by - June 4, 2014 3:42 pm
Van Buren municipal employees, including police officers and firefighters, could face increasing costs associated with health insurance for spouses and dependents when next year's city budget is created following a…
by - June 4, 2014 3:31 pm
Saturday at Wakarusa delivers Black Cadillacs, some Magnetic Zeroes and something about an incident with String Cheese. A good way to end the night is with some sweet and “filthy…
by - June 3, 2014 9:40 pm
Sam’s Club, in the midst of trying to generate more traffic and raise sagging sales, announced Tuesday (June 3) a new cash back credit card program with its co-branded MasterCard,…
by - June 3, 2014 9:17 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors will hear the city's side of recent allegations by attorney Matt Campbell that the city was billed for legal services never provided in its…
by - June 3, 2014 9:05 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum's Finance Committee advanced a proposed $3.176 million budget Tuesday (June 3) that includes funding for architecture and exhibit design for the museum. According to Marshals Museum…
by - June 3, 2014 8:57 pm
Tulsa-based Syntroleum will cease trading shares on Friday (June 6) as the company’s stakeholders approved the sale of its assets to Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group in a deal worth an…
by - June 3, 2014 8:30 pm
Your agenda on Day 2 of Wakarusa could begin with Rusty Shackle and end with The Flaming Lips. And if you’re smart, you may also catch some Lettuce and Treetop…
by - June 3, 2014 7:14 pm
The Van Buren Rotary Club will host the "Wiggle & Giggle" Fishing Derby on Saturday, June 7. The derby will be held at Lake Cap Bedell, located within the Van Buren…
by - June 3, 2014 3:10 pm
This bidding for breakfast sausage could get expensive. What began as a $6.5 billion bid by Pilgrim’s Pride for Hillshire Brands, has now seen Pilgrim’s up its bid to $7.7…
by - June 3, 2014 1:05 pm
Despite a fiscal year-to-date decline in individual income tax collections, Arkansas’ largest source of tax revenue, gross tax revenue for the fiscal year is up 0.6% and the state is…
by - June 3, 2014 12:30 pm
She may have just given birth, but for Young Actors Guild Executive Director Missy Gipson, the show must go on and that is exactly what will happen June 12 through…
by - June 3, 2014 12:18 pm
Benton County is one of the fastest growing areas in the Natural State in part because of job creation, quality of life and strong public school systems. But a recent…
by - June 3, 2014 11:53 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is celebrating 52 years as a retailer, and while the discount juggernaut’s shares are trading around $77, performance has been lackluster for the past 12 months relative…
by - June 3, 2014 10:12 am
As spending holidays go, Father’s Day pales in comparison to Mother’s Day ($19.9 billion) or Christmas ($602 billion), but consumers are still expected to dole out an average of $113.80…
by - June 2, 2014 6:14 pm
Heated and conflicting legislative testimony related to more than $6 million in deficits within a University of Arkansas division will not be investigated further for perjury, according to Larry Jegley,…
by - June 2, 2014 5:39 pm
Leslie Rutledge and David Sterling are in a full-fledged street brawl with a week to go in their run-off for the GOP Attorney General nomination. The two Republicans have taken potshots…
by - June 2, 2014 5:23 pm
The departure of the of the A-10 flying mission at the 188th Fighter Wing means more than just the flying Razorbacks are leaving Fort Smith's airport, so is firefighting protection…
by - June 2, 2014 4:44 pm
The 11th annual Wakarusa Music Festival will offer some 130 confirmed acts appearing on six stages over four days at Mulberry Mountain, north of Ozark. Admittedly, that’s a lot of bands…
by - June 2, 2014 4:30 pm
Two regional art organizations came together on Sunday (June 1) afternoon, as Van Buren's Center for Art and Education played host to artists from Fayetteville Underground for the opening reception…
by - June 2, 2014 3:44 pm
The value of building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $16.345 million in the month of May. The total represents a decline of 52.76% when…
