by - June 13, 2011 12:12 pm
A change in police pay policy and improvements to the city’s fire protection — two items to result in significant budget increases if approved — are on tap for discussion…
by - June 13, 2011 9:20 am
If there was a glimmer of hope found in our the first quarter Arkansas Consumer Confidence Report, the second quarter survey may have dashed it. Rising gasoline prices and fear…
by - June 11, 2011 10:41 am
Thousands of people traveled to Fort Smith this weekend for the annual Jehovah’s Witnesses convention. The three day event kicked off Friday morning, according to this report from KFSM 5…
by - June 10, 2011 1:54 pm
A capital campaign will soon deliver several campus to the Arkansas Tech University—Ozark Campus, to include a $100,000 walking trail around the campus scheduled for completion in October. The one-half…
by - June 10, 2011 1:29 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. today (June 10) announced the…
by - June 10, 2011 8:55 am
Not only does Fort Smith attorney Brian Meadors seek to force an election on Fort Smith’s 1% prepared food tax, he wants to teach the city a lesson with a…
by - June 10, 2011 8:41 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] While we’ve seen stability in the Arkansas unemployment rate, it has…
by - June 9, 2011 10:05 pm
Mary Jan Blount was honored with the 2011 Iverson Riggs Memorial Citizen of the Year Award in front of a crowd of at least 400 attending the 56th Annual Meeting…
by - June 9, 2011 9:03 pm
Up to 15 new jobs could be the result of a new federal contract awarded to Van Buren-based Tankersley Foodservice. According to this report from KFSM 5 News, Tankersley Foodservice…
by - June 9, 2011 4:21 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, and Jason Tolbert wrote this report. Brock can be reached at [email protected] Sen. Larry Teague, D-Nashville, is busy gearing up…
by - June 9, 2011 8:35 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The subject of high gas prices, which are more than a…
by - June 9, 2011 8:23 am
A group of teachers from Bonneville Elementary School in Fort Smith deliver two big meals a month to families staying at the Ronald McDonald Family Room at St. Edward’s Mercy…
by - June 8, 2011 4:40 pm
Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren combined to total $12.379 million in May, up 34.77% compared to the $9.184 million in May 2010. The May gain…
by - June 8, 2011 4:09 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Sales tax collections in 16 key Arkansas cities underscore the struggling…
by - June 8, 2011 9:45 am
story and photo submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith More than 1,100 residents of Belize in Central America have had some of their medical needs met with…
by - June 8, 2011 7:40 am
story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted unanimously on Tuesday (June 7) to approve a rezoning plan that will allow a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant…
by - June 7, 2011 9:47 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Sebastian County Quorum Court members sparred over the salary system for a second month in a row following discussion at the May monthly meeting. During…
by - June 7, 2011 8:05 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] A special meeting of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) was called to order on Tuesday to address rezoning matters for two properties in the…
by - June 7, 2011 7:29 pm
Mike Callan and John Robben are optimistic that the admittedly small shift in demand in the Fort Smith region for compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles will blossom into a more…
by - June 7, 2011 3:10 pm
The second quarter of 2011 is not off to a good start with respect to enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport. May saw enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional…
