Fort Smith

Lifesong Dance Studio Recital

Lifesong Dance Studio Recital May 21 King Opera House 427 Main Street 1 p.m. Lifesong Dance Studio Recital. 1 p.m. For more information call 520-236-7258.

Western Arkansas Spring Ballet Demo

Western Arkansas Spring Ballet Demo May 21 Van Buren Fine Arts Center 7-9 p.m. Western Arkansas Spring Ballet Demo. For more information visit their website at centerforfinearts.org or by calling…

Scene by Carson: Things to do in May

At some point, the rain will end and May will bring flowers, golf, politics and wild fishing.

Old Timer’s Days

An arts & crafts festival held annually on Historic Main Street. Six blocks of Van Buren’s Main Street will be closed off to provide space for more than 200 exhibitors…

The Young Musicians Ensemble

The Young Musicians Ensemble May 12 King Opera House 427 Main Street Van Buren 7 p.m. The Young Musicians Ensemble performance. 7 p.m. Admission is free. For more information please…

“Unlovable”

“Unlovable” May 7 King Opera House 7:30 p.m. Live Theater show “Unlovable” By 1 Moore Production. Tickets are $20. For more information call 479-522-0540.

Leadercast

Leadercast May 6th First Baptist Church Van Buren 1121 Main Street A one day leadership event featuring world renowned speakers addressing the issues that matter most via live broadcast. Early…

Baldor helps boost ABB financials

Revenue from its newly acquired Baldor division helped ABB see first quarter revenue jump 18%, the highest growth in two years. Ben Elias, an industrial infrastructure analyst with Sterne Agee,…

Ross begins ‘campaign’ in new 4th District areas

U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, D-Prescott, has begun the process of increasing his familiarity with Fort Smith area residents who will in 2013 transition from the 3rd Congressional District to the…

Osama Bin Laden is dead, dead, dead

Osama Bin Laden, the head of al-Qaida and the organizer of 9-11 is dead. A U.S. Navy Seal team, led by the CIA, found and killed Bin Laden on Sunday…

Artists from three states gather in Fort Smith

5×5 Artisans Squared gala helps support Van Buren’s Center For Art & Education.

Fort Smith terrorist?

Jack Moseley is searched in Ireland for explosives.

There they were, talking core leadership principles like being proactive, seeking first to understand, the importance of responsibility and accountability, being gracious in winning and losing and establishing and then…

Beebe seeks federal help for storm damage

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has sent a letter to President Obama requesting a major disaster declaration for 57 Arkansas counties impacted by severe storms, tornadoes and floods beginning April 14,…

Charleston Cruisers Car Show part of city’s first Springfest

The 52 car entries helped raise money for Charleston High School’s Project Graduation 2011.

Citizens Bank preps for 125th anniversary

During the same month the first Coca-Cola — laced with cocaine — was served in Atlanta, B.J. Brown opened a bank in the 700 block of Main Street in Van…

Arkansas banks expand, announce earnings, dividends

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] There was a variety of banking news reported on Friday afternoon…

Circuit Clerk Ken Blevins target of harassment, retaliation allegations

Complaints against Sebastian County Circuit Clerk Ken Blevins of alleged sexual harassment and retaliation are detailed in reports and grievance filings by some employees of the Circuit Clerk’s office. The…

Questions raised with new Arkansas House video, audio rules

Editor’s note: The following story is a collaborative effort among Roby Brock (Talk Business), Matt Campbell (Blue Hog Report), Michael Tilley (The City Wire), and Jason Tolbert (The Tolbert Report)….