by - September 24, 2010 8:27 pm
The U.S. Postal Service has decided to close its South Fort Smith Station on South 32nd St., according to this report from KFSM 5 News. "Given the extraordinary decline in…
by - September 24, 2010 4:34 pm
The Fort Smith board of directors will on Tuesday (Sept. 28) review a $116 million five-year capital improvement program for streets, bridges and drainage, with a little more than $36…
by - September 24, 2010 12:08 pm
story by Chris Rushing, College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) [email protected] For the second-straight week, Arkansas faces a litmus test in its journey toward…
by - September 24, 2010 11:47 am
Candidates in Arkansas’ Lt. Governor race and the Secretary of State race are taking political jabs at each with the November general election closing in. Mark Darr, a Republican candidate…
by - September 23, 2010 6:15 pm
It’s a great place to consume all-American food while viewing a golf course and a cemetery.
by - September 23, 2010 6:00 pm
Ben Quintana says a young professionals group will best boost a region’s economic development program by working effectively and through many partnerships to recruit and retain professional talent. Quintana, head…
by - September 23, 2010 4:27 pm
October Exhibition RAM teams up with Second Street Live, the new visual and performing arts venue, to exhibit pieces from its collections in the month of October. 10-15 works of…
by - September 23, 2010 3:03 pm
story by Gary Brown, president of College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) [email protected] Alabama’s trip to Arkansas is the nation’s top game this weekend….
by - September 23, 2010 2:29 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Jayne Hughes has proposed a family-friendly “splash pad” in downtown Fort Smith similar to a park concept in Nashville, Tenn. Hughes, downtown development coordinator for…
by - September 23, 2010 2:24 pm
The thought of a corporate behemoth settling in Arkansas with the size, breadth and market-moving influence of Wal-Mart would undoubtedly be big news. Yet unbeknownst to most, oil giant ExxonMobil…
by - September 23, 2010 7:20 am
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] “It’s not a job; it’s your life.” That was the message Ben Shipley delivered Wednesday morning (Sept. 22) to attendees of the fall quarterly breakfast…
by - September 23, 2010 7:18 am
Hispanic-owned businesses grew 43.7% between 2002-2007.
by - September 23, 2010 6:58 am
Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….
by - September 22, 2010 7:04 pm
Affleck’s directing is heavy handed, but the story and cast create a ‘sustaining spectacle.’
by - September 22, 2010 10:57 am
Oretha Faye Ferguson, a 10th-grade English teacher at Southside High School in Fort Smith, is one of 14 teachers have been named regional finalists for the 2011 Arkansas Teacher of…
by - September 22, 2010 10:02 am
The Arkansas Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Rehabilitation has named the Fort Smith Housing Authority the Agency of the Year. In the 2009-10 fiscal year, the FSHA…
by - September 22, 2010 9:18 am
Editor’s note: Three closely watched political journalists based in Little Rock have joined to form The Arkansas Election Line — an ongoing assessment of key political races in Arkansas. Roby…
by - September 22, 2010 9:05 am
Home sales in Crawford and Sebastian counties totaled 133 in August, down 20.8% compared to August 2009, with the now-expired federal stimulus effort to promote homebuying appearing to have moved…
by - September 21, 2010 4:26 pm
June and July are the first consecutive months for hospitality tax gains in Fort Smith and Van Buren, with at least one area tourism official hopeful that the sector has…
by - September 21, 2010 1:31 pm
Arkansas jobless rate during August increased to 7.5% from a July rate of 7.4%, and marks the 18th consecutive month the unemployment rate has been above 7%. Oklahoma’s jobless rate…
