by - August 17, 2011 12:07 am
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Sebastian County Quorum Court members met Tuesday night to discuss future plans for the existing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) facilities in Greenwood. Following review and…
by - August 16, 2011 11:11 pm
Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders was shoved to the ground in a brief altercation with Eric Arthur, a former candidate for city director and a regular critic of the city….
by - August 16, 2011 9:04 pm
story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted 6-1 on Tuesday (Aug. 16) to endorse voter approval of the 1% prepared food tax, which has already…
by - August 16, 2011 1:11 pm
story info submitted by the Arkansas Department of Education Gov. Mike Beebe and his Workforce Cabinet announced Tuesday (Aug. 16) a pilot program — STEM Works — focused on Science,…
by - August 16, 2011 10:10 am
story submitted by Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus recently hosted more than 40 representatives of the Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance (VESTA) management team and…
by - August 16, 2011 8:41 am
Quarterly income at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. beat analyst expectations by 1 cent per share and the company’s key metric of same-store sales improved — good signs for the health of…
by - August 15, 2011 5:23 pm
The Federal Reserve said Monday (Aug. 15) that consumer credit during the second quarter showed a “modest increase,” with an Arkansas economist and a Fort Smith banker saying consumer health…
by - August 15, 2011 3:21 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., was careful during a Monday interview to not offer specific thoughts on tax and spending ratios and to avoid specific commentary on the GOP presidential…
by - August 15, 2011 1:05 pm
The extreme heat that broiled all of the Fort Smith region in July and August pushed peak electricity usage among Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative customers to 327 megawatts. Electric usage…
by - August 15, 2011 8:57 am
The travel and tourism industry in the Fort Smith area is up for the first half of the year, with six month collections up 2.6% in Fort Smith and 2.95%…
by - August 12, 2011 11:20 am
Foreclosures during July in the Fort Smith region were up almost 20% despite an overall foreclosure decline in Arkansas, Oklahoma and the U.S., according to a monthly report from Irvine,…
by - August 12, 2011 9:12 am
It didn’t take long for friends of the late Sam M. Sicard to do something to recognize the legacy of the Fort Smith banker who is credited for doing much…
by - August 11, 2011 7:20 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Until Thursday (Aug. 11), 4th District Congressional hopeful Tom Cotton (R-Dardanelle)…
by - August 11, 2011 5:43 pm
Whirlpool employee Fred Denny and an unnamed source say the company will lay off about 300 people by January at its Fort Smith refrigeration plant with plans to close the…
by - August 11, 2011 3:39 pm
Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren totaled $127.564 million during the first seven months of 2011, up 23.65% thanks in large part to gains in commercial…
by - August 11, 2011 12:46 pm
story by Peter Lewis [email protected] Second Street Live!, a non-profit focused on bringing great music to Fort Smith, is set to open its 2011-2012 concert season with a performance on…
by - August 10, 2011 2:54 pm
story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith athletic department recently began the first phase of its major renovation of Crowder…
by - August 10, 2011 2:17 pm
story by Michael Tilley and photos by Joel Rafkin [email protected] An estimated 700 gathered at a funeral service Wednesday morning (Aug. 10) to honor the life of Fort Smith banker…
by - August 10, 2011 8:03 am
All eight metro areas within or connected to Arkansas saw overall personal income rise in 2010, with the Jonesboro area posting the largest percentage increase and central Arkansas posting the…
by - August 9, 2011 7:42 pm
story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] In Tuesday’s (Aug. 9) study session, Fort Smith city directors moved closer to approving the hiring of an outside firm to study the city’s water…
