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A development group that involves Tom Walton announced plans Monday (June 18) to develop a 0.60-acre site at the southeast corner of the downtown square in Bentonville into a full-service…
by - June 14, 2018 6:39 pm
John Alexander, author of the recently released biography of Johnny Cash that details the music legend’s life through his songs, will headline the list of symposium speakers at the Johnny…
by - June 14, 2018 5:21 pm
Springdale-based meat giant Tyson Foods will continue to invest into downtown Springdale after CEO Tom Hayes announced plans to build a manufacturing and automation technology center, southwest of the company’s…
by - June 14, 2018 4:44 pm
City and state leaders took part Thursday (June 14) in a panel discussion about the growth of Bentonville and how that impacts its business community. The event was the 2018…
by - June 13, 2018 4:36 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) continues to make progress toward a $20 million project to renovate and expand the terminal as construction on other projects, such as the parking deck,…
by - June 13, 2018 11:51 am
A business license application has been filed with the city of Fort Smith for 7601 Rogers Ave., the former site of the MovieLounge. According to the city’s planning and zoning…
by - June 12, 2018 7:13 pm
Staff leaders with the U.S. Marshals Museum told the museum’s board they were able to reduce the budget for the planned facility and the amount to raise is now down…
by - June 12, 2018 1:46 pm
Hollywood movie star Robert Mitchum was on vacation with his wife in New Orleans when he ran into “Colonel” Tom Parker, then a musician talent manager. The couple had listened…
by - June 11, 2018 12:28 pm
64.6 Downtown has named Talicia Richardson as executive director of the Fort Smith-based nonprofit. The job search became a focus after 2017’s approval of the Propelling Downtown Forward (PropelFS) downtown…
by - June 11, 2018 9:53 am
Underneath a soybean field near Marion lies one of the most under-reported tragedies in the country’s history. On April 27, 1865, the steamboat Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River about…
by - June 10, 2018 6:48 pm
When Dr. Edward Salo was growing up he loved to watch professional wrestling. During the 1980s the World Wrestling Federation, now World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), became the dominant wrestling company….
by - June 7, 2018 4:23 pm
For generations, a railroad roundhouse lured locomotives to downtown Jonesboro, and now city officials hope the same building might become a keystone attraction in the area. City officials are drafting…
by - June 7, 2018 11:40 am
The travel and tourism industry in Northeast Arkansas sent mixed signals in 2017, with the state’s 2% tourism tax posting gains in most of the key counties, but Jonesboro hotel…
by - June 6, 2018 6:01 pm
Dinner is served. The Fort Smith region welcomed a soft launch of Lake Charles, La.-based home restaurant delivery service Waitr earlier this week. The app, which launched in 2015, rolls…
by - June 5, 2018 4:36 pm
The Red Bull Pump Track World Championship Final, an international cycling event, will be held on Oct. 13 at the new Runway Bike Park at The Jones Center, Springdale Mayor…
by - June 5, 2018 10:03 am
Springdale leaders know they need private support to develop the downtown area into the vibrant, carefully-planned community envisioned in the city’s 2015 master plan. For a June 14 event, they…
by - May 30, 2018 3:02 pm
Delta Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Barbara Jiménez grew up in Jonesboro, but spent much of her professional musical career living and playing at venues all over the world. Jiménez has…
by - May 29, 2018 3:27 pm
It’s “been in the back of my head for awhile,” Jeff Gosey said of bringing another live music venue to downtown Fort Smith. That’s part of the reason he’s opening…
by - May 25, 2018 8:36 am
Northwest Arkansas’ largest hotel has a new owner, a new management company and a new general manager. A New York investment firm has officially taken over operation of Missouri-based John…
by - May 21, 2018 2:20 pm
Inside the Eddie Mae Herron Center in Pocahontas there’s a ticket on display. The ticket was fastened to a piece of property owned in 1826 by T.H. Porter, a horse…
