by - November 9, 2012 4:58 pm
City directors will review 2013 funding recommendations from the Outside Agency Review Panel as well as sexually oriented business zoning and Citizens Forums at the Tuesday (Nov. 13) study session….
by - November 8, 2012 10:43 pm
BENTONVILLE — Election Day in Benton County was punctuated with long lines, broken voting machines and a shortage of paper ballots. The day ended with local officials asking questions about…
by - November 8, 2012 6:43 pm
Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, was selected Thursday (Nov. 8) as the chairman of the powerful Senate Revenue and Tax committee, a job he admits will be a “baptism by…
by - November 8, 2012 2:43 pm
The first sign of the political shift in Arkansas was delivered today (Nov. 8) in the Arkansas Senate, with election uncertainty continuing in northeast Arkansas. With Republican gains in the…
by - November 7, 2012 9:05 pm
One day after Republicans made historic gains and appear in control of both chambers of the General Assembly, Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe said he expects bipartisanship to be the order…
by - November 7, 2012 7:19 pm
Consumers in the U.S. are stepping in where companies fear to tread. Americans are more upbeat while business sentiment stagnates, a sign their spending will provide a bridge for the…
by - November 7, 2012 7:10 pm
U.S. voters legalized recreational use of marijuana in Colorado and Washington and allowed same-sex marriage in Maine and Maryland. The Washington and Colorado measures permit possession of one ounce (28…
by - November 7, 2012 6:57 pm
Incumbents held on to the elected offices in Crawford County Tuesday night (Nov. 6) during the General Election and the Van Buren City Council welcomed a new member. County Clerk…
by - November 7, 2012 4:53 am
Fort Smith Directors approved a resolution supporting Arkansas Refrigerated Services, Inc. (ARS) for the Tax Back Program Tuesday night (Nov. 6) at the Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting. The…
by - November 7, 2012 4:50 am
Scott Grigsby and Daniel Shewmaker appear headed to winning the race for NorthWest Arkansas Community College Zone 1 and Zone 2, respectively, based on early voting results. With more than…
by - November 7, 2012 4:31 am
Fayetteville voters chose to stay with Mayor Lioneld Jordan for another four years, instead of returning to challenger and former Mayor Dan Coody, who preceded Jordan’s first term. Benton County…
by - November 7, 2012 4:04 am
Republican candidates captured all four Arkansas Congressional races, the first time in modern Arkansas history that members of all Congressional districts in the state are Republicans. U.S. Rep. Steve Womack,…
by - November 7, 2012 3:59 am
Early projections were that Republicans would win an overwhelming victory and that appears to have happened in the Senate. Several House seats are still up for grabs, however. Of the…
by - November 7, 2012 3:45 am
Republicans firmly won the Arkansas State Senate for the first time since Reconstruction, but control of the Arkansas House is still an undecided matter. With expectations for huge gains in…
by - November 7, 2012 3:35 am
Republicans appeared on track for a shutout in most of the contested legislative races in the Fort Smith region during the General Election (Nov. 6). Going into Tuesday night, Republicans…
by - November 7, 2012 3:11 am
Arkansans will soon have a new billion-dollar highway program, but it appears state voters narrowly rejected a medical marijuana proposal and by a wider margin rejected a change in financing…
by - November 7, 2012 1:53 am
Benton County's incumbent County Judge Bob Clinard, R, was handily beating independent Ronnie L. Smith, according to the county's sparse tallies after midnight Wednesday. Paper ballot shortages early in the…
by - November 7, 2012 1:32 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors welcomed one new member and saved a seat for one of its own Tuesday night (Nov. 6) during the General Election, while voters overwhelmingly…
by - November 7, 2012 1:24 am
Barack Obama, the post-partisan candidate of hope four years ago who became the first black U.S. president, won re-election by overcoming four years of economic discontent with a mix of…
by - November 6, 2012 11:57 pm
Sebastian County Judge David Hudson (R) will keep his job, with Denora Coomer taking the Sebastian County Circuit Clerk race and Sharon Brooks earning a second term as Sebastian County…
