Fort Smith

Retailers gear up for holiday showdown

The back-to-school sales are not even in books yet and retailers from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are already unveiling new incentives to woo holiday shoppers. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said…

U.S. freight tonnage levels dip in July

Two closely watched indices measuring the health of the U.S. freight sector during the first half of the year have pointed to slow and uncertain economic growth in the nation’s…

Sparks Health System adds CT scanner at medical plaza office

Sparks Health System has added a new computed tomography (CT) scanner for use in the Sparks Medical Plaza. The General Electric Bright Speed 16-slice scanner is the same model in…

Osborne joins Summit Medical Center as a physical therapist

Summit Medical Center has announced that Tinika Osborne has been hired as a new physical therapist. Osborne, PT, DPT, RYT, is now caring for patients in the inpatient and outpatient…

2014 Hog football schedule has 7 home games

The 2013 Razorback football season has yet to begin, and already the buzz has begun over the Hogs having seven home games for the 2014 season. The season also marks…

Fest of Ale

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Cooper Clinic sues Mercy Fort Smith, Mercy doctors

A lawsuit filed Aug. 2 by Fort Smith-based Cooper Clinic against Mercy Fort Smith and St. Louis-based Sisters of Mercy Health System not only more fully reveals a contentious relationship…

Sebastian County JPs appoint school board members

The Sebastian County Quorum Court appointed nearly an entire school board at Tuesday’s (Aug. 20) regularly scheduled meeting at the Greenwood courthouse. The Court appointed Sharon Ford, Gary Raines, Marty…

Fort Smith Board gives hire-fire power to administrator

After more than 30 minutes of discussion at their regular meeting, the Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Aug. 20) reversed a city policy in place more than 45…

Farm bill work a tough challenge for Sen. Boozman

He won’t be on the ballot in 2014, but U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., has plenty on his plate at the moment. Boozman, who’s in the middle of his first…

Beebe names 63 to state boards and commissions

Gov. Mike Beebe on Tuesday (Aug. 20) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Tonya Alexander, West Memphis, reappointed to the Arkansas Public Defender Commission. Appointment expires July 1,…

Oklahoma officials issue West Nile virus alert

Oklahoma officials have reported the state's first human case this year of West Nile Virus and one local county is now urging residents to exercise caution. The LeFlore County Health…

Owners of fraudulent adoption business fined $1.2 million

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced Tuesday (Aug. 20) that former owners of an adoption agency found guilty of defrauding Arkansas consumers have been ordered to pay more than $1.2 million…

A twinkle of hope

An edict out of Bentonville, Ark., has more of a chance to shore up (pun intended) America’s ailing manufacturing sector than anything our elected officials may promulgate from Washington, D.C.,…

NWA, Fort Smith area legislative seats set to change

It seems like you can't go anywhere these days without hearing about the race for U.S. Senate, pitting Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, barely seven months into his first term…

Fort Smith area home sales up 38% in July

Area home sales showed signs of strength as July's home sales report shows a jump in sales in July that is 38% higher than July 2012. Sebastian County showed the…

Bekaert may add 45 jobs at Van Buren plant

Forty-five jobs could be on the way to Van Buren following action taken by the town's city council tonight (Aug. 19). At the meeting, the council approved an application for…

America’s Car-Mart posts thinner profits (updated)

America’s Car-Mart Inc. said higher than expected credit losses curbed its earnings in the company’s fiscal first quarter ending July 31. But the Bentonville-based firm still managed to deliver healthy…

Chester Farmers’ Market and Poultry Swap

Come to a country style Farmers' Market and Poultry Swap in Chester. Saturdays 8:00 -12:00. No Vendor Fees. All are welcome! Exit 34 off I-540, turn right and proceed into town. In…

Children’s Art Club in Alma

Come to the Alma Public Library at 624 Fayetteville Ave and explore the world of art. Children will be exposed to a variety of mediums and techniques in this once-a-month program….