by - April 2, 2019 9:29 am
Billionaire businessman Warren Stephens – chairman and CEO of Stephens Inc., philanthropist, and golf aficionado – has made headlines in the past week. He was recognized for his contributions to…
by - April 1, 2019 9:10 pm
The third finalist in the search for a new chancellor at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, Dr. Philip Way, told the faculty, staff, students and members of the…
by - April 1, 2019 7:20 pm
Springdale-based nanotechnology company NanoMech recently laid off a portion of its workforce and looks to be headed for bankruptcy in order to be sold after being sued twice for not…
by - April 1, 2019 6:08 pm
Deputy Chief Danny Baker has been named interim chief of the Fort Smith Police Department while a nationwide search is conducted following the announced resignation of Chief Nathaniel Clark. Clark’s…
by - April 1, 2019 2:59 pm
Matthew Coe will run for circuit judge in the Second Judicial District. The district encompasses the counties of Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Greene, Mississippi and Poinsett. “After considerable thought, prayer, and…
by - April 1, 2019 2:33 pm
More than 50 tech-connected teenagers and millennials from across the state spent the weekend in North Little Rock as part of a Facebook Inc. initiative to provide Arkansas college students…
by - March 31, 2019 11:17 am
University of Arkansas’ Walton College economist Mervin Jebaraj admits that the yield curve inversion has been an accurate predictor of past recessions, but he warns that the current economic environment…
by - March 31, 2019 10:15 am
Arkansas Department of Human Services director Cindy Gillespie expects the appeal of a court ruling on Arkansas Works to reach the U.S. Supreme Court, and during that process, the state…
by - March 29, 2019 7:05 pm
Fort Smith City officials want the public’s input on traffic and trucks downtown. A public survey is the next step in the Downtown Traffic and Truck Study. It follows meetings,…
by - March 29, 2019 12:53 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives on Friday (March 29) soundly rejected the $8.1 billion budget for the state’s Medicaid expansion program and other Department of Human Services priorities only two…
by - March 28, 2019 9:38 pm
Robert Marley joked that he was curious as to how many people gathered Thursday (March 28) at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith were there to see what brought…
by - March 28, 2019 9:24 pm
Following a relatively short executive session Thursday (March 28), the Fort Smith Board of Directors agreed to put the appointment of former ArcBest officer Lavon Morton as the Ward 3…
by - March 28, 2019 1:15 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is urging the Trump administration to pursue an expedited appeal of a U.S. district judge’s decision nullifying the Arkansas Works work requirement, while the Speaker of the…
by - March 28, 2019 1:07 pm
The U.S. economy is braking faster than previously thought as the final GDP reading for the fourth quarter showed moderate growth of only 2.2%, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of…
by - March 27, 2019 11:47 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson told attendees gathered at the ICBA ThinkTech Accelerator’s Demo Day on Wednesday (March 27) that he believes Arkansas can become a global “technology center” where companies can…
by - March 27, 2019 11:35 pm
Rep. Mary Bentley, R-Perryville, pulled down a controversial proposal in committee Wednesday (March 27) that would transfer oversight of the state’s liquid animal waste program from the state Department of…
by - March 27, 2019 6:20 pm
Fort Smith Board of Directors will consider candidates to fill the Ward 3 director seat at a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday (March 28) at the Fort Smith Public…
by - March 27, 2019 5:34 pm
The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday (March 27) approved an appropriations bill for the state’s Medicaid expansion program and other state Department of Human Services priorities only moments before a federal…
by - March 27, 2019 4:23 pm
Editor’s note: Updated with changes and additions throughout. A U.S. district judge struck down the Arkansas Works work requirement Wednesday, March 27, ruling that the secretary of Health and Human…
by - March 27, 2019 1:35 pm
Editor’s note: Updated with additions and changes throughout. Fort Smith Police Chief Nathaniel Clark, the city’s first African American chief, resigned Wednesday (March 27) after just a little more than…
