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Roald Dahl Day in Van Buren

The Van Buren Public Library is celebrating Roald Dahl's birthday! This year's theme is "Mischief and Mayhem" and a lot of that will be happening at the Library. The festivities include…

Roald Dahl Day in Alma

Make a date with mischief & mayhem! The Alma Public Library is celebrating the tricksy characters that fill Roald Dahl's books. Stop in for some tasty Willy Wonka treats and enter…

Children’s Afterschool Program in Alma

Kids are invited to the Library for fun and games! There will be a variety of active and board games from which to choose.

Bingo for Books in Van Buren

Bingo-for-Books and treasure chest prizes at the Van Buren Public Library

Beebe: ‘Awfully high’ teacher premiums need a real fix

Gov. Mike Beebe said Wednesday (Sept. 11) that any short-term solution to a $53 million shortfall in the Public School Health Insurance program must be tied to a long-term solution…

UA improves college ranking

The University of Arkansas moved up four places among public universities in the U.S. News & World Report list of “Best National Universities.” The ranking appears in the magazine’s “Best Colleges…

Business After 5 Networking Event

Date: September 12, 2013 Time: 05:30 PM – 07:30 PM Location: Deer Trails Golf Course Chaffee Crossing 11707 Custer Blvd Contact: Susan Krafft, Director of Special Events Email: [email protected] Date/Time…

Open Auditions for the 28th Annual The Nutcracker

Western Arkansas Ballet, a nonprofit performing arts organization, will hold open auditions for the 28th annual production of The Nutcracker, to be performed December 14 and 15 at the Arkansas Best Corporation…

2nd Annual Adult Spelling Bee

Crawford County Volunteers for Literacy will hold its Second Annual Adult Spelling Bee at the Van Buren Public Library, 1409 Main Street, Van Buren, AR, on Thursday, October 24th, 2013,…

“Bikers for Birdies” Poker Run

UAFS Foundation raises more than $56 million

Supporters and officials of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith pushed beyond a capital campaign goal of $50 million by raising $56.895 million for the UAFS Foundation. More than…

Marshals Museum moving to larger site on the riverfront

The U.S. Marshals Museum Board of Directors on Tuesday (Sept. 10) approved a plan to move the museum site about 2,000 feet north on the Arkansas River bank in order…

Fort Smith to move toward more CNG vehicles

Citizens of Fort Smith may not notice anything different, but following today's (Sept. 10) Board of Directors study session, the city will begin attempts to incorporate compressed natural gas vehicles…

ATU-Ozark celebrates 10th anniversary with ATU system

Members of the Arkansas River Valley were on hand Tuesday at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus to celebrate its 10th anniversary of joining the Arkansas Tech System. Students, faculty, staff and…

First two A-10 ‘Warthogs’ depart 188th

Tuesday delivered a visible beginning of the end for the 188th Fighter Wing mission in Fort Smith as two A-10 war planes departed the Fort Smith Regional Airport for a…

New Arkansas jobs coming soon from Wal-Mart onshoring

Gov. Mike Beebe said in late August he was optimistic Arkansas would soon see results from job recruitment efforts associated with the Wal-Mart manufacturing summit. The optimism was not unfounded….

Gregg Rolie

Here’s a chance to see rock’n’roll great Gregg Rolie up close and personal: The legendary vocalist, keyboard player, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and co-founder of Santana and…