Fort Smith

Adam & Eats: Cara’s at Brunwick Place

The creative sandwiches are so good they almost move Adam to profanity. Almost.

HMA to invest $20 million in Sparks Health System

When executives with Health Management Associates said they planned to invest in facility and service improvements at Sparks Health System, they meant it. Sparks CEO Melody Trimble has confirmed that…

UAFS student media growing; new degree program sought

The renewed media program at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has produced its second Web publication, and UAFS officials are proposing a new degree program that could result…

Spending returns

New reports shows strong growth in eCommerce sales.

UAFS student alumni board created

The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Student Alumni Association board of directors has been created with its first 10 members. Katie Schluterman, student and young alumni coordinator, said part…

Leadership Fort Smith award winners announced

Seven individuals have been named recipients of the Leadership Fort Smith Alumni Association’s 2010 community leadership awards and will receive their awards at a June 3 banquet. Awards include the…

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:…

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…