Fort Smith

Consumer response

Inflation and world events are creating a wary consumer.

Wal-Mart changes pricing, inventory policies

Rising inflation, a jobless economic recovery and past decisions to reduce product numbers had previously loyal Wal-Mart customers shopping elsewhere for those everyday low prices. But the world’s largest retailer…

Van Buren Public Library hosts art from students in the region

270 students in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma participated in the 12th Annual River Valley Student Art Competition.

The tax toil

Potts offers tips and forms and more forms. Enjoy.

Recycling for Earth Day, again

Editor’s note: This essay first appeared Aug. 1, 2009. It runs here again because Earth Day is right around the corner and we believe recycling an essay will help save…

Wine and Roses 2011

Fine food, art and a lively wine auction help raise money for cancer support programs.

Thousands hit downtown Fort Smith for Heritage Festival

The event helps raise money for the Community Services Clearinghouse’s Backpack program.

Pedal Steel Guitar Club Meeting & Jam Session

Come join us for our monthly Pedal Steel Guitar Club meeting, and Jam Session, and enjoy listening to some of the best Steel Guitar music around. It free to the…

Mac Computer Club Meeting – AAAMUG (Arkansas Apple and Macintosh User Group)

If you like Apple Macs, iPads, iPods, iPhones, or are just curious about Apple, come to a club meeting as our guest. This month we’ll look at the program –…

Fort Smith FOP seeks meeting to talk wages, benefits

Members of the Fort Smith Fraternal Order of Police met March 16 with Fort Smith City Directors George Catsavis and Andre Good to express concerns about wages, benefits and a…

Corps campsites may shut down; state park sites to remain open

The U.S. Corps of Engineers is preparing to close recreation facilities nationwide in the event the federal government is shut down as part of the inability of Congress to approve…

Overstock exits Arkansas; cites tax law change

Salt Lake City-based Overstock.com announced Friday it is pulling out of Arkansas after Gov. Mike Beebe signed into law a bill requiring online retailers to remit tax collections like their…

1% petition organizers ready for document resubmission

Organizers of a petition seeking to force a vote on a 1% prepared food tax plan to resubmit the petitions Monday — and their attorney dares the city to reject…

Trucking industry supports electronic logging systems

The trucking industry, including ABF Freight System and USA Truck, support federal legislation pushed by U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., that would require electronic logging devices to monitor driver hours-of-service….

Autism Awareness Month “Zumbathon”

April is Autism Awareness Month. To celebrate that, Karla Auguste presents … Light it up BLUE! "Zumbathon" event to benefit The Gregory Kistler Center. Saturday, April 23 from 8 a.m….

Arkansans see lower gas bills; falling prices concern producers

As Arkansas consumers fret about higher commodity and pump prices, natural gas prices in the “Natural State” have fallen to the lowest levels since April 2002, according to newly released…

Paddock’s Picks: Blackwater Draw

U.S. Marshal Service Historian David Turk takes the reader back to the beginning of Billy the Kid’s legend.

Adam & Eats: Joe’s Grill and Cantina

You’ll like the combination of cheap margaritas, good food, cheap margaritas, good waitstaff and cheap margaritas. Did we mention that the margaritas are inexpensive?

Report: Arkansas test scores improve, college readiness lags

More public school students in Arkansas score proficient on standardized tests, but fewer students are college ready than the national average, according to a report released Thursday (April 7) by…

House nixes redistricting map; process in limbo

The House State Agencies Committee made short work defeating a Senate plan and proposed amendment that could have advanced the Congressional redistricting debate. SB 871 by Sen. Robert Thompson, D-Paragould,…