Judge Morris Arnold of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals continues to hear cases on senior status. Read more about the federal appellate court that oversees cases from Arkansas. … More 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
The 4th Judicial Circuit Court hears civil disputes and criminal felony cases arising in Washington and Madison counties. … More 4th Judicial Circuit Court
Fayetteville residents elected city marshals, the first known in 1860. Elections resumed by at least 1869. The following men were elected city marshall: Related
By 1904, the city had begun appointing chiefs of police before the elected city marshall position was removed. Related
The city began appointing a city fire chief by some point after the Civil War and prior to the turner of the 20th century. George Albright is mentioned as fire captain as early as 1876. Here are the known fire chiefs: Related
About 50 women in Fayetteville registered to vote in 1919 in anticipation of being allowed to vote in the 1920 election. … More Voters in 1919
City Incorporated in 1841 The outbreak of the Civil War ends civilian government in Fayetteville through the duration of the war. City Government Re-Established Mayor/City Council Form City Administrator/Board of Directors Form Under the city administrator form of government, the mayor was elected from among the members of the board of directors and served a … More Mayors
Five of the congressmen who represented the northwestern part of the state lived in Fayetteville when they won election to the U.S. House of Representatives. … More 3rd Congressional District of Arkansas
The city adopted its first zoning code in 1951, which said “that land overcrowded with buildings is both the most prevalent and worst evil of cities.” A major update to zoning occurred in the 1970s to increase the types of zoning. In 2023, the city had 31 types of zoning designationp. Nevertheless, developers of property … More Zoning
Short for “zone improvement plan,” the five-number zip code was introduced in 1963 to help route U.S. mail, replacing a two-digit district code system used in some larger cities. Fayetteville’s initial ZIP Code was 72701, and more have been added as the city mailing addresses have grown to include 72702, 72703, 72704 and 72764. In … More ZIP Code