Fort Smith

Aikido I

Aikido is a powerful and dynamic martial art that stresses the avoidance of inflicting injury and the peaceful resolution or conflict whenever possible. Students should wear comfortable clothing. All levels…

Scrapbooking – The Digital Way

Use a popular online tool to take your pictures, organize them, create a style, capture, upload and then print. Yes, we said print as in create a book! Print your…

Cooking: Super Bowl Sunday

Have you run out of ideas for the food for Super Bowl Sunday. Join us then to learn a few new and appetizing recipes to have ready for game time…

AG McDaniel admits to ‘inappropriate’ relationship

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) said he had an “inappropriate” “limited interaction” with a Hot Springs attorney in 2011, but details of an alleged affair are limited. McDaniel, who is…

ASL I

Be introduced to the language of the Deaf world by learning the manual alphabet, numbers and basic vocabulary and phrases. By the end of the course, you should be able…

More details released on Wal-Mart Mexico bribery issue

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s biggest retailer, said it’s investigating how it got a license for a store in Mexico as the New York Times reported its local unit bribed…

Van Buren Council approves land buy, pay raises

The Van Buren City Council unanimously authorized purchase of lands for the city’s new police station and approved 2013 pay increases for elected officials Monday night (Dec. 17). The items…

FCRA boss to get $25,000 bonus

Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) Executive Director Ivy Owen received a $25,000 bonus and a two-year contract extension on Monday (Dec. 17) following board approval of a $418,000 land sale…

Cox e-mail outage hits all Arkansas users

Cox Communications experienced a weekend email outage for all Arkansas customers who use the cox.net email platform, according to Kelly Zega, a public affairs representative for the company. The outage…

Bielema adds Hauser, Taurisani to football coaching staff

Head Razorback football coach Bret Bielema announced Monday (Dec. 17) that Chris Hauser has been selected as the University of Arkansas’ new on-campus recruiting coordinator, and that Mark Taurisani has…

Fort Smith housing market sends mixed signals in 2012

The greater Fort Smith metro area, which includes both Sebastian and Crawford counties, continues to report mixed results with respect to its residential housing market as 2012 nears an end….

FDIC: Mobile payments set for rapid growth

It’s not breaking news that mobile phones have changed how businesses and consumers interact, but a report issued Monday (Dec. 17) by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. addresses the legal,…

Decline continues for area building permit values

Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren, combined to total $16.899 million in November, a significant improvement from October’s $12.789 million total and well above the $9.553…

Factory rebound likely if U.S. fiscal impasse resolved

Manufacturing in the New York region shrank for a fifth straight month in December, while an increase in optimism about the next six months signals factories are poised to rebound…

Arkansas Senate President talks strategy, tax policy

Upon first impressions, Senate President Michael Lamoureux, R-Russellville, will strike you as the strong and silent type. He may be strong, but he’s not silent. Part of his strength comes…

Obama: Nation left with ‘hard questions’ after shooting

President Barack Obama said that the nation was “left with some hard questions” in the aftermath of a Connecticut elementary school massacre and must take action in the memory of…

The cowards say …

The reaction by politicians and pundits to this horrible-beyond-description tragedy in Connecticut exhausted my reserve tank of benefit-of-the-doubt. Severed fully was any last string of belief in the credibility and…

Christmas celebration gathers Fort Smith area manufacturers

Around 200 people gathered Friday night (Dec. 14) for the 2012 Christmas Celebration sponsored by the Fort Smith area Manufacturing Executives Association. The event, held in the spacious dining facility…

Toys for Tots hosts Jingle Bell Ball

A mountain of toys was collected on Thursday (Dec. 13) as guests filled the Movie Lounge in Fort Smith for the first ever Jingle Bell Ball. Benefitting the River Valley…

Fort Smith area home builders hold holiday banquet

More than 100 home builders, Realtors, bankers and other professionals gathered Thursday night (Dec. 13) for the 2012 Greater Fort Smith Association of Home Builders Holiday Banquet and officer installation…