by - June 27, 2011 5:47 pm
In addition to closing post offices and consolidating mail facilities around the country as part of cost-cutting measures, the U.S. Postal Service is now asking Congress for relief from $5.5…
by - June 24, 2011 5:12 pm
New water rate calculations and meetings between Fort Smith and Van Buren officials in mid-July may help resolve an almost 5-year water payment dispute between the two cities. The disputed…
by - June 23, 2011 12:12 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Amendment 89 could provide the Fort Smith Board of Directors more options in addressing sewer system improvements, expansion of the city’s fire department…
by - June 23, 2011 11:17 am
story by Roby Brock and Michael Tilley [email protected] The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling that a constitutional amendment dealing with state interest rates and special funding bonds…
by - June 23, 2011 9:54 am
University research and U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, advise against a retreat from nuclear energy. Opposition or fear of nuclear energy began to wane in the past 10 years. New…
by - June 22, 2011 1:57 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, contributed to this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Part of a quid pro quo between truckers, Gov. Mike…
by - June 22, 2011 7:49 am
story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted on Tuesday (June 21) to lower the weekly overtime threshold for city police officers. The 6-1 vote came…
by - June 21, 2011 8:57 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Sebastian County Quorum Court members showed solidarity Tuesday night in unanimously voting for two resolutions designed to boost future economic development and infrastructure for Sebastian…
by - June 21, 2011 9:02 am
story info courtesy of the University of Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – For the GOP, the Tea Party is a mixed bag, according to political scientist Angie Maxwell of the University…
by - June 17, 2011 6:25 pm
The conflict continues within the Sebastian County Circuit Clerk’s office, with a possible federal investigation looming and a new complaint filed Friday against Circuit Clerk Ken Blevins. On May 12,…
by - June 17, 2011 12:35 pm
A ruling on a lawsuit over Fort Smith’s 1% prepared food tax could come next week, with one attorney saying a decision will be made no later than two weeks….
by - June 16, 2011 4:59 pm
In a pre-trial response filed Thursday (June 16), Fort Smith city attorney Jerry Canfield asserts that Fort Smith City Clerk Sherri Gard did not “maliciously do or fail to do”…
by - June 15, 2011 9:01 pm
Pre-trial motions submitted Wednesday (June 15) indicate that Fort Smith attorney Brian Meadors will lean heavy on the Arkansas Civil Rights Act to force a special election on enactment of…
by - June 15, 2011 9:05 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, one-third of the Arkansas Board of Apportionment,…
by - June 14, 2011 4:25 pm
story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] In Tuesday’s (June 14) study session, one Fort Smith city director proposed that the city study the costs of updating its fire station facilities. City…
by - June 14, 2011 10:10 am
There is no certainty that a ruling from Sebastian County Circuit Court Judge Michael Fitzhugh following the June 17 hearing about the 1% prepared food tax will be the end…
by - June 10, 2011 8:55 am
Not only does Fort Smith attorney Brian Meadors seek to force an election on Fort Smith’s 1% prepared food tax, he wants to teach the city a lesson with a…
by - June 9, 2011 4:21 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, and Jason Tolbert wrote this report. Brock can be reached at [email protected] Sen. Larry Teague, D-Nashville, is busy gearing up…
by - June 9, 2011 8:35 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The subject of high gas prices, which are more than a…
by - June 8, 2011 7:40 am
story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted unanimously on Tuesday (June 7) to approve a rezoning plan that will allow a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant…
