by - April 10, 2013 11:54 am
Republican David Sterling has officially entered the 2014 attorney general's race and will report raising slightly more than $50,000 in the first three months of this year, according to a…
by - April 10, 2013 9:23 am
by - April 9, 2013 11:47 pm
What was intended to be a study session on Sebastian County's finances Tuesday night (April 9) escalated to a discussion on not only finances, but also bringing the Ben Geren…
by - April 9, 2013 7:30 pm
Melody Trimble, the former CEO of Sparks Health System, has been named the recipient of the Jack White Leadership Fort Smith award. The award for Trimble and six other community…
by - April 9, 2013 4:51 pm
Consumers want more choices and Wal-Mart seeks to deliver with a wide range of products in hopes their customers will fill keep filling those shopping carts, and feeding the retailer’s…
by - April 9, 2013 4:22 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors are not at all happy about what they see as poor communication from Whirlpool related to the company’s pollution issue around its former Fort…
by - April 9, 2013 4:19 pm
It’s been one of the worst kept secrets in Arkansas politics. Former Arkansas Congressman Mike Ross (D) plans to announce he’ll seek the Democratic nomination for Governor in 2014 on…
by - April 9, 2013 3:48 pm
Tuesday's (April 9) noon study session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors focused on budgetary issues in the city. Finance Director Kara Bushkuhl addressed the city's request that all…
by - April 9, 2013 1:10 pm
The Wiggle & Giggle Kids Fishing Derby is going to be a fun event hosted by the Van Buren Rotary Club. As many youths as we can pack around Lake…
by - April 9, 2013 12:11 pm
Michael's Mansion monthly art show featuring local artists will be held Sunday April 21, 2013 1-4 pm. Artists include Jimmy Leach, Pat Lappin, Cathy Mason, Lorri Bridges, Cindy Sugg, Barbara…
by - April 8, 2013 9:53 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives met for more than two hours in a “committee of the whole” on Monday (April 8) to discuss a Republican plan to reform the state’s…
by - April 8, 2013 8:49 pm
Whirlpool has submitted a revised remediation plan for the company's former Fort Smith manufacturing site and surrounding areas contaminated by trichloroethylene (TCE), a potentially cancer causing chemical that Whirlpool has…
by - April 8, 2013 7:12 pm
A recent amendment to a 2009 Arkansas law is already making a buzz in the film industry and local people in the industry hope that buzz only gets louder. The…
by - April 8, 2013 4:40 pm
Former Apple executive Ron Johnson was outsted from his CEO role at Dallas-based J.C.Penney on Monday, (April 8), according to CNBC. J.C.Penney said Mike Ullman, will step in as interim…
by - April 8, 2013 4:14 pm
The Jazz Band and Jazz Catz from the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith are once again sharing the stage for another unforgettable evening of jazz favorites. This year’s annual…
by - April 8, 2013 3:34 pm
Of the many bills to make their way through the Arkansas General Assembly this year, only one likely brought to light the very heated disagreements that cities and counties sometimes…
by - April 8, 2013 3:11 pm
Likely to garner broad interest is an estimated $30 million inheritance-related lawsuit filed in Newton County, Arkansas, involving family members of Banquet Foods founder Howard Stamper and the Metropolitan Museum…
by - April 8, 2013 3:07 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday (April 8) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Mary Anne Salmon, North Little Rock, to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Council. Appointment expires…
by - April 8, 2013 2:13 pm
A companion bill to an already approved Senate measure that would provide a bond issue and the terms of the agreement for the Big River Steel Mill superproject passed the…
by - April 8, 2013 1:16 pm
University of Arkansas – Fort Smith music students will perform Broadway classics from Beauty and the Beast, Chicago, Dreamgirls, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime, Cinderella, The Sound of…
