Fort Smith

Project could help ‘ugly’ Garrison Avenue Bridge

While only in the planning phase at this point, the Garrison Avenue Bridge could be a bright and shining entrance to the city of Fort Smith if Central Business Improvement…

SEC, ESPN sign 20-year digital network agreement

University of Arkansas officials say the Razorback athletic programs will benefit from a 20-year agreement between the Southeastern Conference and ESPN to create and operate a multiplatform network, which will…

Honor & Duty – 5K Fun Run & Walk

Huntington’s support group special meeting

Our speaker will be Misty O from San Diego CA who is a caregiver for her older sister. She is dedicated to educating people about HD, and realizing that help…

Communtiy Safety Baby Shower

Hosted by Fort Smith Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. Expecting and New Parents, Grandparents and Caregivers are invited to a afternoon of learning and fun Participants will learn…

Selig: Working with Feds on private option waiver

On the heels of last week’s legislative session where state lawmakers approved the “private option” health insurance plan, Arkansas Medicaid leaders are already working to move the proposal forward. The…

Tax Cuts and other moves

A majority of the 135 Legislators in Little Rock campaigned on tax cuts, not surprisingly in a conservative state. Campaigning and enacting are two different measures, and there were a…

Arvest, The City Wire partner on non-profit conference

More than 50 leaders of non-profits from the Fort Smith and northwest Arkansas areas came to a conference hosted by The City Wire on Wednesday (May 1) to learn about…

Income up, revenue down for Murphy Oil Corp.

Murphy Oil Corporation reported higher net income in the first quarter of 2013 of $360.6 million on lower revenue of $6.639 billion. One year ago, the El Dorado-based oil and…

Arkansas could see $137.7 million surplus in FY 2013

If estimates are correct, net tax collection revenue available to fund Arkansas’ government during fiscal year 2013 will total $4.865 billion, up 2.4% compared to fiscal year 2012. The increase…

Van Buren seeks LEED effort, gets park donation

The city of Van Buren is seeking to make its new senior center one of just a few LEED certified buildings within Crawford County. Mike LeJong of MAHG Architecture presented…

Wal-Mart playing to win e-commerce battle

Few retailers have brand permission to sell everything to everyone, according to Wal-Mart’s Neil Ashe, who expects to win the e-commerce showdown with the help of brick and mortar. Ashe,…

Donate to Win with Humane Society through month of May

Pre Mothers Day Breakfast

The Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary is hosting a pre Mothers Day Breakfast at the Disabled American Veterans Building at 6000 S Zero. It will be held from 8:00 am till 11:00…

Analyst: Freight demand weakens but rates holding up

Easter timing and cold spring weather have tempered retail trends, according to a recent report by Baird Equity Research. Baird said industrial trends have moderated creating a softer-than-expected start to…

Cox, KFSM reach carry agreement

It’s not certain how the two sides moved, but officials with Cox Communications and the KFSM TV-5 confirmed late Tuesday (April 30) that a deal was reached that would keep…

Citizens provide input at ‘Community Open House’

Members of the public were invited to a "Community Open House" event at the Pavilion near Riverfront Park Tuesday afternoon (April 30). At the event, Fort Smith citizens were able…

Fort Smith officials talk softball fields, upkeep

Designs for new softball fields to be built at Ben Geren Park were presented to the Fort Smith Board of Directors' noon study session today (April 30), but not without…

Arvest Mortgage reports double-digit growth to start 2013

Arvest Mortgage Company reports a 13.8% increase in lending activity for the first quarter of 2013, compared to the year-ago period. The company originated more than $624 million in new…

Urban hunting not pushing archery sales

For all of the uproar over deer hunting within Fort Smith city limits, local businesses have not seen much in the way of sales resulting from the new hunting regulations….