Fort Smith

Whirlpool asked Fort Smith for TCE plan in June 2012

Documents reviewed by The City Wire show Fort Smith city officials knew about Whirlpool's plan to request a groundwater well ban as early as June of last year and that…

New board installed for Arkansas Bankers Association

David Bartlett was installed as the 2013–2014 chairman of the Arkansas Bankers Association at the 123rd Annual ABA Convention. Chuck Morgan was installed as Chairman-Elect, Robert Y. “Bob” Taylor as…

Oaklawn, Southland top $1 billion in casino-style wagers

Casino-style electronic games of skill wagers at Oaklawn and Southland continued their year-over-year increases, but record months weren’t in the numbers in April. Still after back-to-back months of record highs,…

Gibson named Arvest mortgage loan officer for Crawford County

Charlotte Gibson has accepted the position as the mortgage loan officer at the Arvest Bank Rena Road location in Van Buren. She has been with Arvest more than seven years,…

8 Arkansas cities in sustainability program

Fayetteville is one of eight Arkansas cities to participate in a sustainability scorecard program. The Applied Sustainability Center at the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has…

100th Birthday Celebration of American Cancer Society

Sanabria promoted by Arvest in Fort Smith

Delmi Sanabria has accepted the dual loan officer position at the Kelley Highway location of Arvest Bank. Sanabria has been with Arvest more than 10 years. Previously, Delmi was a…

UAFS business students score well in national assessment

Graduating seniors from the College of Business at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith scored in the top 20 percent in a national assessment test, with six UAFS students…

Wal-Mart income up, U.S. comp store sales fall

Softer consumer sales hindered by higher taxes and larger heating bills this winter led to missed analysts’ expectations by Wal-Mart Stores – but the company still pocketed $3.78 billion in…

Fort Smith city e-mail has statewide impact

What one Fort Smith city employee did on Tuesday (May 14) could soon be a criminal offense according to Arkansas Ethics Commission Director Graham Sloan. At issue is an e-mail…

Fort Smith regional home sales down

Home sales for the month of April stayed even with the same month last year, though total sales volume was down in both Crawford and Sebastian Counties. In Sebastian County,…

Drums Alive!

On May 16th at 3:30 p.m. be ready to have a ball at the Van Buren Public Library. An unusual exercise class is planned with drumsticks and exercise balls. Be…

Hobbit Hospitality in Alma

Tweens and Teens are invited June 5th at 3:00 p.m. to the Alma Library for a movie and to enjoy some Lembas Bread, a Tolkien treat, while watching as the character,…

Teenology in Mountainburg

Tweens & Teens are invited to drop by the Mountainburg Public Library every Wednesday from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. in June for crafts, games, baking, and book discussions. Pick up a…

Trucking execs talk about industry struggles

Trucking exec Greg Carman said the industry is tough and uncertain thanks primaritly to inconsistent business trends and costly government regulations. Carman, the CEO of Fort Smith-based Carman Trucking, was…

Summer Science Fun in Mountainburg

Kids and Teens, dig into Science Fun at the Library every Wednesday from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. in June as you learn about gardening, composting, ants, minerals, caves, and dinosaurs. There are…

Children’s Story Time in Alma

Have you ever visited a cave? Come to the Alma Library, June 5th at 11:00 a.m., to take a virtual tour of a cave and see prehistoric writing. There will be stories and…

Story Time in Mountainburg

In keeping with the children’s Summer Reading Program theme, “Dig into Reading”, the Library has planned stories and crafts around gardening, worms, ants, rocks, gnomes, burrowers, dinosaurs, and pirates. Read…