Fort Smith

Paddock’s Pick: Little Bee

The name protects the African girl in her quest to find safety using information in a man’s billfold.

8th annual A Night in the Caribbean

8th annual "A Night in the Caribbean" to benefit The Gregory Kistler Center, Saturday, May 1, 2010. Held at Golden Living and featuring the amazing "Grupo Salsabor" (formerly called Salsa…

Greenwood Car Show for the Kistler Center

The Classic Truckers and Cruisers Club presents their 23rd annual Car Show on Saturday, April 24, 2010. Proceeds will go to the Gregory Kistler Treatment Center to help children with special…

National trucking sector gains continue

Trucking industry watchers continue to be optimistic about improving conditions in a sector that is considered a bellwether of the national economy. The American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index…

Arkansas’ jobless rate edges up to 7.7%

Arkansas’ unemployment rate moved slightly higher to 7.7% in February after three consecutive months of being parked at 7.6%. The rate was 6.8% February 2009. The report released Friday (March…

Wine & Roses Tickets Online NOW

TICKETS ON SALE ONLINE NOW! On April 10, 2010 hundreds of friends of the Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House will gather to view spectacular art, sample a variety of…

IEC helps launch Women in Business peer group

story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Fourteen women in business met March 24 at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith to form a peer group…

Second Street gets a taste of Austin

The second “grand opening” of Second Street Live! delivers the crowd-pleasing sounds of Del Castillo.

Tech with Tom: Get your Google on

Tom says Fort Smith needs to get Ga Ga over Google Fiber for Communities.

Adam & Eats: El Celaya

It’s not just good food Adam seeks, he also enjoys the lingering smell of a restaurant.

Exec positions cut at St. Edward in Fort Smith

Job cuts in the St. Louis-based Sisters of Mercy Health System have resulted in 11 lost jobs at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith — with at least…

New hotel near new Phoenix Expo a possibility

Owners of the Phoenix Expo center are pushing a $1 million Phase II project that they say will create a “first class” banquet and exhibition facility and could potentially help…

Huckabee endorses Matayo in 3rd District GOP race

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has endorsed former Arkansas Legislator Doug Matayo in his bid to be the next 3rd District Congressman. Huckabee’s is the second high-profile political endorsement in…

Trimble named HMA hospital CEO of the year

Melody Trimble, CEO of Sparks Health System, has been named “CEO of the Year” by Health Management Associates. The internal award recognizes hospital administrators within the HMA system who exemplify…

Ad revenue woes

Advertising down except for Internet advertising.

Fort Smith Classic director optimistic about funding issue

Patricia Brown has less than 90 days to raise about $200,000 to fully fund The Fort Smith Classic. Brown, director of the PGA Tour-sanctioned professional golf event now in its…

‘The Runaways’ suffers from poor direction

The movie gets a lukewarm rating from Peter who faults it for being episodic and incomplete.

Regional bankruptcy and incorporation filings

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….

New national test results measure student math, reading skills

Results released Wednesday (March 24) show mixed results on math and reading scores for Arkansas’ fourth- and eight-grade students. The National Assessment Governing Board and the U.S. Department of Education…