by - November 10, 2014 8:30 pm
Equal pay for equal work was the focus of Monday's (Nov. 10) Sebastian County Quorum Court budget meeting. At issue were inequities in pay between county employees within the same…
by - November 10, 2014 5:46 pm
Former Sebastian County Circuit Clerk Ken Blevins failed to score a win in a lawsuit filed last year against County Judge David Hudson after a judge ruled in favor of…
by - November 10, 2014 3:47 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday (Nov. 10) announced the following appointments to State boards and commissions: Robert “Steve” Balloun, Dardanelle, to the Arkansas Agriculture Board. Appointment expires Aug. 15, 2017….
by - November 10, 2014 12:46 pm
Ruth Whitaker, the long-time GOP advocate from Crawford County who served in the Arkansas Senate for 12 years, has passed away Monday (Nov. 10) morning. She was 77. She is…
by - November 9, 2014 12:32 pm
Arkansas Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson said with huge Republican gains across the state, voters have sent a clear message for change, but he warns that expectations must be kept in check….
by - November 6, 2014 9:25 pm
A change in insurance rates and possible cost of living raises the major highlights of the proposed Fiscal Year 2015 budget presented to the Sebastian County Quorum Court Thursday night…
by - November 6, 2014 7:03 pm
With Republicans taking control of the U.S. Senate, all seven Arkansas constitutional offices and strengthening their majority in the Arkansas General Assembly, there's no doubt that this week was a…
by - November 6, 2014 3:13 pm
The team helping Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson become the next governor will include Mike Carroll of Fort Smith and Philip Taldo of Springdale. Standing in front of a portrait of Republican…
by - November 5, 2014 5:17 pm
With a sweep of all federal offices, statewide offices including the governor's office and a larger majority in the General Assembly going into the 90th legislative session, Wednesday (Nov. 5)…
by - November 5, 2014 2:08 am
"An outdated system" delayed vote counts Tuesday night in Washington, while Benton County also saw delays. But after midnight, all candidates knew how they fared. Republicans swept the contested state…
by - November 5, 2014 12:10 am
A former Fort Smith city director is returning to the Board in January and a local mayor is entering his third and final term following the general election Tuesday night…
by - November 5, 2014 12:00 am
While Arkansas Republicans were jubilant – and rightfully so – with Tuesday night’s election results, respondents to a call from The City Wire for post-election comments were more guarded and…
by - November 4, 2014 11:01 pm
Arkansas' congressional delegation will now be all Republicans starting in January 2015 after the party swept state constitutional and federal offices Tuesday night (Nov. 4). In the 4th District, State…
by - November 4, 2014 9:39 pm
Gov. Mary Fallin was won a second term leading the state of Oklahoma. Fallin, the first female governor in the state's history, defeated Democrat Joe Dorman by a total of…
by - November 4, 2014 8:17 pm
Former U.S. Rep. Asa Hutchinson, R-Fort Smith, is now Gov.-Elect Asa Hutchinson, R-Ark., following a bitter year-long battle for the state's top office. Hutchinson defeated former U.S. Rep. Mike Ross,…
by - November 4, 2014 8:08 pm
U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, the young Republican from Dardanelle, has unseated two-term U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor (D), in a race that was as expensive as it was nasty. Driving the…
by - November 3, 2014 6:47 pm
The race for U.S. Congress in Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District became a two-man race Sunday following the unexpected death of Democratic nominee Earl Everett. According to a report by KJRH-TV…
by - November 3, 2014 6:02 pm
Even after two rounds of finance committee meetings meant to slash the budget line item by line item, the Crawford County Quorum Court is still facing a county general budget…
by - November 2, 2014 7:49 pm
Former President and former Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton made his way through the Fort Smith and Texarkana areas Sunday (Nov. 2) on what is likely his last 2014 campaign through…
by - October 30, 2014 7:46 pm
The Crawford County Quorum Court worked Thursday (Oct. 30) for the second night in a week on reducing requests of the county's general fund by more than $400,000 as it…
