by - September 8, 2010 8:26 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] In a special meeting on Wednesday (Sept. 8), the Van Buren City Council approved a bid of $339,515 by Forsgren Construction for several overlay projects…
by - September 8, 2010 5:52 pm
Fall enrollment figures are up at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus, with one university official saying the tight economy is one reason…
by - September 7, 2010 4:53 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Work is underway to restore an amphitheatre that was likely built by World War II prisoners of war on former Fort Chaffee land. “It’s my…
by - September 6, 2010 6:03 pm
A “major national retirement home builder” and the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball are the only letters of interest received as part of a development plan along the riverfront…
by - September 6, 2010 10:36 am
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Parents of seniors have one short year to secure funding for college-bound students, and Southside High School counselors want to do everything they can to…
by - September 3, 2010 10:22 pm
story and photos by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Dick Gordon Jr. sat next to Sergeant Major Adna Chaffee IV in the building where Fort Chaffee’s military memorabilia is displayed. Gordon, 87,…
by - September 3, 2010 2:04 pm
Natalie Shirley believes the key economic development challenge for cities, states and regional alliances is responding to current economic challenges while at the same time preparing for future economic growth…
by - September 2, 2010 10:36 am
More than 40% of Fort Smith regional residents surveyed in the inaugural The Consumer Compass survey say their personal financial situation is worse than it was a year ago. What’s…
by - September 2, 2010 10:24 am
The good news is that the Fort Smith regional economy did not slip during the second quarter. The bad news is, it didn’t get better. Second quarter economic conditions were…
by - September 2, 2010 8:56 am
More than 300 attended the recent unveiling ceremony for the Alvin F. Vest Student Union at the Arkansas Tech University-Ozark campus. The $1.73 million facility includes a bookstore, library, food…
by - August 31, 2010 9:58 pm
The event is geared to help area hospitals with physician recruitment and retention.
by - August 31, 2010 5:24 pm
The push to build Pine Mountain Dam has ended. Board members of the River Valley Regional Water District voted Monday (Aug. 30) to suspend efforts to identify a long-term water…
by - August 30, 2010 2:44 pm
Editor’s note: This story is updated throughout with more information. Students at Fort Smith Northside High School posted the largest increases among select students in six states who are participating…
by - August 27, 2010 2:43 pm
A study to be released Monday (Aug. 30) is meant to remind federal officials to not forget about rural America when allocating federal highway dollars, said Glenn Bolick, a spokesman…
by - August 27, 2010 11:36 am
story by Michael Tilley [email protected] Matters involving potential wrongful termination and misuse of a weapon appear to be revolving around the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith campus police force….
by - August 25, 2010 8:10 am
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Fort Smith Airport Director John Parker said $1.4 million in grant money for runway lighting and other projects should be approved by the end of…
by - August 23, 2010 10:22 am
The Fort Smith board of directors on Tuesday (Aug. 24) will consider a formal request from the U.S. Marshals Museum for $100,000 to support the museum’s efforts in 2011. A…
by - August 23, 2010 7:11 am
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] A statue of Bass Reeves will someday stand in Fort Smith’s Pendergraft Park, but it was Van Buren where the deputy U.S. Marshal’s family’s life…
by - August 21, 2010 11:13 am
More than 300 attend the fundraiser for the Sebastian County Humane Society.
by - August 20, 2010 1:01 pm
story info submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith The chancellor at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith rolled out a five-year strategic plan in a special…
