by - August 17, 2010 12:04 pm
Linda Ward is the first female to serve as chief deputy prosecuting attorney in Sebastian County, according to a Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Shue. Ward was promoted to the…
by - August 17, 2010 11:36 am
The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved a more than $13 million plan to build a 161KV electric transmission line and upgrade certain power facilities between Ozark and Clarksville. Oklahoma…
by - August 17, 2010 9:05 am
Strong international growth boosted Wal-Mart Stores Inc. second-quarter results, but dismal same store sales in the U.S. could signal to investors and stock market watchers that the lackluster U.S. economy…
by - August 16, 2010 4:47 pm
On the day many candidates for state office are filing their campaign reports, there was political activity on the media front. Cong. John Boozman, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate,…
by - August 16, 2010 4:17 pm
Evidence is mounting that expiration of a federal tax credit for homebuyers may result in a big slowdown in the regional housing market during the second half of 2010. Home…
by - August 16, 2010 3:24 pm
story by Gary Brown, president of College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) [email protected] Arkansas tight end D.J. Williams made the decision last spring to…
by - August 16, 2010 11:38 am
story by Chris Benjamin, College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) Michigan’s current quarterback conundrum is the latest episode of a drama themed by the…
by - August 16, 2010 7:15 am
An upcoming statewide video conference may hit upon a formula Glen Fenter says is showing practical and real results for West Memphis and other economically-challenged areas of the Arkansas Delta….
by - August 14, 2010 3:20 pm
Amidst the backdrop of struggling tax revenues and a controversy involving vehicles used by state employees, Gov. Mike Beebe and GOP gubernatorial challenger Jim Keet spoke to the Arkansas State…
by - August 13, 2010 7:06 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Only 32 candidates have filed for the 69 Crawford County municipal positions up for reelection in November. Filing opened on Aug. 4 and runs through…
by - August 13, 2010 5:04 pm
Joseph Francke Rumsey III, the founder of Zero Mountain Inc., died Friday (Aug. 13). He was 90. Zero Mountain began in 1955 in a limestone mine located in Johnson (in…
by - August 13, 2010 4:49 pm
Tourism directors in Fort Smith and Van Buren are hoping June is the start of a trend, but aren’t yet ready to say the regional tourism industry will see gains…
by - August 13, 2010 12:15 pm
Leading U.S. Senate candidates Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Cong. John Boozman, met face-to-face at a forum of statewide county elected officials in Hot Springs. Roby Brock at TalkBusiness.net, a content…
by - August 13, 2010 7:56 am
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] When a 12-year-old girl came to Cindy Faldon with a very grown-up problem, the executive director of the Van Buren Boys and Girls Club realized…
by - August 12, 2010 3:33 pm
The Ozark-Jeta Taylor powerhouse will get $13 million in money from the federal stimulus budget, according to a statement from U.S. Sens. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., and Mark Pryor, D-Ark. The…
by - August 12, 2010 1:26 pm
Arkansas tourism is clicking at a slightly slower pace in the first half of 2010, but state officials are confident their product and message is not the problem. "We don’t…
by - August 12, 2010 1:07 pm
Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….
by - August 12, 2010 10:05 am
The combined value of building permits issued during July in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren fell more than 51% compared to July 2009, with the decline pushing year-to-date Fort…
by - August 12, 2010 9:15 am
July saw a 12% decrease in foreclosure filings in the Fort Smith area, similar to a 10% dip in the nationwide numbers. The report released by Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac shows…
by - August 11, 2010 6:54 pm
David Whitaker is calling on national Democrats to extend the Bush tax cuts for middle-class Americans but “roll back those for the very wealthy.” What’s more, he says his position…
