Fort Smith

FREE Boating Education Class

Barling Boat Sales, in conjunction with the Fort Smith flotilla of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary and the AR Game and Fish Commission, is presenting a free, one day boating…

Happy Tax Day!

Potts offers options for those short on money.

Recycling for Earth Day

Editor’s note: This essay first appeared Aug. 1, 2009. It runs here again because Earth Day is April 22 and we believe recycling an essay will help save a piece…

737 works in River Valley Student Art Competition

The 11th annual River Valley Student Art Competition featured the works of 737 area students, with the art to be on display through April 25th at the Center for Arts…

Former Whirlpool worker in middle of Lincoln and Halter fight

The latest spat between U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter involves a former employee of Whirlpool’s Fort Smith plant. Halter is challenging Lincoln in the Democratic…

Wine and Roses 2010 featured live and silent auctions, chocolate, art and music

Event organizers hope to raise $100,000-plus for the Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House.

The City Wire video: Heritage Festival 2010

Link here for more info and photos of the festival

Heritage Festival raises funds for Community Clearinghouse Backpack program

The festival included a Natchez nation-hosted powwow, Irish dance and music, and a tour of the only bordello on the National Register of Historic Places.

Women of Mercy Educating Neighbors (WOMEN)

The event was sponsored by St. Edward Mercy Medical Center and focused on health and self-esteem tips for women.

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…

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:…

LaHood meeting tentatively set for May 17

The opportunity for regional intermodal officials to meet with U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood could come as early as May 17. A meeting with LaHood was first mentioned during a…

Poll results released for 2nd Congressional District

While not as closely watched as the 3rd Congressional District race by those in the Fort Smith area, Arkansas’ 2nd Congressional District (central Arkansas) race is garnering nationwide attention. The…

Insurance exec: New health care rules and regs not yet clear

When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the health care bill would have to first be approved before Americans could learn what was in it, she wasn’t kidding. Cal Kellogg, senior…

Johnny A ready to electrify Second Street Live!

review by Peter Lewis Despite beginning at age 6 and receiving lessons, Johnny A never quite took to the drums and for that we can all be thankful. “I was…

Getting healthy

More Americans say they’ve adopted a healthy lifestyle.

Second Street Live Presents – Raul Malo

RAUL MALO: Main Stage Clearly, followers of Raul Malo’s eclectic career – both as a key figure in the formation of The Mavericks and after – know a talent as…

Second Street Live Presents – Sam Bush

SAM BUSH: Masters & Legends Series When Second Street Live started its wish list for their Masters and Legends Series one of the first names mentioned was Sam Bush. Though…

Second Street Live Presents – Stanley Jordan

STANLEY JORDAN: Masters & Legends Series The story of virtuoso guitarist Stanley Jordan’s discovery and rise to international acclaim is legendary as is his revolutionary playing technique. At 23 the…

Second Street Live Presents – Johnny A with special guest Chris Cameron

JOHNNY A. w/special guest Chris Cameron: Mainstage Johnny A. burns with a fire that is white hot. A master of tone, taste and texture, he has created a style and…