by - October 29, 2013 10:57 am
3-Day Silent Directed Retreat
The retreat is based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. This Silent Directed Retreat is being offered as a 3-day experience. The retreat begins with dinner on Thursday January…
Fort Smith
by - October 29, 2013 10:52 am
Advent Day of Recollection: Sheltering the Seed of Hope
Sheltering the Seed of Hope December 5, 2013 9:30 a.m. The beautiful season of Advent can, at times, become the lost season of the liturgical year. The excitement of…
by - October 29, 2013 7:00 am
Veterans Day Parade at Chaffee Crossing
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by - October 28, 2013 10:01 pm
Amazon gets cozy with product suppliers
In an attempt to grow its consumer product goods business, Amazon has gotten cozy with consumer products giants Proctor & Gamble and Kimberly Clark to ship personal care products straight…
by - October 28, 2013 9:17 pm
Arkansas delegation seeks Obamacare answers
A letter from the five Republican members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation to federal Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has been described by the office of U.S. Sen. Mark…
by - October 28, 2013 5:50 pm
Poll shows Pryor-Cotton support from Independents
With almost a year away from election day, one of the few surprises in the close and hotly-contested race between U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton,…
by - October 28, 2013 4:10 pm
Spartan Logistics to use part of Whirlpool warehouse
Tim Allen has said a the key to bringing jobs back to the shuttered Whirlpool facilities in Fort Smith is to find the first tenant in a “multi-tenant model.” Columbus,…
by - October 28, 2013 1:49 pm
Allens files for bankruptcy protection (Updated)
Siloam Springs-based Allens Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in what appears to be an effort to rescue a company that employs 1,173 and has been in business since…
by - October 28, 2013 12:25 pm
Arkansas airport enplanements down in September
Only one of Arkansas’ three largest commercial airports has year-to-date traffic gains, with all three fields posting declines in September enplanements. The results are not a surprise considering relatively flat…
by - October 28, 2013 10:36 am
UA alumni group hits $1 million scholarship mark
The Arkansas Alumni Association’s alumni scholarship program will award $1 million to 442 University of Arkansas students for the current academic year. Robin January, scholarship coordinator for the association, received…
by - October 28, 2013 10:33 am
Dollar General edges out Wal-Mart in low price study
Wal-Mart talks a lot about low prices with aggressive marketing campaigns, but a recent study by Kantar Retail found it was Dollar General that offered the lowest opening price points….
by - October 27, 2013 5:51 pm
Fairness, adequacy and tax cuts
As 2013 was undoubtedly proclaimed “the Year of the Republican” in the Arkansas House and Senate, campaign 2014 might be defined as the year of talking about taxes. This past…
by - October 27, 2013 5:32 pm
The value of goodwill
Almost every homeowner understands the concept of home equity. Home equity is the money you would expect to be left over after you sold your house and paid off the…
by - October 26, 2013 5:59 pm
Cub Scouts gather for ‘Mad Science’ weekend
Springhill Park in Barling transformed from a sleepy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers camp ground into a bustling hub of Cub Scouts on Friday night (Oct. 25). And while the…
by - October 25, 2013 4:12 pm
UAFS faculty member selected for NCAA Steering Committee
Dr. Keith Fudge, faculty athletics representative for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, has received two national distinctions with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) through his role for…
by - October 25, 2013 3:00 pm
Profits roll higher for P.A.M. Transportation
P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. reported net income of $2.39 million in the third quarter of this year. Profits surged 171% from the $880,907 pocketed a year ago. Revenue also rose…
by - October 25, 2013 7:56 am
RAM auction features ‘Portraits of Hope’
The Fort Smith Regional Art Museum partnered with the Ozark Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation on Thursday (Oct. 24) for the first annual "Portraits of Hope" auction and…
by - October 25, 2013 6:43 am
Fall Festival – Greenwood Walmart Garden Center
by - October 24, 2013 9:56 pm
Sanders wants one more term as Fort Smith Mayor
Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders said Thursday (Oct. 24) that next year's re-election campaign will be his last. Sanders, who took office in 2011, said eight years in the city's…
by - October 24, 2013 9:30 pm
Tyson Foods halts Canadian cattle buys
Tyson Foods Inc., one of the nation’s largest beef packers, has stopped buying cattle directly from Canadian feeders citing burdensome costs incurred because of U.S. country-of-origin labeling (COOL) rules, seen…