The Washington County Sheriff’s Office switched from in-person to video-only visitation for inmates several years ago, now the Benton County Sheriff’s Office is following suit. The jail will soon feature kiosks in the lobby with free video visitation for family and friends, as well as a system that allows video visitation from a personal computer, which will come with a fee. Critics of the policy, which has been adopted by hundreds of jails across the country, say eliminating in-person

Becca Martin Brown from the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette says some of your best entertainment bets for the weekend include Keith Sykes in Fayetteville, Trout Fishing in America in Fort Smith, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in Rogers.

In this Friday news roundup the annual sales tax holiday approaches, new EBT cards are rolled out, and the University of Arkansas has its second-best year in the university’s fundraising history.

The National Weather Service says the hottest part of summer in Arkansas could still be ahead. Meanwhile, the Climate Prediction Center estimates that temperatures in Little Rock in the coming months will rise above normal. In NWA and the Arkansas River Valley temperatures are predicted to rise into the 90s this weekend.

In our weekly conversation, Michael Tilley from Talk Business and Politics discusses building permit numbers, ArcBest Corporation's earnings report and construction of the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith.

Bike Rack Brewing Company and Haxton Road Studios are collaborating on a project to record a song from 10 artists and release the compilation album this fall. One of the participating acts is The Silver Lining . Chase and Drew McLaughlin are a husband and wife duo who met each other in high school.

United Way of NWA's Fill the Bus volunteers will be accepting supplies from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 3-4 at Walmart Supercenters in Bentonville, Fayetteville, Huntsville, Rogers, Siloam Springs, Springdale, and Pineville, Mo.

There are many music opportunities this weekend, including an annual birthday bash for Jerry Garcia, plenty of prog rock, and the return of a former resident folksinger to the region. Thursday, August 2 Wirms, Bambis, Kids Bom Wrong at Backspace (Fayetteville) - 8 p.m. William Clark Green at JJ's Biergarten (Fayetteville) - 6 to 9 p.m. Rackensack at Kingfish (Fayetteville) - 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, August 3 Stephen Neeper and the Wild Hearts at Kingfish (Fayetteville) - 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Crash

This week's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report looks into the foreclosure sell of Lauren James. Just last year, the apparel company was recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. Also, the vice president of CBRE discusses the market for premiere office space in the region.

For nearly three years, The Vinyl Hour has aired on KUAF's HD3 channel. Now, the locally produced program can be heard at 5 p.m. Saturdays on KUAF 91.3 FM. This week's program is the second part of a show dedicated to Texas Underground and Desert Psychedelic Rock.