by - September 24, 2015 12:26 pm
Billy Idol, fried twinkies, cow manure, Beth Presley and Elvis Presley appear or are mentioned this week in the secret studio used by Dawson Meadows to conduct his brand of…
by - September 22, 2015 8:01 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program of the Walton Family Foundation has singled out three local projects intended to improve public facilities that cater to children, the arts and history…
by - September 22, 2015 12:02 pm
Donnie Pendergraft and her family have donated $1 million to the U.S. Marshals Museum in honor of her late husband, Ross. The money will help build the Ross Pendergraft “Why…
by - September 21, 2015 9:41 pm
The 30-person group tasked to find a new mascot for Southside High School in Fort Smith first met Monday (Sept. 21), with committee chairman Wayne Haver charging them to consider…
by - September 21, 2015 6:26 pm
Arkansas seldom ranks first in any category among the other 50 states, but when it comes to adult obesity the Natural State is at the top of the list, according…
by - September 21, 2015 4:16 pm
In the midst of needing to hire a new city administrator and city fire chief, Fort Smith’s human resources director announced Monday (Sept. 21) that he is resigning effective Oct….
by - September 17, 2015 3:00 pm
Bankers, builders, philanthropists, civic leaders, business and education professionals convened early Thursday (Sept. 17) in Bentonville to celebrate the legacy of Helen Walton and her vision for Northwest Arkansas’ youngest…
by - September 16, 2015 4:55 pm
Voters hoping for a turnaround on the Fort Smith School Board's decision to nix the "Rebels" mascot change for Southside High School may be in for a disappointment as new…
by - September 16, 2015 4:20 pm
It took just 21 months for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art to welcome one million visitors to Bentonville and now two years later two million people have come through…
by - September 15, 2015 9:59 pm
You win some, you lose some. For Steve Parke, director of utilities for the city of Fort Smith, the losses are starting to pile up. Parke has faced a firing…
by - September 14, 2015 10:29 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum today announced the Robbie Westphal family has completed the transfer of 16.3 acres of Fort Smith riverfront property to the museum. The property is nearly 10…
by - September 14, 2015 9:50 pm
Deanie Mehl, president of the Fort Smith School Board, admitted Monday night (Sept. 14) that many on the Board are “hung up on the money” that could be lost by…
by - September 10, 2015 7:26 pm
TVW anchor Dawson Meadows, who must have been stoned when he dressed himself prior to taping, airs a complaint about himself and a local attorney not being selected for a…
by - September 9, 2015 4:19 pm
Oklahoma Gas & Electric presented a $1,500 check to the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith on Sept. 8 in recognition of the university’s energy- and water-conservation upgrades to the…
by - September 8, 2015 9:10 pm
The organizers of the first Peacemaker Music and Arts Festival on Tuesday (Sept. 8) presented checks totaling $10,000 to four Fort Smith area charities. The non-profit organizations receiving donations from…
by - September 8, 2015 6:45 pm
Southside High School Principal Wayne Haver on Tuesday (Sept. 8) announced a 29-person committee that will begin work selecting a new mascot for the school. Haver said the committee may…
by - September 3, 2015 12:09 pm
Perplexed that the unanimous Fort Smith School Board vote to change the Southside High School mascot is still facing intense opposition, Dawson Meadows succumbs to a bleep-inducing request of the…
by - September 2, 2015 10:49 pm
“You can read five books and know more than 95% of the people out there. But to know more than the other 5%, it will take you the rest of…
by - September 2, 2015 9:33 pm
Fort Smith Fire Chief Mike Richards said his decision to retire Oct. 30 is “strictly personal” and “absolutely has nothing to do” with what has been a tough budgeting process…
by - September 1, 2015 4:16 pm
The latest attempt to oppose the change of the mascot and fight song at Southside High School in Fort Smith hinges upon a difference between an official mascot and a…
