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Arkansas releases benchmark test scores

Greenwood and Van Buren students were just a few of the area students scoring higher than the state average on the Grade 11 Literacy Exam, according to results released Tuesday…

Marshals Museum fundraising a tough job; staff remains optimistic

U.S. Marshals Museum officials say they continue to be optimistic despite what is proving to be a tough early effort to raise $50 million for the museum to be located…

Aikman promoted to PR post at ABF

Russ Aikman has been promoted to director of marketing and public relations for Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System. He replaces Danny Loe, who was recently named vice president of yield…

Casey’s General Stores plans to expand into Arkansas

Casey’s General Stores Inc. is looking to expand into Arkansas, the Ankeny, Iowa-based convenience store operator said Monday in its quarterly earnings report. Casey’s President and CEO Robert J. Myers…

Late arrivals

U.K. workers provide odd excuses for being late to work.

Fort Smith area foreclosure activity up 36% in May

Foreclosure activity in the Fort Smith area continues to increase compared to 2009, according to the May report from Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac which shows 158 area properties in some form…

Protecting your business ideas, names and symbols

Stockman says business owners often fail to consider protecting their corporate symbols and distinctive phrases.

Paddock’s Pick: Every Last One

The author sets the reader up for a big fall, with the second half of the book devoted to the aftermath.

Public Meeting with the Fort Smith Housing Authority , (FSHA)and North Side Town Branch Group , (NSTBG), to discuss the FSHA usa

This is an invitation to a Public Meeting with the Fort Smith Housing Authority (FSHA) and North Side Town Branch Group (NSTBG) to discuss the FSHA usage as…

FREE Excel 2007 Class at Fort Smith Adult Education Center

Learn the basics of using Microsoft Excel 2007 for FREE! Pre-registration required. Class meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:00am to 10am, from June 28 until July 22. Call 785-1232 to…

Arkansas Election Line: U.S. Senate race ‘safe’ for Boozman

Editor’s note: Three closely watched political journalists based in Little Rock have joined to form The Arkansas Election Line — an ongoing assessment of key political races in Arkansas. Roby…

The end is near

Consumers more optimistic that recession may soon end.

Van Buren-to-Winslow train takes travelers back in time

story and photos by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Thirty-eight people sit in car 106 waiting for the Van Buren A&M excursion train to start its 35 mile journey to Winslow. On…

Fort Smith airport traffic flat compared to 2009

May put somewhat of a wet blanket on the hope that enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport were on an upward trend. The airport posted 7,763 enplanements in May,…

Elephants, jackasses and you

There was some hope the election season would take a brief respite before the November round begins. You know, kind of like the 15 minutes of intermission you get at…

Downtown Van Buren invaded Saturday with bikers carrying water balloons and stuffed animals.

The events and rides in the Van Buren area all helped to raise money for Bikers Against Child Abuse.

Jaycee support

The Fort Smith Jaycees helped Jeff Riggs get involved.

Juneteenth celebration includes music, food and activities for children

The event celebrates and commemorates the official freeing of all slaves in America on June 19, 1865.

Mitsubishi incentives include $585,000 from Fort Smith chamber

The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce could pay $585,000 in incentives to Mitsubishi for the company’s construction of a $100 million wind turbine assembly plant at Chaffee Crossing. Mitsubishi…

Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….