Fort Smith

Sebastian County Fair – Junior Livestock Auction

http://www.sebastiancountyfair.com/juniorlivestockauction.html

Sebastian County Fair – Talent Show

http://www.sebastiancountyfair.com/talentshow.html

Sebastian County Fair – Bull Fighting

http://www.sebastiancountyfair.com/

Sebastian County Fair – Mutton Bustin’

http://www.sebastiancountyfair.com/

Sebastian County Fair Pageant

http://www.sebastiancountyfair.com/pageants.html

Movie Mondays in Van Buren

Beat the heat of summer by attending one or all of the Van Buren Public Library Monday Movie Matinees through July from 1:30 – 3:00 PM. For a list of movies…

U.S. House rejects farm bill package

Things didn’t go according to script. A little more than a week after the U.S. Senate passed its bipartisan version of a five-year farm bill, the House of Representatives couldn’t…

Comp plan committee asked to work together

The start of the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee meeting began tonight in a way that it likely never will again – with Fort Smith City Administrator Ray Gosack explaining publicly…

Safety questions raised about storm chaser tours

Following the deaths of veteran storm chaser Tim Samaras, one of the stars of Discovery Channel's "Storm Chasers," along with his son Paul Samaras and colleague Carl Young in the…

Fort Smith area home sales flat YTD

Homes sales for the month of May were pretty even with the same month last year, though total sales volume in Crawford County was up slightly while Sebastian County saw…

New accounting rules could help small business

Earlier this month, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) introduced a new framework of standards that accounting leaders say could reduce costs and streamline financial reporting for small businesses. The…

UA to offer business analytics program

The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas is providing an online certificate program in business analytics this fall. “Right now, one of the biggest things…

The Compass Report: Economy slows in Fort Smith area

The Fort Smith regional economy ended 2012 on a positive note, but first quarter 2013 conditions did not continue the trend, according to data collected for The Compass Report. First…

Sebastian County OKs new grievance policy

The personnel manual for county employees has been updated following a vote authorizing the new manual at last night's Sebastian County Quorum Court meeting. County Judge David Hudson said the…

Brockovich: I have not abandoned Fort Smith

That didn't take long. Less than 24 hours after The City Wire published an article questioning why colleagues of environmental activist Erin Brockovich had not returned phone calls from the…

Food retail is a marketshare game

Since the great recession five years ago, food retailers and consumer packaged goods suppliers have largely relied on inflation to drive top line revenue growth, but Tuesday’s (June 18) CPI…

Riverfront Blues Fest

Saturday night kickoffs the second night of Blues Fest, with a JP Soars performance and the legendary Johnny Winter headlining. Harry E. Kelley Park gates open at 4:00 PM. Tickets…

Riverfront Blues Fest

Friday night the Blues Fest will kickoff with our featured artists: Leah & The Mojo Doctors at 6:00 PM, following Jeff Strahan, Eric Sardinas, and Mark Albertson & Wanda Watson. Harry…