in a phone interview this week about her intention to run for Congress. Lawrence will run as a Democrat as she has done before in Wisconsin, she said.

1 week ago | nwaonline.com | Doug Thompson

Former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson received a presidential pardon Wednesday from his public corruption convictions after serving two years of an eight-year federal prison sentence, according to a report from CBS News. "The Lord is a good and merciful God. Thank you dear friends for your prayers. Jeremy is coming home!" Jeremy Hutchinson's mother, Donna Hutchinson of Bella Vista, posted on her Facebook page along with a picture of him shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday.

1 week ago | nwaonline.com | Doug Thompson

Doug Thompson is a reporter with more than 40 years of experience, including more than a quarter-century in Northwest Arkansas. He covers state politics from a Northwest Arkansas perspective and issues of regional importance for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He previously served as a state Capitol reporter, business and agriculture reporter, editorial writer, columnist and regional reporter for southwestern Arkansas. Before that he covered city government.