by - February 8, 2010 11:08 am
Fort Smith City Director Bill Maddox has announced he will retire from the board Dec. 31, 2010. Maddox cited his wife’s retirement and travel to help family as reasons for…
by - February 6, 2010 5:34 pm
Republican John Boozman has been an official candidate for U.S. Senate less than 12 hours and he’s already catching heat from his GOP primary opponents and the Democratic Party. The…
by - February 6, 2010 11:08 am
U.S. Rep. John Boozman officially announced Saturday morning (Feb. 6) that he will enter the crowded GOP primary for Arkansas’ U.S. Senate seat. The fifth-term Congressman from Rogers issued a…
by - February 5, 2010 3:04 pm
Eric Pendergrass and Jack Marts are leading an effort to allow Sunday beer and liquor sales in Fort Smith. J. Lee Didier is a Fort Smith liquor store co-owner. He’s…
by - February 4, 2010 9:50 pm
There are mixed emotions about the likely entry of U.S. Rep. John Boozman into the GOP primary for U.S. Senate among at least three current and former office-holding Republicans in…
by - February 4, 2010 11:13 am
If U.S. Rep. John Boozman is not entering the race for one of Arkansas’ two U.S. Senate seats, he sure will spend a lot of time this upcoming weekend inside…
by - February 3, 2010 10:56 am
He may not officially be in the race, but he sure talks like it. U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, is expected to announce Saturday (Feb. 6) that he will enter…
by - February 2, 2010 1:57 pm
U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, has not yet formally entered the race for U.S. Senate against U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., and already he has a big lead in a…
by - February 1, 2010 3:42 pm
Of the two potential GOP candidates for U.S. President in 2012, Arkansans like Mike more than Sarah. The latest release from the Talk Business Quarterly poll shows that 61% of…
by - January 30, 2010 5:43 pm
John Arthur Hammerschmidt, son of the legendary Arkansas Congressman John Paul Hammerschmidt, is being mentioned as a possible candidate to run for the U.S. House seat his father held more…
by - January 29, 2010 5:51 pm
The race for Sebastian County Clerk will not go uncontested. Sharon Brooks, 48, announced Friday she will run as a Republican for the post in the 2010 race. Brooks, who…
by - January 29, 2010 4:49 pm
story by Michael Tilley U.S. Rep. John Boozman is entering the race for U.S. Senate, a move that will further crowd an already crowded GOP race and cause a scramble…
by - January 29, 2010 2:45 pm
Two U.S. Postal Service offices in Fort Smith remain on the federal agency’s closure list as part of a consolidation initiative that would close 162 offices nationwide. The Postal Service…
by - January 28, 2010 12:23 pm
Jim Lindsey, a Northwest Arkansas businessman and former University of Arkansas football player, could complicate what is already a convoluted political picture resulting from the potential shuffling between the race…
by - January 27, 2010 5:38 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, is still on the fence about his U.S. Senate bid. He announced Friday (Jan. 22) he might join an already…
by - January 27, 2010 9:44 am
Judith Miller, a Republican, recently announced she is seeking re-election as Sebastian County Treasurer/Collector. The Greenwood resident has more than 25 years of experience in county government. She has worked…
by - January 26, 2010 9:56 pm
With a 5-2 vote, the Fort Smith Board of Directors decided Tuesday night (Jan. 26) to first seek voter approval of a 1% prepared food tax to shore up the…
by - January 26, 2010 4:00 pm
Fort Smith city directors appear unanimous and excited in their support of further investigating a partnership with Sebastian County to develop a water park at Ben Geren Regional Park. The…
by - January 26, 2010 10:43 am
It appears that U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., is not backing away from a tough reelection campaign. Following the surprise election of Republican Scott Brown to the Massachusetts Senate seat…
by - January 26, 2010 7:08 am
Tonight’s (Jan. 26) special session by the Fort Smith Board of Directors to study an extensive list of possible taxpayer funded tourism and recreational projects will also include funding consideration…
