by - April 8, 2011 11:08 am
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….
by - April 8, 2011 10:53 am
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….
by - April 8, 2011 8:39 am
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…
by - April 8, 2011 8:07 am
U.S. Marshal Service Historian David Turk takes the reader back to the beginning of Billy the Kid’s legend.
by - April 7, 2011 5:21 pm
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?
by - April 7, 2011 4:32 pm
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…
by - April 7, 2011 3:55 pm
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,…
by - April 7, 2011 1:13 pm
Editor’s note: The following statement about the Sebastian County Spring Cleanup Campaign is from the office of Sebastian County Judge David Hudson. Spring is in the air and that means…
by - April 7, 2011 12:58 pm
Dr. Katherine Irish-Clardy has been selected as a 2011 Phenomenal Woman by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Irish-Clardy, the chief medical officer at Sparks Health System in Fort…
by - April 7, 2011 12:40 pm
About 100 gathered during Thursday’s (April 7) noon hour at the Fort Smith National Historic Site to attend a 9-11 memorial service that included the raising of a large “Patriot”…
by - April 7, 2011 9:05 am
Construction activity in Crawford and Sebastian counties during the first quarter or 2011 is showing a rebound, with combined permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren up 84%…
by - April 6, 2011 5:52 pm
Two recent consumer confidence reports clearly indicate that consumers in the Fort Smith region aren’t optimistic about their financial situation or the future of the regional economy. On Wednesday (April…
by - April 6, 2011 4:06 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The scenarios abound for the next round of Congressional redistricting, which…
by - April 6, 2011 3:52 pm
It’s a science fiction movie with emotional reality that Peter says is pulled off with “near flawless perfection.”
by - April 6, 2011 12:22 pm
Wild Things Farm of Pocola, OK, will be holding their First Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 23, 2011. The hunt is open to children ages 10 and under….
by - April 6, 2011 11:23 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] It didn’t take long for the Arkansas State Senate to dispatch…
by - April 6, 2011 10:33 am
A jump in the overall workforce number and the number of employed in the Fort Smith metro area during February was not enough to reduce the number of unemployed or…
by - April 6, 2011 9:33 am
Editor’s note: The per gallon of gasoline equivalent price for natural gas is $1.065. The story originally reported $1.39, a price provided by AOG. The company subsequently reported the lower…
by - April 5, 2011 10:59 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] After two days of deliberation, State Senators advanced a Congressional redistricting…
by - April 5, 2011 8:31 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors changed direction Tuesday night on a new spay and neuter policy by tabling for six months a second reading of an ordinance approved March…
