Fort Smith

Happy Halloween!

There were about 36 million trick-or-treaters begging for candy in 2008.

Lady Lions knock off conference leader

Editor’s note: Story by Jonathan Gipson, sports information director for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith volleyball team isn’t eligible to compete…

Regional manufacturing group celebrates 35 years

More than 18 past and current MEA presidents gather to recognize the longevity of a sector that continues to employ a significant percentage of people in the Fort Smith metro area.

Baldor Electric sees quarterly income fall 51%, misses earnings estimates

The earnings report issued Thursday by Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. provides little evidence of a recovering national economy. Baldor reported after the markets closed that its third-quarter net income…

Fort Smith A&P, convention center merger idea moving forward

The Fort Smith Board of Directors could have a plan in front of it by early December that would outline the merger of operations and management of the Fort Smith…

Jerry & Sandy Wagner Tournament of Champions

Jerry & Sandy Wagner Tournament of Champions December 10, 11, 12 Stubblefield Center – UA Fort Smith Campus 2009 Team * Fort Smith Northside High School (AR) * Fort Smith…

Greatest of all time

Michael Jordan tops the list of greatest sports stars.

A low-budget movie delivers the thrills

As it turns out, “Paranormal Activity” is not an explainer movie as to why the football Razorbacks are inconsistent from week to week. But it is a scary movie that taps into our primal fear of bad things happening while we sleep.

Fort Smith budget hit with reduced sales tax collections

Consumers continue to spend less in Fort Smith and Sebastian County, based on sales tax figures released Wednesday (Oct. 28) by the city of Fort Smith. Collections on each of…

UAFS relaunches student media program

A proposed three-year plan to restart a student media program at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith was unveiled Wednesday (Oct. 28) to representatives of Fort Smith area media…

Arkansans wary of larger federal role in health care

Arkansas voters remain happy with their existing health care insurance plan and remain wary of an increased government role in health care reform. The latest poll segment from the TBQ…

Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from CrawfoRoad, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher.•…

Area unemployment rate continues to fall

The Fort Smith metro unemployment rate in September was 7%, marking the third consecutive month the Fort Smith metro unemployment rate has fallen from its June 2009 high of 7.8%….

Lessons learned

Most Americans adopt “moderation mindset” during tough economy.

The City Wire Person of the Month: Elizabeth Williams

The “rock” of the Van Buren High School English department has provided 30 years of life-changing interaction with students.

A new and innovative Buy Local campaign

The 3/50 Project seeks to save “the brick and mortars our nation is built on.”

The buffet to end all buffets

The 22nd Annual Taste of Fort Smith rolls out more than 45 food and beverage vendors for your charitable dining pleasure.

Settle, Westphal unveil quality of place visions for Fort Smith

Fort Smith Director Kevin Settle and Fort Smith businessman Bennie Westphal stole the show Tuesday night. And Westphal didn’t even get to speak. The Fort Smith Board of Directors met…

GLENN BECK’S CHRISTMAS SWEATER: A RETURN TO REDEMPTION

This event will show at the MALCO CINEMA 12 theatre in Fort Smith on Thursday night, December 3rd at 7:00pm. All tickets are $20.00.

Sebastian County Bar Association Speaker Event

James L. “Skip” Rutherford, William J. Clinton Professor and Dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, will speak to the Sebastian County Bar Association from 12:00…