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City of Van Buren Presents Movie Night

City of Van Buren Movie Night February 13, 2010 King Opera House 7 p.m. The City of Van Buren will present a movie at 7 p.m. at the King Opera…

Coleman Middle School Band Concert

Coleman Middle School Band Concert at the Van Buren Fine Arts Center. 2001 Pointer Trail Van Buren. For more information visit http://centerforfinearts.org/ or call 479-471-4017.

UAFS students score well on national test

Graduating seniors from the College of Business at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith have scored in the top 25% in the nation on a standardized test given to…

Miller seeks another term as Sebastian County Treasurer

Judith Miller, a Republican, recently announced she is seeking re-election as Sebastian County Treasurer/Collector. The Greenwood resident has more than 25 years of experience in county government. She has worked…

Art scene growing in Arkansas

story submitted by Zoie Clift, a travel writer for the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Though often underplayed, the art scene is alive and well in Arkansas. Blues and…

We like Oprah, again

Glenn Beck and Jay Leno also on our list of favorites.

Scene by Carson: Civic Matters

This inaugural post, focusing on the Downtown Optimist Club, begins a once-a-month look at the work of civic clubs in the Fort Smith region.

Fort Smith board to seek 1% prepared food tax option

With a 5-2 vote, the Fort Smith Board of Directors decided Tuesday night (Jan. 26) to first seek voter approval of a 1% prepared food tax to shore up the…

Light issues dominate Fort Smith airport meeting

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] The bulk of January’s meeting of the Fort Smith Airport Commission on Tuesday (Jan. 26) consisted of a show-and-tell presentation by airport director John Parker….

Fort Smith, state closer to interstate median/interchange maintenance plan

Fort Smith city and Arkansas highway officials will meet within the next few weeks to develop a plan on how to better maintain the medians and interchanges of Interstate 540…

Fort Smith directors ready to pursue water park plan

Fort Smith city directors appear unanimous and excited in their support of further investigating a partnership with Sebastian County to develop a water park at Ben Geren Regional Park. The…

Sen. Lincoln campaign fund tops $5 million

It appears that U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., is not backing away from a tough reelection campaign. Following the surprise election of Republican Scott Brown to the Massachusetts Senate seat…

Fort Smith board set for quality-of-place special session

Tonight’s (Jan. 26) special session by the Fort Smith Board of Directors to study an extensive list of possible taxpayer funded tourism and recreational projects will also include funding consideration…

Aggressive entrepreneurs can make fatal mistakes

Stockman forwards a few notes on common mistakes made by those starting a business.

Trane to cut 200 jobs at Fort Smith plant

Just a few weeks into the first year, more manufacturing jobs are leaving the Fort Smith area, according to this report from KFSM 5 News. Union officials were notified Monday…

Fort Smith, Sebastian County officials to review water park plans

The Fort Smith Board of Directors and the Sebastian County Quorum Court will review Tuesday (Jan. 26) two concepts — with the larger proposal having a $7.5 million price tag…

Immaculate Conception School Hosts Open House

You are invited to come to the Immaculate Conception School Open House on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at 6:30pm and continuing until 7:30pm. Meet the IC staff and families, tour…

News flash: Arkansans don’t like Congress

The two Democrats who recently announced they will not seek reelection to Arkansas Congressional districts appear to be getting out before they are voted out. New polling results from the…

Trucking index reports ‘robust tonnage’ in December

A positive sign for the still struggling national economy is that the American Trucking Associations’ reports that December marks the second consecutive month of an uptick in its national trucking…

Boating education class

The US Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering a free, one-day boating education class on Jan. 30, 2010, from 8am to 4pm. Location: 3802 Grand Ave, Fort Smith, AR Call 479-769-0069…