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Buddy Smith Home to support homeless vets

One in four homeless throughout the nation and 20% of the homeless in Fort Smith are Armed Forces veterans. For the Next Step Day Room (NSDR), as well as attendees…

Sicard: ‘Turn your passion into action’

Sam T. Sicard said his father’s greatest leadership trait was humility, and members of the 2012 Leadership Fort Smith class were encouraged by Sicard to be humble leaders and “turn…

Springdale site considered for NWACC expansion

NorthWest Arkansas Community College's land use committee voted Thursday (May 10) to recommend its board of trustees enter preliminary discussion with land owner Philip Taldo for the school's Washington County…

Transgender issue creates controversy at UAFS

Melanie Stout is angry. The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) student and managing editor of the school newspaper, said she has tried to follow up with involved UAFS…

Eureka Springs joins Main Street Arkansas network

Eureka Springs has joined the Main Street Arkansas network of cities actively revitalizing their historic commercial cores, and Warren, Clarksville, Wynne and Arkadelphia have joined the Arkansas Downtown Network (ADN)….

Leadership Fort Smith set to graduate new class

The Leadership Fort Smith 2012 Commencement Banquet and Community Leadership Awards Ceremony is set for May 10, 2012. The event will be held at the Fort Smith Convention Center, Hall…

Burnett fights back against innocence lost

Phil Donahue was the first person to tell Laurie Burnett what was happening to her was wrong. “When other kids were watching Gilligan’s Island or The Brady Bunch, I was…

188th engineers expand medical facility in Guatemala

TACTIC, GUATEMALA — The 188th Fighter Wing does more than just fly jets. Airmen with the Arkansas Air National Guard's 188th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), which falls under the 188th…

Baloney Sandwich Index rises in April

The Baloney Sandwich Index rose to 164.5 during April, the highest level for the month since the Fort Smith area index began in September 2003. The BSI is managed by…

UA sustainability minor garnering major attention

FAYETTEVILLE – The oil industry may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of environmentally responsible businesses. Todd Knobbe may change that someday. Knobbe, a University…

Lions’ Chronicle: Music, fitness and drama

In March of 2010, UAFS students launched the first student publication in 8 years. The Lions' Chronicle, which began as a monthly publication with a staff of 6 students, has…

New UA director of nursing school named

FAYETTEVILLE. – Pegge Bell becomes the new director of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas, effective July 15. "This is an incredibly exciting time in…

Alice Walton to give UA’s all-university commencement

FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas’s undergraduate and graduate classes of 2012 will receive diplomas in seven commencement ceremonies on May 12. Those seeking a law degree will graduate May 19….

Degree ‘options’ focus of new ATU-Ozark program

A new degree program at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus is designed to provide students with more options and should be more “relevant” in a Fort Smith metro area plagued with…

Fort Smith Museum of History pushes $1 million campaign

The Fort Smith Museum of History will announce a Capital Campaign Kickoff on May 2, 2012, to raise $1 million to “dramatically transform the Museum’s architectural appeal while reorganizing and…

UAFS students tackle prescription drug abuse

Seven University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) students are shining a light on the growing problem of prescription drug abuse in area high schools. On April 30, the students,…

Rogers mourns death of Councilman Daniel

ROGERS — Rogers City councilman Larry Daniel passed away Monday morning (April 30) after a battle with pancreatic cancer. "He will be missed as a colleague on the council and…

New Siloam Springs Regional Hospital ready for business

All systems are go for the Siloam Springs Regional Hospital move to begin at 6 a.m. on Saturday (April 28). A sparkling new $40 million medical facility has been polished…

Gosack named president of ACMA

Fort Smith City Administrator Ray Gosack has been elected president of the Arkansas City Management Association for the organization’s 2012-2013 fiscal year. The ACMA is an adjunct organization of the…

Fort Smith Juniors Volleyball sends four teams to national tourney

Four teams from the Fort Smith Juniors volleyball club (FSJ) recently qualified for the 2012 U.S. Volleyball Association National Tournament. The top FSJ teams from the 13, 14 and 16…