by - January 29, 2010 2:45 pm
Two U.S. Postal Service offices in Fort Smith remain on the federal agency’s closure list as part of a consolidation initiative that would close 162 offices nationwide. The Postal Service…
by - January 29, 2010 11:33 am
A more than nine-minute video touting the U.S. Marshals Museum has been produced and will broadcast nationwide on public television as part of a “Great Museums” series. The series will…
by - January 29, 2010 10:28 am
story and photos by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Four years ago, Leah Carter and her mother Janean Saunders sat in their antique store on Main Street in Van Buren and decided…
by - January 28, 2010 6:29 pm
story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith University of Arkansas at Fort Smith officials have released official enrollment figures for the spring 2010 semester, and the university…
by - January 28, 2010 4:28 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 - January 28, 2010 2:38 pm
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories on mental illness issues. Throughout 2010 The City Wire will attempt to post at least one story a month…
by - January 28, 2010 12:23 pm
Jim Lindsey, a Northwest Arkansas businessman and former University of Arkansas football player, could complicate what is already a convoluted political picture resulting from the potential shuffling between the race…
by - January 28, 2010 10:41 am
The ongoing national freight recession continues to pummel Van Buren-based USA Truck Inc., which reported a 2009 net income loss of $7.177 million compared to a gain of $3.14 million…
by - January 28, 2010 9:28 am
It’s a certainty that the national trucking sector is in bad economic shape when one of the most financially stable trucking companies reduces employee benefit contributions and cuts its quarterly…
by - January 27, 2010 5:38 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, is still on the fence about his U.S. Senate bid. He announced Friday (Jan. 22) he might join an already…
by - January 27, 2010 2:27 pm
The Young Emerging Leaders (YEL) are hoping to regain some of the energy the group had more than three years ago when it was founded as an offshoot of the…
by - January 27, 2010 9:44 am
Judith Miller, a Republican, recently announced she is seeking re-election as Sebastian County Treasurer/Collector. The Greenwood resident has more than 25 years of experience in county government. She has worked…
by - January 27, 2010 9:28 am
story submitted by Zoie Clift, a travel writer for the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Though often underplayed, the art scene is alive and well in Arkansas. Blues and…
by - January 26, 2010 9:56 pm
With a 5-2 vote, the Fort Smith Board of Directors decided Tuesday night (Jan. 26) to first seek voter approval of a 1% prepared food tax to shore up the…
by - January 26, 2010 9:47 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] The bulk of January’s meeting of the Fort Smith Airport Commission on Tuesday (Jan. 26) consisted of a show-and-tell presentation by airport director John Parker….
by - January 26, 2010 4:44 pm
Fort Smith city and Arkansas highway officials will meet within the next few weeks to develop a plan on how to better maintain the medians and interchanges of Interstate 540…
by - January 26, 2010 4:00 pm
Fort Smith city directors appear unanimous and excited in their support of further investigating a partnership with Sebastian County to develop a water park at Ben Geren Regional Park. The…
by - January 26, 2010 10:43 am
It appears that U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., is not backing away from a tough reelection campaign. Following the surprise election of Republican Scott Brown to the Massachusetts Senate seat…
by - January 26, 2010 7:08 am
Tonight’s (Jan. 26) special session by the Fort Smith Board of Directors to study an extensive list of possible taxpayer funded tourism and recreational projects will also include funding consideration…
by - January 25, 2010 11:39 pm
Just a few weeks into the first year, more manufacturing jobs are leaving the Fort Smith area, according to this report from KFSM 5 News. Union officials were notified Monday…
