Fort Smith

Homeschoolers’ Snack Time

Homeschoolers will want to be here and get busy with some new recipes! Bring your apron for pictures. You never know who might be there wanting YOUR picture preparing something…

Hubbard brings Texas to Fort Smith, Fayetteville

There is country music, and then there’s Texas country music. Steeped in traditions, Texas country features a soundtrack blending traditional roots music, Delta blues, vintage country and gospel. The music…

Circus Clown!

Culpepper & Merriweather Circus is in town and sending their CLOWN to perform at the Mulberry Public Library! Watch as he brings a bucket load of his comic skills to entertain…

St. Patrick’s Day Craft and Story Time

Getting ready for the wearin’ o the green. This story time is a free program for ages 6-18. Snacks will be served. For more information, please call the Alma Public…

Beebe: Fort Smith could be site for Caterpillar

Gov. Mike Beebe (D) said Wednesday there “absolutely” is a chance Caterpillar could locate a manufacturing operation in Fort Smith — possibly in the large manufacturing plant Whirlpool is expected…

Free Adult Scrapbooking Layout

Carrie Gannon will be instructing us with a two page spread. Come and enjoy some creative fun. Refreshments will be served. This is a free program for adults. Supplies are…

Teen Tech Week ~~ Wii Games!

Celebrate Teen tech Week with new Wii games!! Its girls against guys! Who will dominate? There will be prizes for the winners. This is a free program for ages 13-18. …

Free Breast Health Education

RN Leslie Merryman from Summit Medical Center will be at the Cedarville Library to discuss breast health. Summit Medical has been given a grant to provide free mammograms by the…

Chainlings Crochet Club

Drop by and meet Ms. Kristy as she shows you some new stitches or if you are a new learner, she’ll HOOK you up! This is a free program for…

Crawford County Library Week – Scavenger Hunt

Items are hidden around the library. Bring one to the front desk for a candy prize. Limit one per person. This is a free program for everyone. For more information,…

Mii Monday

Start off the week with fun! Come play the library’s Wii. This is a free program for ages 13-18. For more information, please call the Alma Public Library at 632-4140.

eReaders, eReaders

Library books are available for eReaders. Curious about eReaders? Comparing eReaders? You have a new eReader and you have questions. We’ll try to help you find answers. This is a…

Crawford County Library Week – Gift Basket Drawing

Enter to win a great basket of goodies to celebrate Crawford County Library Week! Put your name in the drawing starting on March 1st. There will be one winner each…

Legal door closes on ‘true up’ issue

On Tuesday night (Feb. 7), Fort Smith closed the door on legal action for past Van Buren water true ups. But the door wouldn’t shut quietly. Directors passed a settlement…

300 jobs possible with Union Pacific facility

Between 200 and 300 jobs could come back to Fort Smith if attorney and land buyer David Harp, Union Pacific, and the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA), can work out…

Tourism focus of 2012 Compass Conference

The 2012 The Compass Conference will focus on one of the few highlights of the Fort Smith regional economy during 2011: The tourism industry. The luncheon conference is set for…

Agribusiness Weekly Update: Egg prices down

The Agribusiness Weekly Update, compiled from various sources by The City Wire staff, is presented each Tuesday. Sources include the U.S.Department of Agriculture, U.S. Meat Export Federation, and Stephens Inc….

Walmart to expand Canadian footprint

Walmart confirmed today (Feb. 7) plans to spend $750 million in Canada to complete at least 73 projects this year, which will add 4.6 million square feet for retail giant….

Fort Smith firm to print London 2012 Olympic tickets

Fort Smith-based Weldon, Williams & Lick (WWL) has won the contract to print about 8.8 million tickets for the London 2012 Olympics, according to several European news agencies. “Weldon, Williams…

Northwest Arkansas, Little Rock leaders to meet

For more than a decade, the superpower business communities of central and Northwest Arkansas have competed for influence, sway and credit as the driving economic engine for Arkansas. Now, they're…

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson