by - January 8, 2010 10:31 am
story and photos submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith The new student housing construction project in process at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is at…
by - January 8, 2010 10:09 am
story and photos by Linda Kaufenberg Seeking quality water and quality leadership was the focus of Thursday’s (Jan. 7) 360 Leadership Series held at Hardscrabble Country Club in Fort Smith….
by - January 7, 2010 10:42 am
Zena Featherston-Marshall, Louise Turner and Tracy Winchell have been named the 2010 Women of Distinction in the Fort Smith region by the Arkansas Girl Scouts organization. Formal recognition for the…
by - January 6, 2010 4:43 pm
The Westphal family has donated another 2.36 acres to the U.S. Marshals Museum, boosting the family’s total land donation to almost 6 acres of prime riverfront property. News of the…
by - January 6, 2010 11:31 am
The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce issued the following press release Wednesday (Jan. 6) providing information about the Christmas Honors project. The release includes a call for volunteers to…
by - December 31, 2009 10:44 am
The “key accomplishments” for the city of Fort Smith during 2009 ranged from landing the $100 million Mitsubishi plant to the launch of televised board meetings to securing voter approval…
by - December 31, 2009 10:11 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors could approve as early as Jan. 19 a new panel to more thoroughly review the about $227,000 the city provides each year to local…
by - December 30, 2009 3:36 pm
Merry’s push to pursue his dream results in 12,000 wreaths placed at the Fort Smith National Cemetery.
by - December 29, 2009 11:09 am
The Fort Smith Noon Exchange Club is seeking nominations for a name to place in its Book of Golden Deeds, a local program of recognition of “dedicated volunteers” that is…
by - December 28, 2009 2:57 pm
2010 is off to a good start and it’s not even 2010 yet. Houston-based Oxane Materials announced Monday (Dec. 28) it will locate in Van Buren its first manufacturing plant…
by - December 22, 2009 1:57 pm
A little more than $59,000 has been raised to support the Christmas Honors project, and a commemorative print of photographs from the event are now available to help raise more…
by - December 22, 2009 7:46 am
story and photo by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Frank Bailey, co-owner of Wildcat Marina in Riverfront Park at the end of Main Street in downtown Van Buren, isn’t what you’d call…
by - December 18, 2009 11:09 am
A pending review of a complaint filed by General Electric against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries could jeopardize Mitsubishi’s plans to build a large manufacturing plant in the Fort Smith area. Updated…
by - December 17, 2009 10:20 pm
story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith The commencement speaker at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith on Dec. 17 spoke of the past, present and…
by - December 17, 2009 9:38 pm
Consultants partially paid by the city of Fort Smith aggressively pushed the idea of a $20 million baseball park as the key part of an 85-acre riverfront development plan during…
by - December 16, 2009 10:44 am
Around 180 guests from Arkansas and around the country are expected to attend the first high-profile — but completely private — event scheduled Dec. 18 for the U.S. Marshals Museum…
by - December 15, 2009 9:20 pm
Lobbyists hired by the city of Fort Smith will be in town Thursday (Dec. 17) seeking “clear direction” from the city directors, according to a memo from Deputy City Administrator…
by - December 14, 2009 7:01 pm
The Christmas Honors project that placed 12,000 wreaths at the Fort Smith National Cemetery over the weekend wrapped up the event with a Monday night (Dec. 14) candlelight vigil around…
by - December 12, 2009 2:10 pm
photos by Joel Rafkin; story by Michael Tilley The cold, cutting wind was no match for the hundreds of families, veterans and volunteers who showed up early Saturday (Dec. 12)…
by - December 12, 2009 1:58 pm
Impressive volunteer-directed effort sees at least 1,000 volunteers help prepare and place wreaths to honor military men and women buried at the cemetery.
