by - December 22, 2009 1:57 pm
A little more than $59,000 has been raised to support the Christmas Honors project, and a commemorative print of photographs from the event are now available to help raise more…
by - December 22, 2009 7:46 am
story and photo by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Frank Bailey, co-owner of Wildcat Marina in Riverfront Park at the end of Main Street in downtown Van Buren, isn’t what you’d call…
by - December 22, 2009 7:37 am
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] The Van Buren City Council approved on Monday the installation of a $23,730 security system for the municipal complex. The city will pay just under…
by - December 21, 2009 5:32 pm
The Fort Smith Regional Healthcare Foundation is the new name of the former Sparks Health System, but more is unknown than known with respect to what will emerge as a…
by - December 21, 2009 4:03 pm
Arkansas Senator Eugene “Bud” Canada, who at one time was the voice in the legislative wilderness in his calls for removing the sales tax on groceries, has died. He was…
by - December 21, 2009 3:50 pm
Federal Coach will close down its Fort Smith operation in a process expected to begin March 12. The move will result in the loss of at least 140 jobs. Federal…
by - December 20, 2009 5:39 pm
U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., said during a Sunday afternoon conference call with reporters that she will support the Senate compromise legislation on national health care changes. “I will vote…
by - December 18, 2009 11:09 am
A pending review of a complaint filed by General Electric against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries could jeopardize Mitsubishi’s plans to build a large manufacturing plant in the Fort Smith area. Updated…
by - December 18, 2009 9:39 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate fell to 7.4% in November after hitting 7.6% in October, according to figures form the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state’s unemployment rate…
by - December 17, 2009 10:20 pm
story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith The commencement speaker at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith on Dec. 17 spoke of the past, present and…
by - December 17, 2009 10:13 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Ivy Owen, executive director of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority, is $15,000 richer after the board voted in executive session to give him a year-end…
by - December 17, 2009 10:02 pm
Steve Pruitt told the Fort Smith Board of Directors and city staff that one of the best things they could do to secure more federal funding is to improve relations…
by - December 17, 2009 9:38 pm
Consultants partially paid by the city of Fort Smith aggressively pushed the idea of a $20 million baseball park as the key part of an 85-acre riverfront development plan during…
by - December 17, 2009 5:19 pm
The office of U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., has asked the Arkansas media to inform citizens that Lincoln’s offices in Washington and Arkansas are experiencing phone system problems. “We…
by - December 17, 2009 2:57 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] John Parker, Fort Smith Regional Airport director, is keeping tabs on every dollar next year. He calls the 2010 budget of almost $4 million “austere”…
by - December 17, 2009 10:48 am
The good news is that most of the major economic sectors will see improvements in 2010. The bad news is that such improvements may not be anything to write home…
by - December 17, 2009 9:01 am
Long-time Fort Smith Director Gary Campbell has decided to not seek another term on the city board but will instead seek the Republican nomination for State Representative District 64. The…
by - December 16, 2009 2:24 pm
Fort Smith attorney P.K. Holmes, who has argued cases before the federal judge for the Western District of Arkansas as the district’s lead attorney, has been recommended to be that…
by - December 16, 2009 11:08 am
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 - December 16, 2009 10:44 am
Around 180 guests from Arkansas and around the country are expected to attend the first high-profile — but completely private — event scheduled Dec. 18 for the U.S. Marshals Museum…
