Fort Smith

Heart and Soul rocks for St. Edward foundation

Auction items include jewelry, vintage wine tasting and a Running Razorback.

Fort Smith airport traffic improves in November

After a dismal October in which enplanements fell 14%, November saw an improvement in passenger traffic at the Fort Smith Regional Airport. November enplanements at the airport totaled 6,217, down…

‘Art of Wine’ gathers supporters of a center for art

Various wines, cheeses and fruit used to please the palette and pursue a $2 million fundraising goal.

Marshall selected as federal judge for Arkansas’ Eastern District

Judge Denzil Price Marshall Jr., has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as the U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, according to statement from the…

UAFS explains economic development role, global outreach

It may be the three “R’s” in the classroom, but it’s the three “C’s” outside the classroom that Dr. Paul Beran believes are “vital” to the future socio-economic development success….

What global warming?

Fewer Americans believe humans cause climate change.

Leadership group, students told of need for business balance

story and photo by Linda Kaufenberg Balance is a key to effective leadership, according to Mike Callan. Callan, president of Fort Smith-based Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp., was the final speaker…

Van Buren cemetery restoration work to air on AETN

Television show to profile the work of Randy Smith to restore and preserve monuments and grave markers in Van Buren’s historic Fairview Cemetery.

Scene by Carson: Get your holiday cheer going!

December has the Fort Smith region packed with shopping, dancing and a little selfish charity. Eggnog, anyone?

Area home sales up 20.6% during October

October home sales in Crawford, Franklin and Sebastian counties totaled 193, up 20.6% over October 2008 sales, according to Wednesday’s (Dec. 3) report from the Arkansas Realtors Association. It marks…

Fantastic Mr. Fox delivers humanity without humans

Smarty-pants Peter Lewis reviews an animated movie with words like, “auteur,” “paragon,” and “nefarious.” We’re having him drug-tested. Again.

League of Women Voters name new officers

The League of Women Voters of Fort Smith has announced new officers for 2010. The president is Dolores Chitwood; Rev. Diane Burl, vice president; and Christy Vines secretary/treasurer. The board…

History mystery

83% of U.S. adults fail test on American Revolution.

22.3% of Arkansas households ‘underbanked’

Of the 1.135 million households in Arkansas, 22.3% are “underbanked,” compared to 17.3% for all 118.574 million U.S. households, according to a new report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp….

Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

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….

State tax collections down 2.3%

Arkansas tax collections between July and November are $2.147 billion, down 2.3% below the same period in 2008 and 0.9% below forecasts, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 2) report from…

Fort Smith jobless rate jumps to 7.8%

What goes down also may come back up. After three consecutive months of declines or no change, the Fort Smith metro unemployment rate in October jumped to 7.8% from the…

Lady Lions fall to No. 20 Drury University

Editor’s note: Story by Jonathan Gipson, sports information director for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Four players scored in double-figures for the University of…

Uncovering the Black History of Western Arkansas and Indian Territory

This conference will focus on African American History of western Arkansas and Indian Territory from early settlement to the Civil Rights Movement. The conference is to provide a forum for…

Fort Smith Mayor leaves hospital, ‘progressing well’

The news that Fort Smith Mayor Ray Baker had been released from the hospital and is doing better drew applause from the audience at the Tuesday (Dec. 1) meeting of…