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October filled with ‘colorful’ events

Whether you strap on ruby red shoes or put on your prettiest pink, there is no shortage of events and causes to attend in the month of October. • Red…

Arvest to acquire National Bank of Arkansas (Updated)

Arvest, the state’s largest bank, just got bigger pending the purchase of North Little Rock-based National Bank of Arkansas. The two bank holding companies have entered into an agreement where…

Ha joins Sparks Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center

Dr. Quyen Ha has joined the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center at Sparks Regional Medical Center. Ha most recently worked as a Hospitalist at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in…

Arkansas tax revenue on a positive track

Arkansas tax collections for the first three months of the fiscal year are on a positive track, with the closely watched sales and use tax revenue up more than 6%….

“Clayton Conversations” The Clayton Brothers

Tusk to Tail: 100 consecutive games for ‘The Godfather’

With much fanfare, the awe of his peers, many slaps on the back, and an entire segment of sports talk radio dedicated to him this week, Craig May, Tusk to…

Fort Smith Board again debates trash rules, enforcement

Trash has once again reared its ugly head at a Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting, but the issue of where to store curbside residential sanitation containers is not going…

10 of 15 Arkansas-based stocks up in 2013

Two surprising bank acquisitions and two attempted corporate takeovers have been part of an Arkansas business year in which the share price has increased for 10 the 15 publicly-held companies…

Free Hot Dog Lunch for Veterans

In celebration of Veteran's Day, Dr. Kris Gast and Fort Smith Radiation Oncology will be hosting a free hot dog lunch to honor our veterans. Lunch will include grilled hot…

Mobile commerce momentum booms for retail

Consumers are using smartphones and tablets to interact with retailers more than half of the time, according to a new report by Shop.org and comScore. Analysts agree that retailers like…

Baloney Sandwich Index rises higher in August

The latest Baloney Sandwich Index predicts an upward trend in the jobless rate for the Fort Smith metro area. The August BSI rose to 148.8 from 126.4 in July. The…

Hino to add 200 jobs to Arkansas manufacturing plant

Hino Manufacturing U.S.A. plans to invest more than $55 million in its Marion, Ark., plant and add 200 new jobs, according to the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. Through this expansion,…

Arkansas counties begin to use new 911 system

Sept. 13, 2011 started just like any other Tuesday, but ended in a hail of gunfire after a man opened fire inside the Crawford County Courthouse in Van Buren. In…

Beers of Arkansas and Oklahoma – Tasting Class

Your charming Arkansas Beer Bloggers will be teaching a two-session beer-tasting class (offered through the UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning) on October 10th and October 17th at Second Street Live…

Wal-Mart to offer flu shots

Wal-Mart joins the ranks of other retailers to announce it will make flu vaccine shots available in hundreds of its stores beginning this week. The retailer has partnered with Summit…

Community, student support delivered with Maser mural

A key step in promoting the upstart Spring Creek Arts Association and its first annual arts festival was celebrated Monday afternoon as business and community leaders and art fans gathered…

Bank deposits dip across the state

Consumers across the state pulled $267 million out of Arkansas banks this past year, as deposits among the 1,442 bank branches declined by 0.5% from a year ago, according to…

UAFS Once Upon a Homecoming

Teenology in Mountainburg

Tweens and teens are invited to the Mountainburg Library for a variety of activities every Tuesday afternoon at 3:45 PM. For more information, please call 479-369-1600.