by - January 14, 2010 4:38 pm
Little Rock attorney Ron Sheffield has been named by Gov. Mike Beebe has named to serve as an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. Sheffield’s appointment is effective immediately,…
by - January 12, 2010 2:58 pm
Health issues result in yet another resignation of a justice from the Arkansas Supreme Court. Citing health reasons, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Bill Bowen is resigning the post six days…
by - January 12, 2010 7:01 am
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] The Van Buren city council voted Monday night (Jan. 11) to take over the Rena Road right-of-way acquisition, which is the first move in the…
by - January 11, 2010 2:22 pm
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe announced Monday (Jan. 11) a budget cut of $106 million in response to declining tax collections. It’s the second cut in less than three months, with…
by - January 10, 2010 2:42 pm
The City Wire recently asked the seven members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors the following questions. What projects/issues did the board tackle well in 2009? What projects/issues did…
by - January 5, 2010 10:52 am
A declining tax revenue problem that caused Gov. Mike Beebe to cut the fiscal 2010 state budget by $100 million continues. Arkansas tax collections between July and December are $2.577…
by - January 5, 2010 6:46 am
Arkansas’ unemployment insurance tab as of Dec. 31 with Uncle Sam was $222.61 million, lower than an early October projection of $223.8 million at year’s end. But the tab could…
by - January 1, 2010 3:29 pm
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery announced Friday (Jan. 1) that its first 95 days of lottery sales totaled $132.097 million. According to the ASL statement, the first instant ticket was sold…
by - December 31, 2009 10:44 am
The “key accomplishments” for the city of Fort Smith during 2009 ranged from landing the $100 million Mitsubishi plant to the launch of televised board meetings to securing voter approval…
by - December 31, 2009 10:11 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors could approve as early as Jan. 19 a new panel to more thoroughly review the about $227,000 the city provides each year to local…
by - December 22, 2009 3:00 pm
More than 35 Fort Smith police officers and supporters gathered at a noon study session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors as the board was scheduled to review the…
by - December 22, 2009 7:37 am
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] The Van Buren City Council approved on Monday the installation of a $23,730 security system for the municipal complex. The city will pay just under…
by - December 21, 2009 4:03 pm
Arkansas Senator Eugene “Bud” Canada, who at one time was the voice in the legislative wilderness in his calls for removing the sales tax on groceries, has died. He was…
by - December 20, 2009 5:39 pm
U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., said during a Sunday afternoon conference call with reporters that she will support the Senate compromise legislation on national health care changes. “I will vote…
by - December 17, 2009 10:13 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Ivy Owen, executive director of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority, is $15,000 richer after the board voted in executive session to give him a year-end…
by - December 17, 2009 10:02 pm
Steve Pruitt told the Fort Smith Board of Directors and city staff that one of the best things they could do to secure more federal funding is to improve relations…
by - December 17, 2009 9:38 pm
Consultants partially paid by the city of Fort Smith aggressively pushed the idea of a $20 million baseball park as the key part of an 85-acre riverfront development plan during…
by - December 17, 2009 5:19 pm
The office of U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., has asked the Arkansas media to inform citizens that Lincoln’s offices in Washington and Arkansas are experiencing phone system problems. “We…
by - December 17, 2009 9:01 am
Long-time Fort Smith Director Gary Campbell has decided to not seek another term on the city board but will instead seek the Republican nomination for State Representative District 64. The…
by - December 16, 2009 2:24 pm
Fort Smith attorney P.K. Holmes, who has argued cases before the federal judge for the Western District of Arkansas as the district’s lead attorney, has been recommended to be that…
