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Bentonville & Northwest Arkansas · The Daily BriefUpdated Aug 1, 2026 · 19:07 CT
The Bentonville Observer.
No. 130Saturday, August 1, 2026 · Bentonville, Ark.Every claim linked to a public source
FollowingAll-time
45,721
NWA organizations, places, and topics
Showing up together30 days
3,124
Local pairs appearing together in news and public records
PredictionsLive
7
On the record with deadlines — grade us later
Did we call it?Verified
86%
6 right · 1 wrong across 7 verified; 2 unverified not counted

Change Summary

What changed since the last file (Jul 31, 2026)

A comparison view across the latest published file, public prediction events, and graph entities that are new or materially louder than the prior week.

45,721
Signals tracked (9,158 orgs)
3,124
Active co-mentions in the latest 30-day reporting window.
7
Active public predictions
Desk metrics as of Aug 1, 19:07 CT
File comparison

Latest file through Aug 1, 2026

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New file · Aug 1, 2026
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Previous file · Jul 31, 2026
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Editorial updates

Reference handling

  • Editorial update: references standardized to filings.

Prediction board changes

Public prediction events between Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 1, 2026.

Filed

0
No public predictions were filed in this window.

Promoted

0
No bench calls were promoted to the public board in this window.

Resolved

0
No public calls resolved as hits or misses in this window.

Newly unverified

0
No expired calls moved into unverified status in this window.

Graph signals that moved

Entities with new or sharply higher 7-day mention counts versus the prior week, after suppressing boilerplate publisher and locality labels.

Arkansas Economic Development Commission
org
New this week
5 mentions in the latest 7d, with none in the prior 7d
Bentonville Planning Commission
org
New this week
5 mentions in the latest 7d, with none in the prior 7d
Dickson Street
topic
New this week
5 mentions in the latest 7d, with none in the prior 7d
Interstate 49
topic
New this week
5 mentions in the latest 7d, with none in the prior 7d
land use planning
topic
New this week
5 mentions in the latest 7d, with none in the prior 7d
Arizona
topic
New this week
4 mentions in the latest 7d, with none in the prior 7d
Arkansas Department of Transportation
org
New this week
4 mentions in the latest 7d, with none in the prior 7d
Arkansas State Board of Education
org
New this week
4 mentions in the latest 7d, with none in the prior 7d
Fort Smith Police Department
org
New this week
4 mentions in the latest 7d, with none in the prior 7d
McMillon Innovation Studio
keyword
New this week
4 mentions in the latest 7d, with none in the prior 7d
This page compares published Observer surfaces. It shows what changed in the public record, not final truth; unresolved calls and missing source context can still move later.