by - January 5, 2015 10:31 pm
Willin-N-Able LIVE at Bricktown Brewery in Fort Smith, AR
Have you been to Garrison Avenue's Newest Hotspot? The Bricktown Brewery has some of the best Food and Brew around!! Come on out and enjoy a good night in a…
Fort Smith
by - January 5, 2015 9:56 pm
Leaky roof politics
There’s an old joke about a man with a leaky roof. When it rained, he said he couldn’t fix the holes because it was raining. When it wasn’t raining he’d…
by - January 5, 2015 9:49 pm
The City Wire revamps daily e-mail blast, will add a Friday e-mail service
The City Wire has changed the look of its popular daily e-mail blast that goes to more than 9,000 people in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas, and will…
by - January 5, 2015 9:04 pm
EPA issues note on Fort Smith agreement, says it will cost $255 million
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that the agreement with the city of Fort Smith will over the next 12 years cost $255 million “plus the cost of routine…
by - January 5, 2015 5:40 pm
Arkansas’ December tax revenue up 1.7%, year-to-date up 2.6%
Arkansas tax collections for the first half of the fiscal year are 2.6% above the same period last year, but December collections were up just 1.7% because of income tax…
by - January 5, 2015 5:12 pm
Experts forecast modest U.S. restaurant traffic and sales gains in 2015
Restaurants and food service venues expect sales to grow by a modest 1% this year, while they wrestle with higher food inflation and appeasing value-seeking consumers, according to the NPD…
by - January 5, 2015 4:11 pm
Trucking industry required to randomly test 50% of drivers in 2015
The trucking industry will have to continue randomly testing at least 50% of its drivers for drug and alcohol in 2015, according to a decision by the Federal Motor Carrier…
by - January 5, 2015 3:54 pm
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia to speak in Fort Smith
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will be in Fort Smith on Feb. 26 to speak at the first of three Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series that are focused…
by - January 5, 2015 3:00 pm
NWA newspapers consolidate again, downsize workforce
Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC announced Monday (Jan. 5) that it is consolidating its five northwest Arkansas daily newspapers into a single regional newspaper, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. As a result…
by - January 5, 2015 2:35 pm
ArcBest expands logistics arm with $5.17 million move into Oklahoma City
Efforts by Fort Smith-based ArcBest to grow its ABF Logistics division took a small step forward with the $5.17 million purchase of Oklahoma City-based Smart Lines Transportation. With annual revenue…
by - January 4, 2015 11:43 pm
Hutchinson and a history lesson
As the inauguration of Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas’ 45th Governor, draws near, there are hints of a central theme emerging for the inauguration which may not be new, but may flavor…
by - January 4, 2015 11:24 pm
Tusk to Tail 2014-15: ‘Level-headed’ and takin’ care of business in Houston
Tusk to Tail’s trip to Houston for last Monday’s AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl was best summarized by Arkansas senior captain Trey Flowers. The stalwart defensive end, one of the few…
by - January 4, 2015 10:41 pm
Jeff Amerine to leave UA post to focus on startup consulting
One of Arkansas’ most respected entrepreneurial leaders, Jeff Amerine, stepped down from his post with the University of Arkansas to devote more time to a startup consulting business that he…
by - January 4, 2015 11:36 am
Huckabee ends Fox show, expected to run in 2016 presidential race
Former two-term Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee said Saturday that he was ending his cable television show to look at a possible run for the White House next year. He made the…
by - January 3, 2015 5:25 pm
Still on the SOB watch
It’s just another day, really. Another week. Another month. Another year, one hopes, above the daisies and dirt. But this calendar shift comes with an unavoidable remembrance that, honestly, best…
by - January 3, 2015 5:23 pm
Beebe challenges, accomplishments
When asked in recent interviews about my past eight years as Governor, I've said repeatedly that it's been quite a ride. When you review the challenges we've faced and the…
by - January 1, 2015 3:22 pm
Arkansas launches new ‘College for You’ website
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE), in partnership with the Information Network of Arkansas, has launched of a new “College for You” financial aid website. The website is an…
by - December 31, 2014 5:33 pm
Gov. Beebe announces 22 appointments to boards and commissions, judicial posts
Gov. Mike Beebe on Wednesday (Dec. 31) announced the following appointments to state boards and commissions, and judicial appointments. Donald R. Betterton, Osceola, as District Court Judge of Mississippi County,…
by - December 31, 2014 2:11 pm
Hutchinson keeps Oil & Gas, Parole Board chiefs, names Fecher to Rural Services
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson ended 2014 with an announcement that he will keep two agency directors and bring back a Huckabee administrator to a third one. On Wednesday, Hutchinson said Amy…
by - December 30, 2014 7:22 pm
Gov.-elect Hutchinson names new state Surgeon General
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson named Dr. Greg Bledsoe as the state’s new Surgeon General. He replaces Dr. Joe Thompson, who was told in late November that he would not remain in…