by - March 25, 2013 6:21 pm
Fort Smith area jobless rate rises to 8.7%
An increase of almost 1,300 in the number of unemployed in the Fort Smith metro countered sizeable increases in the workforce and number of employed to push the region’s jobless…
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by - March 25, 2013 5:01 pm
Beebe vetoes voter ID bill
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) issued his third veto of the 89th General Assembly rejecting a divisive voter ID bill that would require photo proof at the polls to cast a…
by - March 25, 2013 3:07 pm
Consignment events popular in NWA, Fort Smith
Shopping events like Black Friday are known for great prices but crazy crowds. A rapidly growing trend offers the same great prices (if not better) for families but without the…
by - March 25, 2013 2:50 pm
Natural gas focus of ‘Clayton Conversations’
Fort Smith’s historic Clayton House invited guests to learn about the region’s more than 100 year-old natural gas industry at its “Clayton Conversations” series on Sunday (March 24) afternoon. Mike…
by - March 25, 2013 2:21 pm
Edamame sprouts new jobs in Mulberry
Mulberry, Ark., may be a small town, but it knows beans about beans. Situated just off Interstate 40 in Crawford County, Mulberry is a farming and ranching community with a…
by - March 25, 2013 10:48 am
Consumers hunting bargains this Easter
As Easter approaches this week American consumers are expected to spend an estimated $17.2 billion on candy, fashion, food and decor, but many will be looking for discounts and bargains…
by - March 25, 2013 10:21 am
Hutchinson talks Governor’s race, school safety
Republican candidate and frontrunner for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson says Arkansas is much different since his last run for the state’s top elective post and that he has what it…
by - March 24, 2013 9:34 pm
Major legislative issues loom
• The Senate Report: Week 10 review The only people wanting the Legislature to drag on are those counting on the per diem checks for their livelihood. For the rest of…
by - March 24, 2013 7:24 pm
Arkansas upsets South Carolina with series sweep
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Matt Vinson broke a 3-3 tie with a two-run single in the top of the 11th to lift the 17th-ranked Arkansas baseball team to a 5-3 win…
by - March 24, 2013 5:03 pm
An Evening at the Gallery – Poteau Rotary Wine & Arts Festival
An Evening at the Gallery – Poteau Rotary Wine and Arts Festival, Saturday, April 27th, 4-8 pm at the beautiful Donald W. Reynolds Center in Poteau, Oklahoma. Taste wine from…
by - March 24, 2013 1:17 pm
The ‘Arkansas plan’ for Medicaid moves forward
Medicaid expansion “is dead,” Rep. Charlie Collins (R-Fayetteville) told a hometown audience on Friday (March 22), but the framework for a phoenix plan is alive, under construction, and receiving a…
by - March 24, 2013 1:06 pm
Celebrating 55 years of Elvis’ ‘Hair today, gone tomorrow’
Elvis Presley spent three days at Fort Chaffee in March 1958 after being inducted into the Army. It was there that Jimmy B. Peterson gave Elvis the famous haircut. This…
by - March 23, 2013 8:35 pm
No More Facebookin’ Your Ballot
If your Facebook friends are similar to mine, you probably saw several of them post a picture of their ballots on election day last November proudly showing everyone they voted…
by - March 22, 2013 9:51 pm
Legislator: ‘Medicaid extension is dead’
State Rep. Charlie Collins, R-Fayetteville, may have been the last one to speak at the Fayetteville Chamber’s Legislative Forum held Friday afternoon. But he didn’t mince any words. “Medicaid extension…
by - March 22, 2013 3:19 pm
Sparks recognized with wound care award
The Sparks Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center at Sparks Health System in Fort Smith has earned a Center of Distinction award from Healogics Inc., the largest provider of advanced wound…
by - March 22, 2013 3:03 pm
Free Meeting on Education on the Audio Recording Process and Archiving Old Audio to Digital Format
April 13, 2013 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Event Location and Contact Information: America Best Inn & Suites 5103 Towson Avenue …
by - March 21, 2013 7:34 pm
FREE Home Buyer Seminar
FREE Home Buyer Seminar! Thursday, March 28th, 2013 at 6:00pm at the River Front Park – West Building Sponsored by Weichert Realtors – King Realty Group Learn the in's &…
by - March 21, 2013 5:36 pm
House panel nixes highway revenue shift plan
The House Public Transportation Committee shot down HB 1418, which would shift sales and use tax revenues tied to cars and vehicles from state general revenue to a designated highway fund….
by - March 21, 2013 5:21 pm
Legislative report released on steel mill analysis
A legislative report on the Big River Steel mill project offers a second opinion on the state’s $1.1 billion superproject questioning an initial report from Arkansas’ economic development agency. The…
by - March 21, 2013 5:13 pm
Ross polls strong in 2014 Governor’s race
A new poll shows former U.S. Rep. Mike Ross with a sizable lead over former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter and highway commissioner John Burkhalter among Democratic primary voters in the…