by - March 9, 2010 7:04 am
A campaign staffer of U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, clarified Boozman’s policy of endorsing candidates in GOP primaries, saying Boozman will not endorse candidates in open-seat primaries but will endorse…
by - March 8, 2010 3:10 pm
The last day of county, state and federal political office filing was relatively calm around the state but delivered a surprise in Sebastian County. Sebastian County Sheriff Frank Atkinson, a…
by - March 8, 2010 2:42 pm
Not all the election surprises are on the federal election front. Sebastian County Sheriff Frank Atkinson announced Monday (Mar. 8) he would not seek a seventh term as the county’s…
by - March 8, 2010 9:21 am
Building activity in the Fort Smith area doesn’t yet support expectations and/or hopes that 2010 will be better than 2009. The value of permits issued by Fort Smith during January…
by - March 7, 2010 5:37 pm
Staff, volunteers and board members of Second Street Live! welcomed many from the region during a Sunday (Mar. 7) open house at the organization’s new facility in downtown Fort Smith….
by - March 5, 2010 5:36 pm
U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, has endorsed a candidate in a GOP primary for an Arkansas House District seat representing Fort Smith, despite a previous note from his campaign manager…
by - March 5, 2010 5:01 pm
Rep, Beverly Pyle, R-Cedarville, has decided to seek the office of Crawford County Treasurer. Pyle is term limited in the Arkansas House District 83 seat. Pyle filed for the Treasurer…
by - March 5, 2010 4:04 pm
The U.S. economy lost 36,000 jobs in February and the national unemployment rate held steady at 9.7% with the number of unemployed persons unchanged at 14.9 million, according to a…
by - March 5, 2010 2:58 pm
Enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport for the first two months of 2010 total 10,751, down 2% from the same period in 2009. Unfortunately, the total enplanements in 2009…
by - March 5, 2010 7:56 am
What’s the subject of the first big flare up among two of the Republican candidates in 3rd Congressional District race? The Rogers Wellness Center. And the whole thing may end…
by - March 5, 2010 6:56 am
story by Roy Hill [email protected] Dr. Mike Looper of Greenwood has been named the Agriculture Research Service national scientist of the year for 2009. He is the first winner from…
by - March 4, 2010 5:14 pm
story and photo by Linda Kaufenberg A football coach as a college president or a college president who uses the same motivation to excite a college as he used to…
by - March 4, 2010 4:57 pm
Two Arkansas House districts and the Arkansas Senate district representing the Fort Smith area officially became more competitive Thursday with the candidate filings of Sen. Denny Altes, and Reps. Frank…
by - March 4, 2010 3:36 pm
Editor’s note: See updated comments from Steve Standridge Insurance at the end of the story. An investigation by Arkansas officials against insurance company owner Steve Standridge could reach JMR/PFP Insurance…
by - March 4, 2010 1:29 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 - March 3, 2010 6:04 pm
Jake Files and Jim Medley, both former members of the Arkansas House of Representatives, filed as Republican candidates in the Arkansas Senate District 13 race. The district, which represents Fort…
by - March 3, 2010 5:47 pm
It may have been a white Christmas in most parts of the Fort Smith region, but area consumers remained somewhat Scrooge-ish with their green. December retail sales in Fort Smith,…
by - March 3, 2010 1:59 pm
Visits to and items checked out of the Fort Smith Public Library increased 4.3% and 5.9%, respectively, in 2009. The library system, which employs 36.5 full-time and 55 part-time employees…
by - March 3, 2010 10:55 am
story by Michael Tilley [email protected] Craig Ferguson, the Scotland native who hosts The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, cracks blue and cutting jokes about presidents, popes and pretty much…
by - March 3, 2010 10:21 am
Of the top 13 executive races in Crawford and Sebastian counties monitored by The City Wire, only three are contested after the first two days of the political filing period….
