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Van Buren High School Band Concert

Van Buren High School Band Concert December 13 Van Buren Fine Arts Center 7 p.m. High School Band Concert at 7 p.m at the Van Buren Fine Arts…

The Splendor of Christmas

The Splendor of Christmas December 12 Van Buren Fine Arts Center 6:00 p.m. The Splendor of Christmas at the Fine Arts Center. For more information visit their website…

Coleman Jr. High Band Concert

Coleman Jr. High Band Concert December 7 Van Buren Fine Arts Center 7 p.m. Junior High Band Concert at 7 p.m at the Van Buren Fine Arts Center…

Cure For Christmas

Cure For Christmas December 5 King Opera House Van Buren 3:30 p.m. “Cure For Christmas” lymphoma pageant 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $3 for adults and $2 for children…

Lifesong Dance Studio Recitals

Lifesong Dance Studio Recitials December 4 King Opera House Van Buren 3:30 p.m. Lifesong Dance Recitals 3:30 p.m. tickets $5 at the door for more information call 479-474-2426.

TAA program continues to aid area unemployed

The more than 100 unemployed workers who attended a recent Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) training program are just a small portion of those in the region who are eligible for…

City directors want new boss by March; may not use search firm

Three Fort Smith city directors hope to have a new city administrator hired by March, and without the assistance and expense of an executive search consultant. The directors fired then…

Nonprofit gains

Donations are up, but not back to pre-recession levels.

UA student researches perceived value of high school football

Ryan White wants to know how strongly people in Fort Smith and Alma believe high school football “gives the community the opportunity to temporarily escape life’s problems.” He also wants…

Dear Fort Smith regional legislators:

Dear Fort Smith regional legislators: Having given up a few years ago on Santa Claus (apparently, the North Pole logistics folks can’t hook a believer up with a few cases…

Tax uncertainty

Capital gains decisions are tough in this cycle.

Parade, music part of 14th annual Paris lighting ceremony

Downtown Paris event draws hundreds to see the glow of more than 100,000 holiday lights.

Adam & Eats: Skinny’s White Spot Cafe

The folks at Skinny’s crank out good food at great prices, but they don’t much about Bob.

No. 6 LSU at No. 12 Arkansas: Tigers to face ‘strong test’ in Little Rock

story by College Sports Matchups Wire Services Louisiana State never makes it look easy, but it almost always manages to pull out a win. The No. 6 Tigers will be…

Rudy-based Advanced Welding booms with Razorback products

story and photos by Roy Hill Recent developments have the owners and employees of Advanced Welding in Rudy calling the Hogs. Specializing in the manufacture, repair and servicing of pressure…

Beebe talks taxes, lottery and the Legislature

Gov. Mike Beebe navigated an hour of Q&A with moderator Steve Barnes and questions from citizens on AETN in the Tuesday night (Nov. 23) airing of “Arkansans Ask.” Beebe discussed…

Big Screen Peter: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I

Overall a good movie, but Peter says the action and narrative was a bit rushed.

Statewide home sales down 26.7%; down 48% in Fort Smith area

October was a tough month for Arkansas real estate sales, with the number of homes sold statewide down 26.77% and the value of homes sold down 23.13%. The number of…

16th Annual Teddy Bear Tea

16th Annual Teddy Bear Tea with Santa to benefit The Gregory Kistler Center will be held on Saturday, December 4 at the Holiday Inn City Center (Ballrooms) from 10 a.m….

Airport Commission approves $6.8 million budget

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The proposed budget for 2011 took center stage at the Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission meeting Tuesday evening (Nov. 23). For those following the continuing…