Fort Smith

Hunter Education

The Hunter Education safety course teaches fundamentals of safe and responsible hunting, it’s free and open to all ages. Students must attend the whole day in order to take the…

Lid Lifter

Come out and enjoy a Dutch oven tradition. We will share a short demonstration on Dutch oven cooking and share a taste of outdoor cooking. Let the aroma take you…

Beginning Wood Carving

Herschel Rye is a local wood carver who enjoys teaching his trade. He will display some of his carvings, share his knowledge adn so a short wood-carving demonstration. Enjoy what…

Star Party

The north side of Wells Lake on the nature center grounds will be transformed into an outdoor observatory. The Arkansas Oklahoma Astronomical Society will host an evening devoted to the…

Star Party

The north side of Wells Lake on the nature center grounds will be transformed into an outdoor observatory. The Arkansas Oklahoma Astronomical Society will host an evening devoted to the…

Winter Night Hike

Join a member of the education staff for an easy stroll along Wells Lake, but be sure to bundle up and bring a flashlight. We’ll look for a variety of creatures…

Chesapeake’s Fayetteville Shale sale could tempt Big Oil players

A top Wall Street analyst said Monday (Feb. 7) that Chesapeake’s auction of its Fayetteville shale assets could bring interest from several of the world’s largest oil giants, including ExxonMobil…

Five named to UAFS Athletic Hall of Fame

Editor’s note: Story by Jonathan Gipson, sports information director for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Only one University of Arkansas at Fort Smith women’s basketball team has ever…

A&P tax fight coming to Arkansas Senate

Officials in the Arkansas hospitality and tourism sector say two proposed bills in the Arkansas Senate would make it difficult if not impossible to be competitive with other states in…

Egyptian thoughts

Almost half of Americans say U.S. should be involved.

Sheffield Nelson to lead severance tax increase

Sheffield Nelson picked up where he left off in 2008 by filing paperwork on Monday (Feb. 7) with the Attorney General’s office to lead an initiated act to raise Arkansas’…

Fort Smith A&P endorse 1% tax, lease agreement

At a special called Monday morning (Feb. 7), the Fort Smith Advertising & Promotion Commission put its stamp of approval on a proposed Fort Smith Convention Center lease agreement and…

Arkansas Senate Report: Museums, taxes and corrections reform

Editor’s note: Arkansas Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, provided the following commentary on the previous week of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. This past week at the Capitol was slowed…

Arkansas House Report: The week of cell phone bills

Editor’s note: Rep. Leslee Milam-Post, D-Ozark, provided the following commentary on the previous week of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. The House approved a measure that would ban the use…

All bark

They call a recent bill designed to nip the temptation of nefarious activity among Arkansas legislators an ethics reform bill, which was, after reading the bill, a piece of literature…

Miss Arkansas returns to Fort Smith

Alyse Eady and her parents meet with friends and fans during a welcome reception in downtown Fort Smith.

monthly Tea Party meeting

The River Valley Tea Party – Arkansas- will meet at the main Fort Smith library, 3201 Rogers Ave, on Monday, Feb. 7. The public is welcome. Find us on facebook….

Tourism director: The touring vacation is back

Richard Davies was in Fort Smith on Friday (Feb. 4) to deliver what amounted to a cheerleading speech for the Fort Smith area and statewide tourism industry. Davies, the director…

ATU-Ozark adds therapy assistant program

The Arkansas Department of Higher Education Coordinating (ADHECB) has granted approval to Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus to offer a certified occupational therapy assistant program. According to an ATU-Ozark statement, an…