Westside Community Guide

Gravette has renewed its vision to stand in Northwest Arkansas as a place that is uniquely independent and exceptionally family friendly. rough master planning initiatives, creative partnerships, and professional management of resources, Gravette seeks to be a model community. Gravette has an estimated population of more than 4,000 and is situated just west of Bentonville. e City of Gravette has a Mayor / City Council form of government. Gravette is the fastest growing town in Benton County — in area, not population. e terrain in Gravette includes prime farmland, forest-covered hills, and a commercial district to foster new development. Gravette is a unique and special community that boasts a top-notch school system with state-of-the-art facilities, its own hospital with a 24/7 emergency room, a medical clinic, eye clinic, dental o ces, and many other thriving businesses. Westside Eagle Observer Gravette is home to the Westside Eagle Observer, a combined newspaper which serves Gravette, Decatur, Gentry, and the surrounding communities. e weekly publication is on news racks and delivered to mailboxes each Wednesday and provides a wealth of local news, sports and information which no visitor or resident will want to miss. An online version and more information about the publication can be found at www.eagleobserver.com. Senior Activity and Wellness Center A senior activity and wellness center provides a meeting and activity place for senior citizens and o ers monthly blood pressure screenings and blood sugar tests. It also provides a Meals- On-Wheels service for those who are home bound. e senior center bus provides transportation for shopping trips every Friday and for a monthly evening out. Education A special pride of Gravette is the AdvancEd accredited (K-12) school system which includes a performing arts center, football stadium, regulation track, eld house, and baseball and so ball elds. e curriculum includes honors courses, art, drama, speech, foreign languages, forensic and career tech classes. e 149-square mile school district provides modern classrooms and facilities at all its campus locations. Upper elementary, elementary, kindergarten, and pre- kindergarten facilities round out the educational facilities for nearly 2,000 students. A private religious school, a liated with Gravette's Church of God (Holiness), is also located here. Gravette is also home to Western Benton County Career Center, which o ers HVAC and welding classes for students from Gravette, Decatur, Gentry, and Bentonville schools. City Government Gravette is a planned and zoned community governed by a mayor and city council. "The Heart of Hometown America" Gravette welcomes you Grave e G Members of the Gravette girls basketball team sit courtside at a game against Pea Ridge. Photo courtesy of Ben Goff NWA Democrat-Gazette Members of the Gravette High School marching band, right, led the annual Christmas parade. Photo courtesy of Susan Holland NWA Democrat-Gazette 16 – 2018 Westside Community Guide

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