by - March 29, 2012 12:47 pm
The City of Fayetteville is asking the public for input in picking the site for a new parking deck to be constructed in Fayetteville’s Dickson Street entertainment district. The city…
by - March 27, 2012 8:55 pm
Timothy Seeberg has been selected as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Fort Smith Convention Center. Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion (A&P) Commissioners came out of executive session…
by - March 27, 2012 4:46 pm
Fort Smith Director Steve Tyler announced at Tuesday’s (March 27) Board of Directors Study Session that he would not seek reelection to a second, four-year term for Ward 1. In…
by - March 27, 2012 2:35 pm
Barack Obama’s Presidential approval rating in Arkansas has barely budged since last fall. In the latest Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll, conducted Monday night (March 26) among 759 likely state voters,…
by - March 27, 2012 11:28 am
Arkansas' 4th Congressional District picked up all or part of 8 counties in the western part of the state under new redistricting boundaries and the analogy of frontier territory couldn't…
by - March 23, 2012 10:31 am
Gov. Mike Beebe is headed to China in April on a trade mission that will involve meeting with business and political dignitaries, recruiting potential companies to Arkansas, and laying more framework…
by - March 22, 2012 5:13 pm
BENTONVILLE — The issue of whether to allow retail alcohol sales in Benton County represents a line drawn in the sand for some Benton County residents. Angela Baer of Siloam…
by - March 21, 2012 4:44 pm
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas has joined a legal effort to challenge the controversial federal healthcare reform act, but the move is more about seeking an…
by - March 21, 2012 7:25 am
The Sebastian County Fire Association (SCFA) came to the quorum court meeting Tuesday night (March 20) seeking help for its pager system. President Gary Lawrence told court members that “we’ve…
by - March 20, 2012 8:38 pm
Fort Smith city directors voted Tuesday night (Mar. 20) to authorize the offering of sales tax bonds that were approved by voters in last Tuesday’s (Mar. 13) special election. The…
by - March 20, 2012 5:10 pm
Cox Communications and CenturyLink are just two companies who question the numbers used by Siloam Springs officials to encourage voters to approve the construction of a city-owned cable and Internet…
by - March 20, 2012 4:38 pm
There is an interesting footnote to today’s (Mar. 20) jobs announcement from Russellville, which is bringing 25 jobs to a company that services Arkansas Nuclear One. The press release from…
by - March 19, 2012 3:11 pm
Siloam Springs may add cable and Internet to the services offered through its city-owned electric utility, but it won’t come without opposition. Some citizens and former city officials question the…
by - March 19, 2012 3:02 pm
Fort Smith businessman John Cooley announced Monday (Mar. 19) he will challenge Fort Smith City Director George Catsavis for the Ward 4 job. Cooley is a Fort Smith native who…
by - March 16, 2012 9:09 pm
C&H Tire Owner Jerry Hamel and Fort Smith City Administrator Ray Gosack met Thursday (March 15) to discuss the possibility of Hamel and a “group of five or six business…
by - March 15, 2012 6:19 pm
There will be a race for Fort Smith’s Ward 1 Director position even if City Director Steve Tyler does not run for re-election. Fort Smith Realtor Keith Lau announced Thursday…
by - March 15, 2012 10:12 am
A first reading of an outline slated for an April Joint Revenue and Tax Committee meeting indicates the scope of the interim committee’s work may be expanding. Rep. Davy Carter,…
by - March 13, 2012 9:30 pm
Following an overwhelming rejection by voters of the 1% prepared food tax in November, city officials bounced back with voter approval of a broad package of infrastructure and recreational improvements…
by - March 13, 2012 4:13 pm
C&H Tire Owner Jerry Hamel is wanting to discuss "the parameters of funding" for televising City of Fort Smith Board of Directors meetings, he told The City Wire on Tuesday…
by - March 13, 2012 2:33 pm
The Sebastian County Republican Committee announced Tuesday (Mar. 13) that former GOP Presidential candidate frontrunner and Texas Gov. Rick Perry will speak at their Lincoln Day dinner — an announcement…
