by - April 3, 2011 11:52 am
A new ‘Old Railroad Trail’ opens
Numerous volunteers, many hours and private donations and grants helped open the trail.
Fort Smith
by - April 1, 2011 4:46 pm
Problems found with petition seeking 1% food tax election
The petition drive to force an election on enactment of a 1% prepared food tax is in trouble. On Mar. 26, about 4,460 signatures were submitted to Fort Smith City…
by - April 1, 2011 12:45 pm
Disaster alters student’s Spring Break plans
Rona Luong had different plans for Spring Break prior to March 11. But when the earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated many parts of Japan, the young lady who grew up…
by - April 1, 2011 11:28 am
Scene by Carson: April has arrived
Your April to-do list should include getting groovy with some herb, attending a tea party and watching a sexy theatre production.
by - April 1, 2011 11:10 am
Sebastian County home sales up, down in Crawford County
Housing sales in the Fort Smith area continue to show mixed results and tepid recovery, with sales in Crawford County down 25% for the first two months and same-period sales…
by - April 1, 2011 9:43 am
Downtown Fort Smith ‘place to be’ for Heritage Festival
story by Jill M. Rohrbach, travel writer, Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Fort Smith is known for its Wild West origins, but don’t assume the city’s 2011 Heritage Festival…
by - April 1, 2011 9:38 am
River Valley Tea Party, Fort Smith
The River Valley Tea Party will hold its monthly planning meeting Monday, April 4th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at the Main Fort Smith Library, 2101 Rogers Ave. Planning for our…
by - March 31, 2011 6:54 pm
50 job cuts announced at Sparks Health System
Sparks Health System announced Thursday (Mar. 30) a restructuring plan that will see the elimination of 50 non-clinical jobs. The move resulted in a 2.5% reduction in jobs, with the…
by - March 31, 2011 4:40 pm
Adam & Eats: Pho Vietnam
Some of the best oriental soups and sandwiches are served between the talking deer head and the fake plants.
by - March 31, 2011 4:12 pm
Arkansas House passes major budget bills
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Months in the making, the Revenue Stabilization Act (RSA) cleared the…
by - March 31, 2011 3:46 pm
Dems, GOP respond to Congressional redistricting plan
The Democratic Party of Arkansas and the Arkansas Republican Party kicked out press releases Thursday afternoon following the approval in the Arkansas House of Representatives of the “Fayetteville to the…
by - March 31, 2011 1:38 pm
House approves ‘Fayetteville to the Fourth’ redistricting plan (Updated)
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] A controversial Congressional redistricting plan — the "Fayetteville to the Fourth"…
by - March 31, 2011 12:05 pm
Analyst downplays Acxiom changes; sets $18 target price
story by Wesley Brown [email protected] The sudden and surprise departure of Acxiom Corp’s top executives caught the market off guard as the company’s shares were slaughtered in Wednesday’s trading session,…
by - March 31, 2011 11:51 am
Stephens lands economic development job in Johnson County
Fort Smith native Travis Stephens didn’t expect to land a top job so soon, but he’s eager to begin work as the CEO and chief economic development officer for the…
by - March 31, 2011 10:59 am
Fuel hedging still not mainstream in Arkansas
story by Wesley Brown [email protected] Small and medium-sized businesses and even government entities are taking a closer look at fuel-saving strategy that propelled quirky Southwest Airlines’ to an incredible 17-year…
by - March 31, 2011 8:37 am
Better, but …
Small business owners are optimistic, but fear inflation.
by - March 30, 2011 8:41 pm
Congressional redistricting maps change again
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] After days of negotiations and partisan criticism, Rep. Clark Hall, D-Marvell,…
by - March 30, 2011 3:01 pm
Big Screen Peter: Sucker Punch
It’s a movie that turns into a video game. The movie is, in a word, pointless.
by - March 30, 2011 1:23 pm
Golden Living to add 200+ jobs to Fort Smith operation
Twenty days after Golden Living announced it would move its headquarter operations to Dallas, the company said it would add at least 200 jobs to what is now known as…
by - March 30, 2011 9:14 am
Future bleak for downtown development bill
A bill promoting development in downtown districts appears headed for another defeat in the Arkansas Senate. Rep. Tracy Pennartz, D-Fort Smith, filed HB 1118 on Jan. 12, with the bill…