by The City Wire staff - August 16, 2013 3:20 pm
The City of Siloam Springs has hired James Nixon as the new airport manager. Nixon will start in the position Sept. 2. City officials interviewed several candidates and announce Friday…
by The City Wire staff - August 14, 2013 3:46 pm
The New School, located in Fayetteville and housing students in Washington and Benton counties, has launched a $14 million fundraising effort that includes expansion of facilities, new equipment and an…
by The City Wire staff - July 31, 2013 4:45 pm
It’s been a busy year at the Jones Center in Springdale after the non-profit revamped its business model in 2012 in the face of dwindling finances in order to keep…
by The City Wire staff - July 16, 2013 10:22 pm
A partnership between a store for outdoor enthusiasts and a local non-profit created the opportunity for 250 Rogers youths to experience the outdoor sports, some for the first time. …
by The City Wire staff - July 16, 2013 1:37 pm
It’s been nearly two years in the making, a true labor of love by a handful local leaders and health care advocates, but the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Mercy…
by The City Wire staff - July 12, 2013 3:58 pm
AccuWeather.com reports beginning later this weekend and continuing into next week, there is the potential for heavy, gusty thunderstorms hitting portions of Texas, the southern Plains and the Southwest. While…
by The City Wire staff - July 3, 2013 6:23 pm
Anyone who has traveled through Van Buren during the last year knows traffic at peak travel times can be challenging at best, and a parking lot at its worst. And…
by The City Wire staff - July 1, 2013 12:54 pm
The Walton Arts Center unveils its new season of entertainment set to kick off Sept. 3 with the premier of "Jersey Boys," a Broadway production featuring dance, comedy, music and…
by The City Wire staff - June 27, 2013 10:41 am
The Fort Smith Juniors Volleyball Club (FSJ) recently broke ground on a new 22,000-square-foot indoor volleyball facility. The facility will include 4 courts and will enable the club's teams to…
by The City Wire staff - June 27, 2013 9:06 am
A $1 million gift to the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith from the Pendergraft family is designed to have an impact on the nursing shortage in the Fort Smith…
by The City Wire staff - June 24, 2013 10:57 am
Unlike most counties across the state, when the Great Recession hit, Logan County took a one-two punch to the gut. Not only was the recession crippling to the region's economy,…
by The City Wire staff - June 21, 2013 3:47 pm
Bella Vista Alderman Jerry Snow has raised concerns over a lack of protocol in the pending purchase of two dump trucks planned by the city. He said the city continues…
by The City Wire staff - June 19, 2013 4:36 pm
That didn't take long. Less than 24 hours after The City Wire published an article questioning why colleagues of environmental activist Erin Brockovich had not returned phone calls from the…
by The City Wire staff - June 18, 2013 4:29 pm
They did not have to come. They chose to come after Fort Smith residents reached out and asked for help. But now there are questions about where Erin Brockovich's environmental…
by The City Wire staff - June 13, 2013 4:37 pm
Northwest Arkansas continues to be a great place to live, according to civic leader Dick Trammel, who said Thursday, “It’s almost like every day is Christmas.” That was the shared…
by The City Wire staff - June 13, 2013 12:40 pm
Girls Inc. of Fort Smith recently presented more than $10,000 to Sarah Edgmon, Destiny Gordon, Jessie May, Stephanie Poarch, Danielle Huggins, Kylie Ballard and Rebecca Bass. Since 1980, when the…
by The City Wire staff - June 13, 2013 11:54 am
When members of the comprehensive plan steering committee meet on June 20, both the committee and members of the public will begin to have a clearer picture of what to…
by The City Wire staff - June 11, 2013 10:40 am
The Schmieding Centers in Springdale and Bella Vista will host two seminars around the topic of “Maximizing Your Social Security Retirement Benefits”. There are at least 560 different ways to…
by The City Wire staff - June 10, 2013 4:06 pm
Members of the Arkansas Tech University community gathered Thursday (June 6) to honor Dr. Jo Alice Blondin’s impact during her tenure as chancellor of Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus. To commemorate…
by The City Wire staff - June 6, 2013 2:20 pm
Rogers attorney David Fisher has been indicted by a federal grand jury for his role in helping former Northwest Arkansas developer Brandon Barber commit bank fraud. Fisher, along with Barber,…
