by - March 24, 2010 10:34 am
Results released Wednesday (March 24) show mixed results on math and reading scores for Arkansas’ fourth- and eight-grade students. The National Assessment Governing Board and the U.S. Department of Education…
by - March 24, 2010 8:54 am
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Smoking was one of the major topics of discussion at the March 23 meeting of the Fort Smith Airport Commission, once it finally got underway….
by - March 23, 2010 5:37 pm
Fort Smith Rotary Club activities are focused on “Service Above Self.”
by - March 21, 2010 4:42 pm
Birchler is active in Ozark with the goal of bringing the parts together to create a stronger region.
by - March 18, 2010 5:37 pm
Appointed and paid officials with the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department got an earful again about the importance of funding and building Interstate 49 through western Arkansas. The earful came…
by - March 16, 2010 5:55 am
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman presented his annual State of the City report at Monday night’s meeting and praised the council for helping him manage…
by - March 14, 2010 12:51 pm
Discussions about and the promotion of Interstate 49 and the Regional Intermodal Transportation Authority are likely to be the top focus of a Mar. 17-18 gathering in Fort Smith of…
by - March 12, 2010 7:54 am
Jessica Crawford traveled from Marks, Miss., to Fort Smith to look at a BIG pile of dirt. It’s an historic piece of ground, in fact, located behind the New Liberty…
by - March 11, 2010 6:33 pm
story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has five appropriation requests before federal agencies — seeking funds to expand the…
by - March 11, 2010 8:10 am
The renewed media program at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has produced its second Web publication, and UAFS officials are proposing a new degree program that could result…
by - March 9, 2010 4:48 pm
The potentially slow progress of fundraising for the U.S. Marshals Museum and the expansion of school programs coordinated by museum staff were key items discussed Tuesday (Mar. 9) during a…
by - March 8, 2010 8:35 pm
Congratulatory notes for the founding director come from Marshals, U.S. Senators and many others.
by - March 7, 2010 11:25 am
Casino Night drew more than 200 to raise money for a program that has mailed books to 165 children in Franklin County.
by - March 7, 2010 11:17 am
The fourth annual event for Young Emerging Leaders supports efforts to connect young professionals in the Fort Smith region.
by - March 5, 2010 6:56 am
story by Roy Hill [email protected] Dr. Mike Looper of Greenwood has been named the Agriculture Research Service national scientist of the year for 2009. He is the first winner from…
by - March 4, 2010 5:14 pm
story and photo by Linda Kaufenberg A football coach as a college president or a college president who uses the same motivation to excite a college as he used to…
by - March 3, 2010 1:59 pm
Visits to and items checked out of the Fort Smith Public Library increased 4.3% and 5.9%, respectively, in 2009. The library system, which employs 36.5 full-time and 55 part-time employees…
by - March 3, 2010 7:59 am
When Paul Harvel was president of the Greater Little Rock Chamber of Commerce he was instrumental in creating the Metropolitan Little Rock Alliance. The alliance was and continues to be…
by - March 2, 2010 7:34 am
Efforts are now underway to reestablish the push for Interstate 49 funding at various levels after a coalition of chambers of commerce, cities, businesses and members of Congress dropped the…
by - March 2, 2010 7:16 am
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of stories on mental illness issues. Throughout 2010 The City Wire will attempt to post at least one story a month…
