by - May 7, 2013 3:24 pm
Churches not rushing to allow weapons
While carrying a concealed firearm is losing some of its stigma in the state of Arkansas, there is still one place where packing a concealed firearm may get you thrown…

by - May 7, 2013 3:24 pm
While carrying a concealed firearm is losing some of its stigma in the state of Arkansas, there is still one place where packing a concealed firearm may get you thrown…
by - May 6, 2013 9:20 pm
The county judge and city administrator walk into a Tea Party meeting to promote the renewal of a one cent sales tax. After making their presentation, not a single person…
by - May 6, 2013 5:54 pm
Several conservation and citizen action groups announced Monday they will file a lawsuit in an effort to halt construction of a hog farm in the Buffalo National River watershed. The…
by - May 6, 2013 3:31 pm
More changes are planned for downtown Fort Smith, this time near the riverfront, past the Park at West End. The first major project on the drawing board of the Central…
by - May 6, 2013 2:35 pm
Auditor of State Charlie Daniels (D) will not seek re-election in 2014 after nearly three decades of holding elective office. Daniels, a former Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands and Secretary…
by - May 5, 2013 7:19 pm
When famed jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. noted that taxes are the price we pay for civilization, he likely had in mind taxes like Sebastian County’s 1% sales tax. County…
by - May 5, 2013 3:49 pm
Randy Zook, CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas, says his groups accomplished nearly every goal in the recently completed legislative session with the…
by - May 2, 2013 10:10 pm
Republican gubernatorial candidates Asa Hutchinson and Curtis Coleman appeared back-to-back at the Clinton School of Public Service to speak to a gathering of more than 100 Delta leaders. The two…
by - May 2, 2013 2:57 pm
There seems to be some confusion regarding legislation from the U.S. House of Representatives and signed by President Barack Obama that would fund the operations of air traffic control towers….
by - May 2, 2013 1:58 pm
While only in the planning phase at this point, the Garrison Avenue Bridge could be a bright and shining entrance to the city of Fort Smith if Central Business Improvement…
by - May 1, 2013 8:35 pm
On the heels of last week’s legislative session where state lawmakers approved the “private option” health insurance plan, Arkansas Medicaid leaders are already working to move the proposal forward. The…
by - May 1, 2013 5:02 pm
If estimates are correct, net tax collection revenue available to fund Arkansas’ government during fiscal year 2013 will total $4.865 billion, up 2.4% compared to fiscal year 2012. The increase…
by - May 1, 2013 1:30 pm
The city of Van Buren is seeking to make its new senior center one of just a few LEED certified buildings within Crawford County. Mike LeJong of MAHG Architecture presented…
by - April 30, 2013 7:29 pm
Members of the public were invited to a "Community Open House" event at the Pavilion near Riverfront Park Tuesday afternoon (April 30). At the event, Fort Smith citizens were able…
by - April 30, 2013 6:02 pm
Designs for new softball fields to be built at Ben Geren Park were presented to the Fort Smith Board of Directors' noon study session today (April 30), but not without…
by - April 30, 2013 3:55 pm
For all of the uproar over deer hunting within Fort Smith city limits, local businesses have not seen much in the way of sales resulting from the new hunting regulations….
by - April 29, 2013 9:10 pm
The first meeting of the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee was held Monday (April 29) and focused on several big picture ideas, but very little on how to bring jobs back…
by - April 29, 2013 5:03 pm
More than 10,000 new Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship recipients were notified Monday of their awards from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, according to a department news release. Based on…
by - April 29, 2013 3:47 pm
What began as a Session with historical implications ended as a lesson in real world governance and bi-partisanship with major agenda items being completed. The newly minted Republican majorities in…
by - April 29, 2013 2:03 pm
Future elections and a review of political positions are now part of the political conversation following the end of the first session of the 89th Arkansas General Assembly. The chairman…