by - December 13, 2011 3:44 pm
Arkansas Rep. Leslee Milam Post, D-Ozark, announced the creation of Leadership Franklin County, a program housed at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus and aimed at creating leadership opportunities to expand the…
by - December 13, 2011 3:21 pm
Construction continues to be a healthy sector of the Fort Smith regional economy, with building permit values in three key regional cities up more 33% for the year. Building permits…
by - December 13, 2011 2:40 pm
New federal data shows that merchandise exports made in Arkansas increased 14% in the first 9 months of 2011 compared to the same time period in 2010. The U.S. Commerce…
by - December 13, 2011 12:28 pm
Fort Smith Museum of History Bonneville Collection As part of the Fort Smith Museum of History’s Veteran’s Day Exhibit, select artifacts from the Bonneville Collection may be viewed…
by - December 13, 2011 6:57 am
The aquatics facility at Ben Geren Regional Park is back on the table. After removing the earmark at the last Committee as a Whole meeting, the Sebastian County Quorum Court…
by - December 12, 2011 4:18 pm
Favorable financial figures that are part of a “focused plan” protect and enhance the future of the 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith were released Monday (Dec. 12) by the…
by - December 12, 2011 11:45 am
The event was free to the public, but donations of a non-perishable food item were encouraged to support the Holiday Food Drive.
by - December 12, 2011 11:17 am
An approved change in Fort Smith floodplain maps could save city home and business owners thousands in insurance premiums beginning March 2012. The city’s engineering department recently found errors and…
by - December 12, 2011 9:29 am
Enplanement traffic at the Fort Smith Regional Airport was up almost 5% in November, but the year-to-date traffic remains just slightly below 2010 levels. November enplanements at the airport totaled…
by - December 12, 2011 8:25 am
Josh Taylor joins KHBS/KHOG-TV (Channels 40 and 29) as sports anchor and reporter in January. Taylor will anchor 40/29 Sports at 5:30, 6 and 10pm on weekends, report throughout the…
by - December 12, 2011 8:24 am
The City Wire is again pushing an annual survey to gather basic demographic info about it’s growing number of visitors. The data will also be used to help in expansion…
by - December 12, 2011 8:20 am
Alma-based InvoTek recently received a Small Business Innovation Research grant of $150,288 from the National Institute on Aging. The grant will fund the development of a training tool to help…
by - December 12, 2011 8:05 am
Earlier this year, the state’s trial court system experienced a near-catastrophic cash flow crisis. Declining revenues from fewer civil case filings and supposedly less-than-stellar budgeting resulted in a scare for…
by - December 11, 2011 11:23 pm
Dynamic Marriage Class That Can Revolutionize Your Marriage In Eight Weeks Is Available In Alma, AR Is your marriage in a rut – not bad, but not all that…
by - December 11, 2011 7:38 pm
Sebastian County Circuit Clerk Ken Blevins has blinked. Blevins, who faced a contempt of court charge and possible arrest, has agreed to allow employees Tyanna Caldwell and Cassie Vega to…
by - December 11, 2011 2:24 pm
Gov. Fallin: Energy industry key to job growth
by - December 11, 2011 2:14 pm
Editor’s note: Following is a repeat of an essay first published Dec. 13, 2009. The essay is republished here as a reminder of the 2011 Christmas Honors effort. Link here…
by - December 11, 2011 12:00 pm
Despite the cold temperatures, a large crowd turned out for the event, sponsored by the Old Town Merchants Association.
by - December 10, 2011 8:04 pm
Hundreds of volunteers and family members gathered at the Fort Smith National Cemetery to place 13,500 wreaths on gravesites.
by - December 10, 2011 11:44 am
The MEA continues to work with government and business leaders in securing the Fort Smith region as a preferred place to do business.
