by - December 2, 2009 2:52 am
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…
by - December 1, 2009 9:12 pm
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…
by - December 1, 2009 9:03 pm
A brewing controversy over the construction of a 3,300-square foot dormitory-style housing for the homeless was temporarily calmed Tuesday night (Dec. 1) when the director of the Community Rescue Mission…
by - December 1, 2009 7:47 pm
It was a $200,000 Tuesday night reception for the U.S. Marshals Museum. No, that’s not what the food and beverage cost. It’s the amount the museum was given from two…
by - December 1, 2009 3:51 pm
The recession may technically be over but the effects are still hitting hard the coffers of Fort Smith city government. Each of the city’s one-percent sales taxes collected $1.508 million…
by - December 1, 2009 2:42 pm
St. Scholastica will hold its annual Bake Sale Saturday, December 12 from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 13 from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Center (Trinity Junior High School…
by - December 1, 2009 2:37 pm
Philip Merry was on his way Tuesday (Dec. 1) to meet about the placement of 12,000 wreaths at the Fort Smith National Cemetery when a person walked up and gave…
by - December 1, 2009 1:34 pm
Jessica Birchler has been selected for the position of coordinator of Student Recruitment at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus. Birchler is a 2004 graduate of Ozark High School and has a…
by - December 1, 2009 7:58 am
A more than 21% increase in the number of homes for sale in the Fort Smith/Van Buren market does not alarm state and local housing-market watchers. The inventory of new…
by - December 1, 2009 7:15 am
The deep recession that began in November 2007 likely ended in June 2009, making it the longest recessionary period of post-World War II period and longer than the average length…
by - November 30, 2009 4:39 pm
The deal is done. Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates formally announced late Monday (Nov. 30) it has acquired Sparks Health System, with the transition effective Tuesday (Dec. 1). A definitive…
by - November 30, 2009 12:54 pm
story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith December will mark the arrival of a new student publication at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith when The…
by - November 30, 2009 12:22 pm
U.S. manufacturing execs see rise in 2010 profits.
by - November 30, 2009 12:09 pm
story by Marla Cantrell Crawford County Judge John Hall and Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman didn’t need a crystal ball to know 2009 was going to be a lean year….
by - November 29, 2009 8:37 pm
When it comes to regional sales tax and hospitality tax collections, there is nothing for which to be thankful. Sorry. According to an interim The Compass report, national economic conditions…
by - November 29, 2009 8:27 pm
Without the key ingredients, Peter says a film from book can suck as bad as did “New Moon.”
by - November 29, 2009 7:57 pm
The Fort Smith board of directors on Tuesday (Dec. 1) faces an appeal of a Fort Smith Planning Commission approval of the Community Rescue Mission’s 3,300-square foot dormitory-style housing for…
by - November 29, 2009 2:57 pm
Moseley blames special interest lobbyists for government problems.
by - November 29, 2009 2:48 pm
Editor’s note: Story by Jonathan Gipson, sports information director for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. JOPLIN, Mo. – Missouri Southern used its perimeter prowess and its defense…
by - November 29, 2009 2:42 pm
story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Guest speaker for the Dec. 17 fall commencement exercises at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will be Robert…
