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Egg preferences

Americans favor regular over cage-free eggs.

Fort Smith Jazz Festival primer: Odis Elevator & The Flights

Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Jazz Festival is being presented this year by The City Wire, Downtown Fort Smith, Arvest, Kirkham Systems, Raymond James and Associates, Dixie Digital, and Arkoma…

Big Screen Peter: Iron Man 2

Peter says it’s not as good as the first movie because the characters are pushed past the point of believability.

Larry Randall joins Arvest unit

Larry Randall has joined Arvest Equipment Finance as an equipment finance specialist for the bank’s Arkansas and Missouri markets. Also Randall will work as senior credit officer and serve as…

District 13 Senate debate set for Thursday

An “old-fashioned” debate is on in the Arkansas Senate District 13 is seat for Thursday (May 13), with two of the three candidates agreeing to attend. Jake Files, one of…

Digital Photography for Kids

See the world in a whole new way with digital photography. What part should I focus on? What angle do I want? Learn how to use your camera, download pictures,…

Centennial exhibits, funding needs focus of history museum director

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] “I really don’t have anything you’d be interested in.” Leisa Gramlich usually hears this before she receives a collection of Lincoln High School yearbooks. (During…

Settle to seek another term on Fort Smith board

Fort Smith City Director Kevin Settle announced Wednesday (May 12) that he will seek a second four-year term on the board responsible for a city of more than 80,000. Settle…

Electric uncertainty

Many Americans unsure about buying an electric car.

Art experts around the state honor Fort Smith artist as a ‘Living Treasure’

Peter Lippincott recognized for preserving and promoting his craft and the arts in his community.

Donnie Pendergraft honored for philanthropic history

story and photos by Linda Kaufenberg [email protected] Long-time community benefactor Donnie Pendergraft was named Philanthropist of the Year by the Fort Smith Area Community Foundation, with monetary donation in her…

Information access issues raised during Fort Smith board session

A discussion about the relationship between the Fort Smith board of directors and the city’s internal auditor resulted in raising questions about what information citizens should and should not have…

Fort Smith board readies to endorse federal tax credit program

The Fort Smith Board of Directors is expected to forward with an ordinance establishing the Fort Smith Housing Authority as a Community Development Entity (CDE) to bring the development potential…

The City Wire endorsements: J.R. Dallas and Gary Campbell

Editor’s note: The City Wire is endorsing candidates in the Democratic and GOP primaries for the U.S. Senate; the GOP primary for the 3rd Congressional District; and the GOP primary…

Fort Smith enplanements up over 2009

April brought a slimmer of hope that enplanements out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport may begin to improve. The airport posted 6,964 enplanements in April, up 8.6% compared to…

It’s important to optimize your Web site for the best search results

Stockman passes along 12 tips to ensure your Web site grabs and retains eyeballs.

Back to work

More laid off workers finding full- or part-time jobs.

Stock markets: Easy go, easy come

What goes down may just as quickly come up. Just a few days ago the market went wild with an almost 1,000-point drop with the Dow Jones Industrial Average. According…

Frog Bayou Boys deliver big sounds in little Rudy

story and photo by Marla Cantrell [email protected] When The Frog Bayou Boys sing, “Cause nobody answers when I call your name,” a blond woman, thin as a stick, waves one…

Tyson Foods posts $156 million quarterly income; beats estimates

Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. is beginning to see consistent financial gains, with its second fiscal-quarter net income reaching $156 million, far ahead of analyst estimates. For the second quarter ending…