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Red Work & Embroidery Club

Come join us for Van Buren Public Library's Red Work and Embroidery Club. First time attendees will need to call for a list of supplies. This is a free program…

eReaders Basic: Your Questions Answered

First part of the class will be information about eReaders. (So you are thinking about getting a Kindle, Nook, iPad, etc.). Then we will discuss how to get eBooks from…

Celebrate Bubble Gum

Come celebrate Bubble Gum! Get involved with a taste test and bubble blowing contest. This is a free program for ages 5 – 11. For more information, please call the…

Tape Ball Races

The teens will race to unravel a giant ball of tape and collect all the goodies inside. Snacks will be provided. This is a free program for ages 10 –…

Story Time

Story time for preschoolers featuring The Three Bears. A craft will be completed and refreshments served. This is a free program for toddlers and preschoolers. For more information, please call…

Bless Your Heart: Million Hearts Initiative

The Alma Library has teamed up with the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care and the Million Hearts Initiative to help prevent one million heart attacks and strokes. Stop by the…

Library Lovers Month

February is Library Lovers Month so we are having a “Tell Us Why You Love Your Library” Contest. Let us know how the Alma Public Library has been a help…

‘Tough issues’ noted at Fort Smith Ward meeting

What a difference a year makes. The Ward 1 community meeting at Creekmore Community Center Thursday night (Jan. 10) had two things the first in December 2011 did not –…

NRA: Obama seeks ‘failed solutions’ on gun violence

The National Rifle Association, which has asked Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson to lead a study on armed guards in public schools, said Thursday (Jan. 10) that the White House…

New mortgage qualification rules unveiled

Consumers wanting to buy a home could face slightly tighter underwriting guidelines by 2014 as mortgage qualification rules have been tweaked by regulators. These new rules that impact whether someone…

Bill Hanna ends term as AIPRO president

Bill Hanna, president and board chairman of Fort Smith-based Hanna Oil and Gas Co., recently completed a two-year tenure as president of the Arkansas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association…

Disaster assistance available for Arkansas farmers, ranchers

Disaster aid was announced Thursday (Jan. 10) for farmers and ranchers in 61 Arkansas counties as a result of damages from the 2012 drought. The announcement was made by the…

Arkansas House Speaker leaves bank job

Yesterday (Jan. 9), former House Speaker-elect Darrin Williams (D-Little Rock) took a bank job, today incoming Speaker Davy Carter (R-Cabot) exited from one. Carter announced on Thursday (Jan. 10) he…

Arkansas, Wal-Mart agree to health-payment system

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe and officials with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Thursday (Jan. 10) a health-payment system that could create savings of around $15 million during fiscal year 2014 and…

Lawmakers: Wal-Mart CEO knew about Mexican bribes

Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke is again on the hot seat with documents released by two lawmakers Thursday (Jan. 10) that indicate Duke was made aware of the Mexican bribery actions…

Education Week ranks Arkansas’ education system 5th in U.S.

Arkansas’s public education system ranks fifth in the nation according to the latest edition of Education Week’s Quality Counts. The report gives the state high marks in the transitions and…

Visual arts enhance education, campus life

Outside of most art classrooms, examples of student work lines the hallway, demonstrating the increasing expertise and talent that can be found in the college or university’s art department. Learning…

Study says fracking not harming Arkansas water

For nearly a decade, natural gas drilling in Arkansas has been accused of harming the drinking water in the Fayetteville Shale play. On Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey gave the…

Fort Smith Museum of History Lecture and Book Signing With Kevin L. Jones – Postcard History Series Fort Smith

Fort Smith Museum of History hosts Kevin L. Jones, author of the Postcard History Series Fort Smith, for a lecture and book signing on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 7:00…

Regional building permit values fall in 2012

Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren, combined to total $21.737 million in December, a significant improvement from $16.899 million in November and well above the $12.558…