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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 live Steel Guitar music around. It free…

OG&E seeks $13.3 million line upgrade between Ozark, Clarksville

OG&E is asking the Arkansas Public Service commission to approve the construction of a 161KV transmission line and upgrade certain power facilities between Ozark and Clarksville. The more than $13.334…

Same old same old from Tim Burton doesn’t amuse Peter

This version of Alice in Wonderland offers great acting but a flimsy story.

Van Buren cemetery part of AETN documentary

story and photos by Marla Cantrell [email protected] The dead are speaking in the AETN documentary “Silent Stories,” which will air 6:30 p.m., Thursday (Mar. 11). The program takes viewers across…

Arkansas’ jobless rate remains stable during January

Arkansas’ January preliminary unemployment rate was 7.6%, the same as revised unemployment rates for December and November 2009. When initially reported by the federal Bureau of Labor, the December rate…

More data

New study predicts expansion of data centers in the U.S.

Shale mining, I-49 dominate Chaffee meeting

story and photo by Marla Cantrell [email protected] There’s a hell of a lot of shale at Chaffee Crossing — more than $1 million dollar’s worth. Two companies, C. Watts and…

Greenwood voters reject millage increase

More than 58% of those who voted in the Greenwood special election Tuesday (Mar. 9) voted against a millage increase to fund a new elementary. According to the unofficial (not…

Ozark native seeks District 83 House seat

Leslee Milam Post of Ozark has filed as a Democrat for the House District 83 seat that snakes through Franklin County and up and west through Crawford County. Post, the…

Fundraising, education efforts focus of Marshals Museum meeting

The potentially slow progress of fundraising for the U.S. Marshals Museum and the expansion of school programs coordinated by museum staff were key items discussed Tuesday (Mar. 9) during a…

Tyson Foods receives upbeat debt rating review

Executives with Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. who recently predicted financial improvements in 2010 were afforded a favorable second opinion Tuesday (Mar. 9) from Fitch Ratings. Chicago-based Fitch rated Tyson Foods’…

U.S. Marshal historian brings weapon to museum meeting

David Turk pulled out a gun during the quarterly meeting of the U.S. Marshals Museum board of directors held Tuesday (Mar. 9) in Fort Smith. It wasn’t loaded. And it…

Carolina connections

Raleigh is the most wired city in the U.S.

Boozman staffer clarifies GOP primary endorsement policy

A campaign staffer of U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, clarified Boozman’s policy of endorsing candidates in GOP primaries, saying Boozman will not endorse candidates in open-seat primaries but will endorse…

Management often more critical than finance

Stockman says entrepreneurs must take an honest look at their strengths and weaknesses.

Sandi Sanders recognized for work in launching Marshals Museum project

Congratulatory notes for the founding director come from Marshals, U.S. Senators and many others.

No Woman Left Behind (Women’s Support Group)

No Woman Left Behind is a woman to woman support group. Come and speak with others that have walked in your shoes. For more information call 479 646-3733 or email…

An Evening of Worship with Andy Rogers

An Evening of Worship with Andy Rogers Songwriter, Worship Leader, EMI Kingsway Artist from Ireland’s Causeway Coast Friday, March 19, 7:00 p.m. Freedom Church 923 Louisville Fort…

Rice, Pennartz survive political filing season without opponents

The last day of county, state and federal political office filing was relatively calm around the state but delivered a surprise in Sebastian County. Sebastian County Sheriff Frank Atkinson, a…

Sheriff Frank Atkinson withdraws from re-election bid

Not all the election surprises are on the federal election front. Sebastian County Sheriff Frank Atkinson announced Monday (Mar. 8) he would not seek a seventh term as the county’s…