by - April 26, 2015 6:33 pm
Cancer Support House hosts sold out Wine & Roses Gala
A sold out crowd of more than 430 attended the 21st annual "Wine & Roses" Gala on Saturday (Apr. 25) evening. Benefitting and hosted at the Donald W. Reynolds Cancer…
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by - April 26, 2015 5:47 pm
The Earth Day thing, revisited
The urge to save humanity is almost always a false-face for the urge to rule it. – H.L. Mencken Recently toured several of the fine museums in Chicago. The city…
by - April 26, 2015 5:30 pm
Grading the new Governor
While the 90th General Assembly finally ended this past week, Gov. Asa Hutchinson quietly celebrated his 100th day as Arkansas’ 46th Governor. He appears this month on the cover of…
by - April 26, 2015 4:56 pm
Gov. Hutchinson appears on ‘Meet The Press,’ talks Clintons, gay rights
Gay rights, the White House Correspondents Dinner, and a potential scandal involving Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton were among the topics discussed Sunday on a national television news show by…
by - April 25, 2015 11:51 am
ABF Logistics named one of top national brokerage firms
ABF Logistics, a subsidiary of Fort Smith-based ArcBest, was recently recognized for the first time by Transport Topics on the Top Brokerage Firms of 2015 list. ABF Logistics provides third-party…
by - April 24, 2015 1:23 pm
Honor & Duty 5K Fun Run & Walk
by - April 24, 2015 1:14 pm
Lt. Gov. says Common Core panel needs more info on process
The 16-member Governor’s Council on Common Core Review will need more specifics, particularly about the testing process, Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, the committee’s chair, said at the conclusion of a…
by - April 24, 2015 12:44 pm
CJRW wins Webby Award for Riceland website work
The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) has named Little Rock-based CJRW a Webby Award Honoree for the development and design of Riceland Foods’ new website. The Webby…
by - April 24, 2015 11:51 am
Sowersby named chief accounting officer at ArcBest
Traci Sowersby has been named vice president-controller and chief accounting officer for Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corporation, with her first day set for April 27. Sowersby, a certified public accountant, most…
by - April 24, 2015 11:41 am
Fort Smith GRIT award winners announced
The Fort Smith Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Giving Recognition in Tourism (GRIT) Award recipients were announced Thursday (April 23), with the Robert Westphal Family capturing the Polly Crews Hospitality Person…
by - April 24, 2015 11:15 am
Fate and the Phoenix
by - April 24, 2015 10:36 am
Senior Coffee Talk Fort Smith
Welcome to Senior Coffee Talk! Come have breakfast with us and learn something new! Coffee Talk is designed to give Seniors in Fort Smith and surrounding areas a place for…
by - April 23, 2015 1:12 pm
A lack of confidence
Raising of Fort Smith sewer rates in a process that will more than triple the average bill by 2017 is not a problem. It’s not welcome news, but we’ve been…
by - April 23, 2015 12:39 pm
Fort Smith metro tourism industry indicators mixed to begin 2015
Hospitality tax collections are off to a mixed start in the Fort Smith region, but revenue from Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax is off to a record start following a record…
by - April 23, 2015 7:05 am
The Video Wire: Cord cutters and a golden noose
Political commentary on taking a middle-of-the-road stance, a criticism of the term “cord cutters,” and a note about a local university professor who doesn’t buy into Fort Smith’s western heritage…
by - April 23, 2015 6:49 am
Fountain of Youth celebrates ‘Divas, Diamonds, and Decadence’
More than 100 ladies came together on Wednesday (April 22) for the Fountain of Youth Adult Day Center's "Divas, Diamonds, and Decadence" luncheon. Hosted at Fianna Hills Country Club in…
by - April 22, 2015 11:07 pm
Wal-Mart executive pay in 2015 tempered by performance
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. had a profitable 2015 to the tune of $16.182 billion in net profits companywide on gross revenue of $485.651 billion. But that performance was not enough to…
by - April 22, 2015 8:54 pm
Corruption allegation costs Wal-Mart $612 million since 2013, compliance efforts grow
Alleged violations of the Foreign Corruption Practices Act by Wal-Mart has cost the retailer more than $612 million in legal fees and compliance restructuring costs over the past three years….
by - April 22, 2015 6:03 pm
UA, JBU students among winners in Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup
College students from the University of Arkansas and John Brown University were among those rolling in the dough at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock on Wednesday. The 2015…
by - April 22, 2015 5:44 pm
P.A.M. Transportation sees 296% gain in record first quarter profits
Tontitown-based P.A.M. Transportation Services is off to a record start in 2015 reporting net profits of $5.369 million, rallying 296% from the $1.356 million net income reported in the first…