by - March 7, 2012 7:06 am
On Tuesday night (Mar. 6), in front of a standing-room-only crowd, Fort Smith city directors narrowly voted to restore manual trash collection in the Park Hill East neighborhood. In 2010,…
by - March 6, 2012 9:56 am
BENTONVILLE— Members of the group asking voters to decide whether Benton County should allow retail alcohol sales are confident in their decision to hire National Ballot Access. The group, Keep…
by - March 4, 2012 5:19 pm
The 188th Fighter Wing based in Fort Smith will see a leadership change while the unit prepares to deploy to Afghanistan and during a time of uncertainty about the future…
by - February 27, 2012 9:11 am
A school voucher program in Milwaukee increased the chances of students graduating from high school and going on to college, according to the School Choice Demonstration Project based at the…
by - February 24, 2012 4:50 pm
BENTONVILLE — The dream of building a state-of-the-art center to train professionals to recognize and stop child abuse is a step closer to reality, said Victor Vieth, executive director of…
by - February 24, 2012 2:49 pm
Students at NorthWest Arkansas Community College will dig a little deeper into their wallets when the school’s tuition and fee increase goes into effect July 1. Local students already pay…
by - February 23, 2012 10:29 am
In March of 2010, UAFS students at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith launched the first student publication in eight years. The Lions' Chronicle, which began as a monthly…
by - February 21, 2012 11:29 pm
On Tuesday night (Feb. 21), Fort Smith City Directors voted to move 240 residents from Ward 1 to Ward 4 in order to correct a precinct split that was not addressed…
by - February 21, 2012 7:04 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas officials are toying with the idea of retrofitting its 1930s men’s gymnasium — former home of the University Museum and now being used by the…
by - February 21, 2012 5:36 pm
Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus has announced two personnel changes within its Financial Aid and Career Pathways Initiative departments. Justina Buck of Fort Smith, who has served as director of CPI,…
by - February 21, 2012 12:05 pm
It's back to work at the Fort Smith Juniors Volleyball club. Just weeks after hosting its most successful nationally ranked tournament in "Arvest Bank's 2012 Battle at the Fort," at…
by - February 20, 2012 12:16 pm
Veteran banker Lisa Ray was selected by Arvest Bank as the new CEO and president for the bank’s Springdale market. Ray replaces CEO Dennis Smiley effective April 1, when he…
by - February 16, 2012 10:20 pm
John Sampier, executive director for Northwest Arkansas Conservation Authority, was fired late this afternoon for misuse of the authority’s credit card. The board met in executive session around 3:15 p.m….
by - February 15, 2012 11:52 am
Students in the University of Arkansas College of Engineering will be able to earn a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering or a doctoral degree in engineering with a concentration in…
by - February 15, 2012 11:33 am
Chaffee Crossing “doesn’t want to be in the golf course business,” but for another year, it looks like it may have to be, according to Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA)…
by - February 14, 2012 7:30 pm
The University of Arkansas’ chief fundraising official said Tuesday that mid-year totals indicate the state’s flagship university is right on track to reach its goal as long as gifts and…
by - February 13, 2012 6:24 pm
The Pentagon’s budget proposed Monday (Feb. 13) continues to push for deep cuts in A-10 units nationwide — a push that could result in about 300 job losses in Fort…
by - February 13, 2012 6:14 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Marilyn Heifner, executive director of the Fayetteville Advertising & Promotion Commission, was put on administrative leave with pay and benefits Monday (Feb. 13) while the city’s prosecutor investigates a…
by - February 13, 2012 11:10 am
FAYETTEVILLE – Brad Audrain came to the taxi business by way of Dickson Street. As a University of Arkansas student, he or friends sometimes needed a ride away from the…
by - February 10, 2012 4:53 pm
Ashok Saxena, dean of the University of Arkansas College of Engineering and holder of the Irma F. and Raymond F. Giffels Endowed Chair in Engineering, has announced he will resign…
