by - August 6, 2009 2:58 pm
The people are funny in the movie, ‘Funny People’
Trav & SHE say that Adam Sandler stepped beyond the usual silliness to make a more mature comedy.
Fort Smith
by - August 6, 2009 2:42 pm
Congress gets poor performance rating from Arkansans
If you are a member of Congress facing re-election in 2010, new survey results from TalkBusiness.net suggest a tough election cycle. According to the survey, 69% of Arkansans “somewhat disapprove”…
by - August 6, 2009 2:26 pm
Top 5 cultural stories — No. 2: Wakarusa
Editor’s note: With the days, weeks and months seemingly passing faster than ever, it can be difficult to remember what happened yesterday much less the past six months. To that…
by - August 6, 2009 7:54 am
Skinner named chairman of American Dental Association annual session
Fort Smith dentist Dr. Robert L. Skinner, was elected chairman of the American Dental Association’s 2009 annual session which will takes place in Honolulu and is expected to be attended…
by - August 6, 2009 7:52 am
LeRosen, Davis top agents for EXIT Realty
Karen LeRosen has been named Agent-of-the-Month by EXIT Realty Associates of Fort Smith. EXIT Realty Arkansas & Oklahoma Named Karen LeRosen the top agent in the two state area for June…
by - August 5, 2009 9:37 pm
Power shift? Proponents again push for natural gas-powered vehicles
Officials with Fort Smith-based AOG are hopeful the new push is not another false start. Only time and significant changes in consumer and government attitudes will tell.
by - August 5, 2009 6:18 pm
Peter begins his review of ‘white table cloth dining options’
He begins by going West, but prefers sitting outside a Victorian-style house with Mohamed listening to lounge music. Yes, really.
by - August 5, 2009 5:43 pm
New Fort Smith chamber president wants to get members involved
story by Michael Tilley If the board of directors of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce hired Paul Harvel to maintain the status quo, they may have picked the…
by - August 5, 2009 4:36 pm
Survey: Most Arkansans opposed to proposed cap and trade legislation
Arkansans are almost split on their opinion of global warming, but they are clearly opposed to the proposed cap and trade legislation that was approved in the U.S. House of…
by - August 5, 2009 3:09 pm
Fort Smith enplanement trend sees improvement
The good news is that the percentage decline in enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport is slowing for the monthly and annual comparisons. July saw 7,564 boardings out of…
by - August 5, 2009 1:55 pm
Top 5 cultural stories — No. 3: Fort Smith Art Center/Arvest donation
Editor’s note: With the days, weeks and months seemingly passing faster than ever, it can be difficult to remember what happened yesterday much less the past six months. To that…
by - August 5, 2009 1:45 pm
Large art structure part of high school renovation
A large piece of art amidst the extensive renovation at Southside High School in Fort Smith is part of an effort to change the appearance of the “factory-like” main building…
by - August 5, 2009 9:29 am
Baldor announces quarterly dividend
Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. on Aug. 4 announced a quarterly cash dividend of 17 cents payable Sept. 30 to shareholders of record on Sept. 9. The company reported July…
by - August 5, 2009 9:17 am
Small business optimism
Business owners are more optimistic but worry about government interference.
by - August 5, 2009 8:57 am
Bumpers research center in Booneville may receive $2.36 million
The Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center in Booneville could receive more than $2.36 million from the Fiscal Year 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies…
by - August 4, 2009 9:27 pm
Fort Smith directors reject hospice plan; call for action on Ben Geren Park
In somewhat of a surprise move, the Fort Smith Board of Directors overturned the Fort Smith Planning Commission’s approval of a plan by Peachtree Hospice to build a 11,500-square-foot 12-bed…
by - August 4, 2009 4:05 pm
Fort Smith to investigate merging convention center, tourism marketing
A committee created to investigate the possibility of merging the management of the Fort Smith Convention Center and the Fort Smith Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) agreed Tuesday (Aug. 4)…
by - August 4, 2009 3:32 pm
Top 5 cultural stories — No. 4: Elvis museum/haircut anniversary
Editor’s note: With the days, weeks and months seemingly passing faster than ever, it can be difficult to remember what happened yesterday much less the past six months. To that…
by - August 4, 2009 12:29 pm
Fort Smith Public School Orchestra Program – Fall Music Festival
The Fort Smith Public School Orchestra Program presents their 2nd annual Fall Music Festival, noon to 6:00 p.m. at Southside High School, Fort Smith. The school orchestra groups will be…
by - August 4, 2009 12:08 pm
State chamber chief talks manufacturing; says quality and innovation key for success
Randy Zook is hopeful that job losses in Arkansas’ manufacturing sector will soon abate, but said there are too many complex factors to predict with certainty a timeframe for improvements…