by - September 28, 2015 1:49 pm
Whole Foods Market will eliminate approximately 1,500 jobs, or 1.6% of its workforce, over the next eight weeks, the company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
by - September 28, 2015 1:44 pm
Sister Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB will lead a 6-day silent retreat, "Discover Your Contemplative Heart," at St. Scholastica Retreat Center, 1201 S. Albert Pike, Fort Smith on November 1-7. The focus for…
by - September 28, 2015 1:13 pm
The Arkansas State Parks, Recreation and Travel Commission unanimously approved the 2016 Spring/Summer Advertising and Marketing Proposal presented by CJRW, the advertising agency of record for the Department of Parks…
by - September 28, 2015 1:04 pm
A Northwest Arkansas-based company is developing blood tests it says will diagnose a range of medical conditions as accurately as current lab tests, but much more quickly and cheaply and…
by - September 28, 2015 12:48 pm
Air travel at Arkansas’ three largest commercial airports continued to slow in August, the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) the only airport to post a year-to-date gain. However, spending nationwide…
by - September 27, 2015 8:30 pm
Tusk to Tail had descended upon Jerry World by 9:15 a.m. Saturday. Holding two tickets to paradise, Lot 10 parking passes practically beneath the shadow of the football megaplex, the…
by - September 27, 2015 8:05 pm
The Fort Smith Public School Board on Monday (Sept. 28) is expected to vote on support or opposition to a proposed public charter school in the district. The City Wire…
by - September 27, 2015 2:57 pm
The Governor’s Working Group on Highways has been meeting for months to discuss possible solutions for short-term, medium-range and long-term funding goals to maintain and repair Arkansas highways. Currently, the…
by - September 27, 2015 2:53 pm
Arkansas’ federal lawmakers faced the resignation of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, received a visit from Pope Francis and criticized a federal agency’s response to a disaster in the Animas…
by - September 26, 2015 2:11 pm
Downtown Fort Smith was alive. Alive with “special energy.” A new element of culture was brought to the city. The “cool switch” was turned on for Fort Smith. Those are…
by - September 26, 2015 1:35 pm
The 19th annual Holiday Art & Craft Show has a new permanent home at St. John's Episcopal Church, located at 215 N 6th ST, Fort Smith, AR. 19 Regional artist…
by - September 24, 2015 7:11 pm
The state should not develop its own costly individual insurance exchange and instead should probably continue using the one operated by the federal government, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told members of…
by - September 24, 2015 7:00 pm
Rumors that officials with KFSM 5 are looking to move the station’s primary studio and administrative offices from Fort Smith to Northwest Arkansas may be more than just rumors. The…
by - September 24, 2015 5:59 pm
Arvest Bank Senior Vice President Les Smith, has been promoted to loan manager for the Fort Smith and River Valley Region. Smith has been with Arvest since 1999 and has…
by - September 24, 2015 3:26 pm
In less than three weeks, the fortunes of the football Razorbacks have changed so much that predictions of a 10-2 season have fallen to questions of if the Hogs will…
by - September 24, 2015 2:58 pm
Fort Smith naitve Luke Pruitt will release his second studio album, “Songs of Home, Pt. 2” on Oct. 9. This is the follow up to his compelling debut ‘Songs of…
by - September 24, 2015 2:31 pm
Mount Zion CME Church, 910 North 7th Street in Fort Smith will be celebrating 140 years of service in the River Valley by presenting a special Musical Extravaganza featuring area choirs, soloists and praise dancers on…
by - September 24, 2015 12:50 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is hoping to cash in on the devaluation of the Chinese currency in recent weeks, and according to Reuters is now asking many suppliers in…
by - September 24, 2015 12:26 pm
Billy Idol, fried twinkies, cow manure, Beth Presley and Elvis Presley appear or are mentioned this week in the secret studio used by Dawson Meadows to conduct his brand of…
by - September 24, 2015 11:27 am
John Brown University was awarded a $1.5 million challenge grant by the Mabee Foundation, with funds supporting the construction of its new health education building and nursing endowment, the renovation…
