by - April 30, 2014 7:52 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith's Board of Visitors received an update Wednesday (April 30) on the university's planned new fitness center. According to Dr. Lee Krehbiel, UAFS vice…
by - April 30, 2014 10:10 am
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has hired Bill Wagnon as marketing and communications director, effective June 2. Wagnon is now the the dean of admissions and enrollment…
by - April 28, 2014 8:54 pm
The Fort Smith School Board took a step forward in plans for a new district performing arts center and basketball arena, with the board voting 7-0 Monday (April 28) to…
by - April 25, 2014 11:09 am
An advisory board has been formed for the Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center at the University of Arkansas, and the board met for the first time last week. The…
by - April 24, 2014 4:59 pm
Steven Kolb, 59, of Springdale, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for willfully failing to pay withholding taxes to the federal government. Kolb was also sentenced to three…
by - April 23, 2014 5:23 pm
Sandra Keiser Edwards, deputy director of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, will receive the Western Illinois University Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Western's spring 2014 commencement exercises on…
by - April 22, 2014 4:49 pm
With a population on the brink of 500,000, Benton and Washington counties grew beyond their infrastructure long ago. More than a dozen major road projects are underway in Benton County,…
by - April 22, 2014 2:30 pm
A May 28 application deadline has been announced for the 2015 Leadership Fort Smith class, a selection of local residents who will take part in a year-long program focusing on…
by - April 22, 2014 2:26 pm
Dr. Robin Bowen was on Tuesday (April 22) unanimously elected the new president of Arkansas Tech University, making her not only the first female to lead ATU, but also the…
by - April 21, 2014 5:10 pm
Faculty, staff, students and members of the community figuratively broke ground Monday (April 21) on the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith's new $15.5 million visual arts building in a…
by - April 19, 2014 11:33 am
Twenty-seven Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus students earned awards at either the SkillsUSA Arkansas State Conference in Hot Springs, the Arkansas Licensed Practical Nurses Association (ALPNA) Spring Skills Competition in Hope…
by - April 18, 2014 12:21 pm
Anyone regularly traveling through Bella Vista in the morning or evening into Bentonville knows more access roads are needed to connect the town of nearly 30,000 residents to the rest…
by - April 17, 2014 5:46 am
Drivers making their way from Alma to Benton County are going to have to get used to hopping on Interstate 49 starting next week. According to District 4 Engineer Chad…
by - April 17, 2014 5:44 am
More than a hundred business professionals and child learning advocates huddled Wednesday morning (April 16) during a blustery construction kickoff for the $28.5 million Amazeum in Bentonville. Sam Dean, executive…
by - April 15, 2014 4:38 pm
AccuWeather.com reports Moore, Okla., is in the heart of an area known as Tornado Alley. The people who call Moore home are still rebuilding from last year's devastating tornado that struck…
by - April 14, 2014 6:18 pm
While manufacturing may be a sore subject for many in the Fort Smith region, one economic bright spot that continues to shine is the medical sector. The recent years of…
by - April 9, 2014 9:25 pm
The Regional Intermodal Transportation Authority's Wednesday (April 9) meeting presented progress in an effort to secure a study of an inland harbor in the Fort Smith region. The study, by…
by - April 9, 2014 5:33 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has announced that a University of Akron vice president will join the UAFS staff, starting June 1. According to a press release, Julie…
by - April 9, 2014 5:20 pm
Fort Smith attorney Kyle Parker, who has been named president and CEO of the planned Fort Smith-based Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, said Wednesday they “are moving quickly” on what…
by - April 8, 2014 6:45 pm
The burgeoning local food movement that has swept the nation in recent years has planted roots in Northwest Arkansas. A group known as the Northwest Arkansas Regional Food Council, which…
