Fort Smith

A son’s challenge

What does a dad say when asked how to start a business?

Old Timers festival draws hundreds to downtown Van Buren

Arts and crafts festival delivers food, entertainment, politics and lots of shopping.

Fortunate son (2010)

Editor’s note: This essay was first posted May 10, 2009. A lot has changed in Mom’s world. The world in 1949, the year of her birth, was a crazy place….

Arklahoma Pedal Steel Guitar Club Meeting

Come join us for our monthly Pedal Steel Guitar Club meeting, and enjoy listening to some of the best Steel Guitar music around. It free to the public and happens…

UAFS commencement speaker: ‘Life is not fair. Get over it. Get used to it.’

story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Commencement speaker Neal Pendergraft challenged University of Arkansas at Fort Smith graduates during commencement exercises May 8 to "give back"…

Mac Computer Club Meeting

If you like Mac computers, iPods, iPhones, or are just curious about all things Apple, sit in on our club meeting as our guest. This month we cover "Mac 101:…

Digital prints, Trout Fishing part of 3rd annual Safe Kids! Safety Fair

U.S. Marshals Museum helps provide games, safety activities and lessons for about 250 children.

Community, job development cited during annual symphony sponsor dinner

Fort Smith Symphony rehearsal of “A Night in Old Vienna” draws sponsors and guests to the stage.

Crawford, Sebastian counties see high early voter turnout

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] If the first week of early voting in Crawford County is any indicator, the May 18 primary is going to be one of the most…

Circuit Court race turns ugly with anonymous Web site

The election season for circuit court judges in Sebastian County has normally been mild, polite and almost reverent in tone. Well, welcome to yet another race during this crazy election…

Lisk reappointed to mock trial committee

Lynn Lisk of Fort Smith, program director and assistant professor in the Legal Assistance/Paralegal program at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, has been reappointed to the Mock Trial…

Daly to play in Fort Smith Classic

Guess who’s coming to play? Professional golfer John Daly has accepted a sponsor exemption to compete in the Fort Smith Classic scheduled for June 14-20 at Hardscrabble Country Club. The…

Polls show Boozman, Lincoln ahead in primaries

Two recent polls show some trends in the Democratic and GOP primaries for the U.S. Senate race in Arkansas, with incumbent U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (Democrat) and U.S. Rep. John…

Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

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….

The City Wire Person of the Month: Peter Lippincott

Editor’s note: The City Wire highlights each month a person in the Fort Smith region. Special recognitions, accomplishments, philanthropic support and input from The City Wire readers are considered when…

Adam & Eats: Dodson Diner

These folks, according to Adam, have the best fried okra in town. (Let the debate begin.)

Stephens exec joins USA Truck board

Van Buren-based USA Truck announced May 6 that its board of directors have appointed James D. ("J.D.") Simpson III to the board. Simpson is employed by Stephens Inc. as executive…

Fort Smith Art Center raises $1.1 million, changes name

story and photos by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The Fort Smith Art Center will in early 2011 go by the new moniker: The Fort Smith Regional Art Museum (RAM). Also, the…

Wall Street, local stocks see big declines

The share prices of many publicly held companies based or active in the Fort Smith area and Arkansas took a hit Thursday as the New York Stock Exchange and several…

Organizers ready for Old Timers, avoiding the “R” word

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] There’s only one word Barb Morse, president of the Van Buren Old Town Merchants Association, is banning in her downtown store this week. Rain. Don’t…