by - September 2, 2010 4:53 pm
The Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative will receive a $60 million loan guarantee that is part of a $620.96 million guarantee from the United States Department of Agriculture to the Arkansas…
by - September 2, 2010 8:33 am
Gwen Ford Faulkenberry has been hired to teach English at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus, and David Straley will join the campus as chairman of the Viticulture and Enology program. Faulkenberry…
by - August 26, 2010 3:55 pm
The U.S. Department of Transportation has released $950,000 to purchase vans and buses for transportation organizations in Arkansas, according to a statement from the office of U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln,…
by - August 26, 2010 1:16 pm
Michael Murders has joined the Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus as a full-time instructor teaching courses in math, business, and computer information systems. Murders is an Ozark High School graduate who…
by - August 24, 2010 9:59 am
The Summit Medical Center hospital volunteers selected new leaders and a volunteer of the year. Rita Bowen was selected as the top volunteer of the year. A committee of auxiliary…
by - August 24, 2010 9:12 am
The Sebastian County Bar Association has elected and announced its 2010-2011 officers: • President: Sonya Mattingly Hall, vice president and trust officer with First National Bank of Fort Smith •…
by - August 17, 2010 1:42 pm
Nina Pope of Alma has been named chair of the Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus. Pope is a graduate of the University of Texas San Antonio,…
by - August 16, 2010 4:39 pm
The May 2010 practical nurse class at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus achieved a pass rate of 100% on the National Council Licensure Examination-Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN). In order to become certified…
by - August 16, 2010 11:07 am
The national cemeteries in Fort Smith, Fayetteville and Little Rock will receive a total of $2,254,693 in Recovery Act funding from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a…
by - August 9, 2010 11:01 am
Several Fort Smith area people were appointed or reappointed to state boards and commissions by Gov. Mike Beebe. • Danny King of Greenwood was reappointed to the Board of Electrical…
by - August 9, 2010 10:22 am
Giovanna Savorgnan-Smith, a sales executive with Hearst Television’s WDSU, the NBC affiliate in New Orleans, has been named general sales manager of KHBS-TV/KHOG-TV, the Hearst Television Inc. ABC and CW…
by - August 8, 2010 10:09 am
Twenty-five individuals from the region have been chosen for the 2010-11 class of Leadership Fort Smith, a program offered through the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Leadership Fort Smith…
by - August 5, 2010 3:16 pm
William Vance II of Booneville recently received the International School of Hydrocarbon Measurement scholarship for the Fall 2010 semester at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus. Vance is a student in the…
by - August 2, 2010 10:01 am
Kiplinger says the Fort Smith area has the lowest cost of living in the U.S., based on measures produced by the American Council for Community and Economic Research. The council…
by - July 30, 2010 10:15 am
The Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Crawford and Sebastian Counties is accepting new scholarship applications for the 2010 fall semester. Deadline is August 15. Applicants must reside in Crawford or…
by - July 29, 2010 11:55 am
Fort Smith-based Cooper Clinic recently installed the GE LightSpeed VCT XTe CT scanner. Commonly referred to as “cat scan” or CT, new software in the computed tomography equipment provides substantially…
by - July 26, 2010 11:46 am
The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkoma is supporting a $150,000 effort to renovate a 2,475-square-foot space to briefly house parents with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)…
by - July 23, 2010 4:17 pm
Arkansas Best Corp. has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 3 cents per share to holders of record of on Aug. 6, payable on Aug. 20. Fort Smith-Arkansas Best Corp….
by - July 22, 2010 3:20 pm
Enrollment for the summer II semester on the Ozark Campus of Arkansas Tech University reached 375, up 130 students from the 2009 period. Summer enrollment growth is mutually beneficial in…
by - July 21, 2010 5:16 pm
Sparks Health System has partnered with the physicians of the Arkansas Heart Center in Fort Smith. Effective immediately, Drs. Gary Fine, Jose Alemparte, Ron Kantola and Dario Espino will transition…
