by - May 4, 2026 9:40 am
Tyler Mlakar takes ownership of sophisticated, challenging legal problems with high expectations and delivers results for Rose Law Firm. According to Bourgon Reynolds, managing member at Rose Law Firm, Mlakar…
by - May 4, 2026 9:30 am
Jenna McEvoy initially wanted to go to law school but found a love for public health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The Chickamauga, Ga., native moved from…
by - May 4, 2026 9:20 am
Justin Macedo was 23 when he purchased the outdoor retail business he had joined the day after graduating from Farmington High School. He started at Uncle Sam’s Safari Outfitters in…
by - May 4, 2026 9:11 am
Michelle Long was unsure whether to take an accounting role after graduation and considered studying abroad. A University of Arkansas professor and mentor to Long suggested an internship that led…
by - May 4, 2026 9:00 am
Christina Long did not set out to become one of Arkansas’ most recognized sports journalists. She set off for college intent on a future in photography. By her mid-20s, she…
by - May 4, 2026 8:50 am
Javier Hernandez, a Rogers native, is building a career centered on connecting people and strengthening communities in the rapidly growing region he loves. Hernandez works with businesses, nonprofits and local…
by - May 4, 2026 8:40 am
Sarah Henderson has moved quickly into a leadership role at one of Northwest Arkansas’ most visible business organizations, where she oversees operations and public affairs. Henderson, a Bentonville native, stepped…
by - May 4, 2026 8:30 am
Maddie Hardwick’s path into higher education was not carefully mapped, but her impact on students and colleagues at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has been anything but accidental….
by - May 4, 2026 8:20 am
Arvest’s mission of “people helping people” resonates with Angela Gaucin. And she feels “a moral debt, a moral sense of responsibility, to pour back into” the community that gave her…
by - May 4, 2026 8:10 am
Noah Collins is pursuing a career in medicine because he knows that will give him the ability to impact his community, help his family and support his mom. That’s also…
by - May 4, 2026 8:00 am
Sam Chesshir was an intern at Little Rock-based Stephens Inc. when a mentor there suggested looking into AcreTrader. “AcreTrader was still in the high-growth startup phase,” Chesshir said. “It was…
by - May 3, 2026 4:50 pm
‘Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…
by - May 3, 2026 3:44 pm
Goldie Kikin passed on May 1, 2026, at the age of 77, having been born on May 7, 1948, in Olm and residing in Teaneck, New Jersey. A Funeral Service…
by - May 3, 2026 3:43 pm
Shirley Estep, 90, of Alma, passed away Friday, May 1, 2026 in Alma. She was born August 26, 1935 in Fort Smith, AR to the late Carl and Eileen (Martin)…
by - May 3, 2026 3:40 pm
Katheryn Sue (Bartlett) Reano went to be with the Lord on April 29, 2026. She was born May 23, 1942 to William and Eunice Bartlett. She grew up in Hartford,…
by - May 3, 2026 3:39 pm
Velma Jean Tichenor, age 83, was born on August 2, 1942, in Whitmore, Arkansas, to Charles and Dorothy Noland. She passed away peacefully at her home in Lavaca, Arkansas, on…
by - May 3, 2026 12:20 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received $1 million in funding from Google.org, the company’s philanthropy, to establish a statewide Cybersecurity Clinic Network, expanding hands-on learning opportunities for…
by - May 3, 2026 12:10 pm
The college experience for seven students from University of Arkansas System campuses became a little easier after it was announced they earned grants from an endowment honoring James L. “Skip”…
by - May 3, 2026 12:02 pm
Inszone Insurance Services acquired Mena Insurance Agency, Inc., commonly known as Mena Insurance. The deal further expands Inszone’s footprint in Arkansas. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1911…
by - May 3, 2026 10:00 am
The U.S. Army was deep into enemy territory in the country of Laos on Sept. 11, 1970. During the next 96 hours, soldiers endured relentless attacks from a larger enemy…
