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Hendricks wins Circuit Judge race

Fort Smith attorney Annie Powell Hendricks pulled in 54% of the vote to best Joseph Self in the race for Sebastian County Circuit Judge, Division 2. The division handles civil…

Deffenbaugh, Blount win in key Crawford County races

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] It’s been decided. Van Buren High School golf coach Gary Deffenbaugh will take on Crawford County assessor Dianna Faucher in the Arkansas District 66 Representative…

Files, Glidewell head to June 8 runoff election; Malone wins big

It’s not over even when it’s over. The Arkansas Senate District 13 seat representing Fort Smith will see former State Rep. Jake Files and Rep. Frank Glidewell in a runoff…

Boozman wins outright; Lincoln, Halter head to runoff (Updated)

Editor’s note: This update provides new info about the GOP primary in the 3rd Congressional District race, and updates the statewide and district numbers. U.S. Rep. John Boozman was the big…

Piano bar brings jobs, investment to downtown Fort Smith

Mojo’s Ivory House and Dueling Piano Bar, the newest bar and entertainment venue to open on Garrison Avenue in downtown Fort Smith, cut the ribbon Tuesday on the first high-profile…

Trash and trails part of Van Buren council meeting

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] The dirty business of trash pickup took center stage at Monday’s (May 17) city council meeting in Van Buren. Mayor Bob Freeman spoke bluntly to…

Wal-Mart posts $3.32 billion in first quarter income; beats estimates

There is no recession at Wal-Mart, with the company reporting Tuesday (May 18) total sales of $99.848 billion for the first fiscal quarter of 2010 — a 5.9% increase over…

Fort Smith Jazz Festival primer: The Rogers Jazz Society

Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Jazz Festival is being presented this year by The City Wire, Downtown Fort Smith, Arvest, Kirkham Systems, Raymond James and Associates, Dixie Digital, and Arkoma…

Arkansas Election Line: Boozman, Womack ‘Safe’ in primary race

Editor’s note: Three closely watched political journalists based in Little Rock have joined to form The Arkansas Election Line — an ongoing assessment of key political races in Arkansas. Roby…

Glidewell tops on contributions; Files raises more local funds

Rep. Frank Glidewell said in late April that he’d probably collected enough money for the Arkansas Senate District 13 race. He wasn’t kidding. Between April 1 and May 11, Glidewell…

Altes’ campaign funds triple that of Dallas; Altes returns contribution

If J.R. Dallas wins Tuesday’s (May 18) GOP primary for Arkansas House District 63 seat he will have defeated a legislative veteran who raised more than three times in campaign…

Malone, Campbell contribution sources pose predictive problem

The sources of financial campaign support for candidates in the GOP primary race for Arkansas House District 64 creates an interesting observation and/or dilemma. While there are several schools of…

Early voter turnout heavy in Crawford, Sebastian Counties

story by Marla Cantrell and Michael Tilley [email protected] Early voting in Crawford and Sebastian Counties has been heavy, with the turnout in Sebastian County up more than 190% compared to…

Deffenbaugh, Holmes raise more than $30,000 on race

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Crawford County voter turnout has been heavy and Gary Deffenbaugh and Kevin Holmes, the two Republican candidates in the District 66 State Representative race believe…

Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

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….

Report predicts encouraging trucking trends to 2021

A recent study released by the American Trucking Associations’ predicts a 25% growth in U.S. freight tonnage by 2021 — good news for trucking companies able to survive the current…

Files, Medley target Glidewell at debate

The target of the attacks at Thursday’s debate among two of the three candidates in the Arkansas Senate District 13 race was the one candidate who declined to attend the…

Van Buren tourism officials tout Internet traffic

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Three potential tourists from the Czech Republic logged on to Van Buren’s Web site last month to see what the city has to offer. They…

1% hospitality tax focus of convention center meeting

The need for and public views toward a 1% hospitality tax fueled the most passionate discussion at Thursday’s (May 13) ad hoc committee created to consider funding options for the…

Four file for Fort Smith positions on first day of filing (Updated)

The first day of filing (May 12) for municipal elected offices in Fort Smith saw four formally step into the fray. City board positions 5, 6 and 7 (all at…