Fort Smith

Summer Health & Safety Fair

The Summer Health & Safety Fair will be located in Center Court at Central Mall from 10am – 2pm on Saturday, June 11th.

Vintage Card & Memorabilia Show

The Vintage Card & Memorabilia Show will be located in Center Court at Central Mall during mall hours.

Craft Show

The Craft Show will be located in Center Court at Central Mall during mall hours.

YRC admits bankruptcy near; ABF stands to benefit

The death watch continues for a national trucking company that is a primary competitor with Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System. Overland Park, Kan.-based YRC noted in its 10K annual report…

Sebastian County Sheriff pushes ‘Good Time’ program

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Sebastian County Sheriff Bill Hollenbeck announced a number of cost saving initiatives at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Sebastian County Quorum Court. Among them was…

Fort Smith board adopts new animal control rules

Unless amended or repealed, Fort Smith will have a new set of animal control laws as of Jan. 1, 2012, that will include the mandatory registration of pets, spay and…

Attorney General approves severance tax ballot title

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel approved the ballot title of a citizen’s initiative that could raise the severance tax on natural gas in Arkansas to 7%. The measure, notes this…

Vintage Card & Memorabilia Show

Vintage Card & Memorabilia Show will be located in Center Court at Central Mall during mall hours.

Prison reform closer to becoming law

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Gov. Mike Beebe’s effort to overhaul the state’s prison system is…

Tax-referendum petition ‘close to 2,000’ signatures

With about 10 days to collect signatures forcing an election on enactment of a 1% prepared food tax in Fort Smith, Eddie York says a group of restaurant owners may…

Arkansas, U.S. nuke plants under scrutiny; natgas benefit?

The operator of the nuclear power plant in Russellville (Arkansas) says its plants are safe, but the utility company may run into trouble relicensing nuclear power plants in the Northeast…

Public relations is important for businesses large and small

Responding quickly and effectively can turn potentially damaging news into a business opportunity.

Area hospitality tax collections up in January

Hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren were up during January despite the snow and cold. January hospitality tax collections in Van Buren totaled $28,016, up 1.1% compared…

Donaubauer named among top advisors

Allyn Donaubauer has been recognized by Merrill Lynch as being among the top financial advisors in Arkansas. Donaubauer was recently included in Barron’s magazine on the “America’s Top 1,000 Advisors:…

Fort Smith enplanements up in February

The trend of enplanement gains at the Fort Smith Regional Airport that began in June 2010 continued into February with a 1.8% increase in the number of travelers. For the…

Beebe seeks to get out front in Medicaid debate

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] With voter unrest and fear regarding federal health care reform, Gov….

Area foreclosure actions down 39% in February

Foreclosure actions in the Fort Smith area fell more than 39% in February, but the head of the company tracking the national figures says paperwork problems may have more to…

Arkansas Senate Report: Redistricting, highways and tax cuts

Editor’s note: Arkansas Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, provided the following commentary on the previous week of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. The fury of activity filled the halls of…

A modern ritual

Don’t fear the tax-filing deadline extension

Running blind

During the course of recent events, I was reminded of a somewhat rambling essay — titled “Brain freight” — first published May 31, 2009, in this space on The City…