Fort Smith

Big Screen Peter: Resident Evil: Afterlife

This movie pretty much sucks, unless you enjoy senselessness and ‘morbid puzzlement.’

Fort Smith Realtor named Arkansas Realtor of the Year

The Arkansas Realtors Association has named Fort Smith Realtor Glee Cosner its Arkansas Realtor-of-the-Year. The announcement was made Tuesday night (Sept. 14) during the association’s 86th Annual Convention in Rogers….

Fort Smith mayor out of hospital; ‘Out and about’

Fort Smith Mayor Ray Baker was released from the hospital earlier this week after almost four weeks in St. Edward Mercy Medical for treatment of dehydration and a blood clot…

Arkansas Best gains require union wage cuts, pension reform

The good news is that the most recent analyst report says Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. may have hit bottom and could see positive earnings in fiscal 2011. But even…

Name game

Store brand products do well against name brands.

Energy Report: Lower natural gas prices past shadow over Fayetteville Shale

Recent sideways and downward pressure on the price of natural gas is causing some consternation in the natural gas industry, including companies that operate in the Fayetteville Shale. In late…

Community Coffee at ATU-Ozark Campus

Everyone is invited to attend a Community Coffee at Arkansas Tech University – Ozark Campus. Take this time to fellowship with the faculty, staff and students to tell us what…

100th Birthday Party

Fort Smith Museum of History 100th Birthday Celebration The Fort Smith Museum of History will officially turn one hundred on December 10, 2010. Enjoy birthday cake and punch in…

Return to the Commissary

Concluding a year of special exhibits and events in celebration of its centennial, the Fort Smith Museum of History will present Return to the Commissary, a re-creation of…

AOG area unlikely to suffer neighborhood-destroying gas explosion

The huge natural gas line explosion that destroyed part of a neighborhood near San Francisco is not likely to happen in the Fort Smith area. On Sept. 9, a 30-inch…

Civilized Tribes on Marshals Museum board; Reeves revolver and badge donated

The U.S. Marshals Museum board of directors voted Tuesday (Sept. 14) to keep open a slot for a representative from the Five Civilized Tribes. Also, Sebastian County Circuit Court Judge…

Arkansas Venture Forum begins Wednesday

The Arkansas Venture Forum will kick-off Wednesday morning (Sept. 15) at Little Rock’s Doubletree Hotel with a panel discussion on ways for homegrown entrepreneurs to land much-needed venture capital. During…

EMT/Paramedic students at ATU-Ozark earn 100% pass rate

Recent Graduates of the EMT/Paramedic Program at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus received a 100% pass rate on their National Register of Emergency Medical Technicians Exam, according to a statement from…

New website launched for city of Fort Smith

Fort Smith has a new look. The city turned on its new website Tuesday (Sept. 14), and presented the new look to the Fort Smith board of directors during their…

Fort Smith board hears solutions for flooding, levee certification

On a rainy Tuesday, the Fort Smith board of directors discussed multi-million dollar projects necessary in the near future to best usher water out of the city and to best…

Free Pancake Breakfast

Free pancake breakfast. Donations welcomed. All proceeds benifit the Crawford County District 5 Volunteer Fire Department. 5920 Hwy. 59N. 4 miles north of Van Buren

Spaghetti Dinner

All you can eat spaghetti dinner for only $5!! Spaghetti, breadsticks and desserts. All proceeds benifit the Crawford County District 5 Volunteer Fire Department. 5920 Hwy. 59N. 4 miles north…

Another 2nd shift unlikely at Whirlpool

Barring a return of production from Mexico, it appears unlikely Whirlpool officials will boost employment at its Fort Smith manufacturing plant. Sources tell The City Wire that Whirlpool Division Vice…