by - April 19, 2011 12:23 pm
For the purposes of gathering as much public input as possible, Fort Smith City Clerk Sherri Gard plans to place few restrictions on Wednesday’s (April 20) hearing on the “sufficiency…
by - April 18, 2011 11:17 am
More than 17 hours of providing food service for events at Kay Rodgers Park (rodeo-fair grounds) was the reason Fort Smith City Director George Catsavis was the only director to…
by - April 18, 2011 8:30 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] We took a comprehensive look at the major highlights of the…
by - April 18, 2011 8:16 am
Fort Smith City Director Pam Weber is a horrible cook. City Director Don Hutchings’ first sermon was a disaster. Such were the revelations during a Fort Smith Board of Directors’…
by - April 16, 2011 6:45 pm
Ron Holifield conducted an almost 7-hour retreat Saturday (April 16) with the bottom-line purpose of encouraging the Fort Smith Board of Directors to make decisions that are vision driven, evidence…
by - April 15, 2011 6:16 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors could hire a new deputy city administrator as early as Tuesday (April 19). The position, with a salary in roughly in the $85,000 to…
by - April 15, 2011 4:41 pm
Team building, understanding expectations and discussing board operations are parts of the agenda for a Saturday (April 16) retreat by the Fort Smith Board of Directors. The retreat begins at…
by - April 15, 2011 7:57 am
The world’s largest retailer wants a say in Arkansas’ energy efficiency rulemaking, according to this report from Talk Business. In a Thursday filing at the state Public Service Commission, Walmart…
by - April 13, 2011 6:16 pm
It’s not life and death, like his son David faces in Afghanistan, but Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman said political and business leaders in the Fort Smith metro area must…
by - April 13, 2011 10:37 am
Fort Smith City Clerk Sherri Gard will hold a public hearing April 20 on the “sufficiency of referendum petitions” that seek a public vote on the 1% prepared food tax….
by - April 12, 2011 5:34 pm
Now that it is becoming apparent the Fort Smith region will be diced up between the 3rd and 4th Congressional districts, area leaders are moving from angry resistance to less-than-angry…
by - April 12, 2011 11:44 am
story by Roby Brock and Michael Tilley [email protected] Despite passionate opposition from legislators from the Fort Smith and Van Buren areas, the Arkansas House of Representatives approved technical amendments to…
by - April 11, 2011 7:05 pm
story by Roby Brock and Michael Tilley [email protected] A Congressional redistricting plan that divides the city of Alma evenly between the 3rd and 4th Districts and also sees the 4th…
by - April 11, 2011 2:15 pm
Editor’s note: See bottom of story for update. As promised, the attorney representing the Citizens for Responsible Taxation has resubmitted documents calling for an election on the 1% prepared food…
by - April 11, 2011 1:57 pm
J.R. Howard, 63, of Searcy is the new director of the Arkansas State Police. He replaces Winford Phillips, who retired April 8 after 42 years with the department. "JR has…
by - April 10, 2011 8:55 pm
270 students in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma participated in the 12th Annual River Valley Student Art Competition.
by - April 8, 2011 4:55 pm
Members of the Fort Smith Fraternal Order of Police met March 16 with Fort Smith City Directors George Catsavis and Andre Good to express concerns about wages, benefits and a…
by - April 8, 2011 3:18 pm
Salt Lake City-based Overstock.com announced Friday it is pulling out of Arkansas after Gov. Mike Beebe signed into law a bill requiring online retailers to remit tax collections like their…
by - April 8, 2011 11:34 am
Organizers of a petition seeking to force a vote on a 1% prepared food tax plan to resubmit the petitions Monday — and their attorney dares the city to reject…
by - April 7, 2011 4:32 pm
More public school students in Arkansas score proficient on standardized tests, but fewer students are college ready than the national average, according to a report released Thursday (April 7) by…
