by - August 26, 2012 5:09 pm
ROGERS — The American Cancer Society’s moniker as “the Official Sponsors of Birthdays” was carried out to the hilt by party girls Vonda Gardner and Patricia Brown for the organization’s second…
by - August 26, 2012 3:31 pm
Words and phrases such as “medical marijuana,” “legal” and “the state of Arkansas” lack a history of spending much time together. After all, most people in these parts have for…
by - August 26, 2012 3:21 pm
Tax season, for CPAs, can be hellacious. Clients are anxious to get their tax returns so you work long hours. A person tends to get tired, perhaps even a bit…
by - August 26, 2012 1:19 am
FAYETTEVILLE — The crowd raised to its feet Friday (Aug. 24) night as the David Grisman Folk Jazz Trio strode onto the stage. The dulcet sounds of Grisman’s mandolin quickly quelled…
by - August 25, 2012 5:09 pm
The Vote for Automated (VFA) campaign clinched a win Thursday (Aug. 23) at the Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting in the ongoing debate over whether the city should move…
by - August 24, 2012 5:08 pm
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe today (Aug. 24) announced the following judicial appointments, and board and commission appointments. George "Bucky" Ellis, Benton, as Special Associate Justice to the Arkansas Supreme Court…
by - August 24, 2012 4:18 pm
USA Truck on Friday (Aug. 24) announced a new credit agreement a few weeks ahead of a period set to begin on Sept. 7 in which the trucking company would…
by - August 24, 2012 2:59 pm
Fort Smith sales tax collections declined in the city’s July report, with citywide collections up just 0.53% and the city’s portion of a countywide tax down 0.84%. Each of the…
by - August 24, 2012 8:54 am
by - August 23, 2012 9:30 pm
What would have been a light agenda for the Fort Smith Board of Directors Thursday night (Aug. 23) turned in to a potential game-changer for supporters of the automated citywide…
by - August 23, 2012 7:49 pm
The long, horrible nightmare is finally over. When the Razorbacks kick off against Jacksonville State, it will have been 34 weeks since Arkansas thrashed Kansas State 29-16 in the Cotton…
by - August 23, 2012 5:06 pm
Fort Smith City Clerk Sherri Gard has deemed insufficient a petition seeking to place an automated trash proposal on the Nov. 6 ballot. Organizers have 10 days to gather 10…
by - August 23, 2012 4:12 pm
Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits climbed last week to a one-month high, showing scant progress in the labor market that’s left Americans more pessimistic about the economy. Jobless claims rose…
by - August 23, 2012 3:48 pm
Even many well established businesses can’t boast the creation of more than 100 jobs in six years, but one University of Arkansas professor has those bragging rights. Carol Reeves, the…
by - August 23, 2012 1:36 pm
Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin (R) rejected a substitute ballot title for a casino gambling proposal and the measure’s main proponent vowed a court challenge. Martin ruled that Nancy…
by - August 23, 2012 10:07 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced it will expand immunizations in more than 2,700 of its stores, a move analysts say will likely help the retailer grow its health care marketshare. It’s…
by - August 23, 2012 7:31 am
Arkansans will decide whether or not to allow for legalized medicinal marijuana this November. A group pushing for passage of the measure was notified by Secretary of State Mark Martin…
by - August 22, 2012 9:38 pm
Early action in the race for Arkansas Senate District 9 includes two voter surveys with vastly different results. Arkansas Rep. Tracy Pennartz, D-Fort Smith, on Wednesday (Aug. 22) released a…
by - August 22, 2012 8:45 pm
ABF Freight System has notified the Teamsters that it will not negotiate a new labor contract under a National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA) that has been the template for many…
by - August 22, 2012 8:00 pm
Wal-Mart-owned Massmart Holdings Ltd., South Africa’s biggest food and goods wholesaler, will spend about 2.6 billion rand ($313 million) in the second half of this year and 2013 as it…
