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Van Buren Rotary Club Community Yard Sale

Van Buren Rotary Club 2nd Annual Community Yard Sale Heritage United Church – Van Buren 1604 Pointer Trail March 9 Van Buren Rotary Club Community Yard Sale at Heritage…

The oohs & aahs of Impression

The oohs & aahs of Impression Opening reception March 8 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Center For Art & Education The oohs & aahs of Impression at the Center…

Pre-contest Choir Concert

Pre-contest Choir Concert March 5 Van Buren Fine Arts Center- Van Buren 7 p.m. Pre-contest concert with Van Buren High School, Butterfield and Northridge schools. Starts at 7 p.m….

Clint Black in Concert

Clint Black in Concert Van Buren Fine Arts Center March 2 8 p.m. Clint Black in Concert at the Van Buren Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $38,$42 and $48….

Art Night Out

Art Night Out March 1 Center For Art & Education- Van Buren 7 p.m. Art Night Out at the Center For Art & Education. Floral Impression with Karen Ahuja….

LeFlore County readies for new health department facility

LeFlore County residents will soon have a new health department headquarters featuring cost-saving water-heating technology that has not been introduced to any building in the county until now. According to…

Restaurant Week: Dine Out & Save a Life

Dine Out & Save A Life is a fundraising event for the Donald W. Reynolds Crisis Intervention Center. You simply choose a participating restaurant and dine out for lunch and/or…

UA press publishes autobiography of Coach John McDonnell

The University of Arkansas Press is publishing John McDonnell: the Most Successful Coach in NCAA History ($34.95 cloth), by Andrew Maloney and John McDonnell. McDonnell is scheduled to sign his…

Demystifying the Art of Portaiture

Vote uncertain on Whirlpool request for water well ban

Most members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors aren’t yet sure if they will approve an ordinance requested by Whirlpool Corp. to ban water wells in a residential area…

Regional tourism tax revenue up in 2012

When Maryl Koeth was planning for 2012, she estimated a mere 1% increase in Van Buren hospitality tax collections. She missed the estimate by several points, and she’s happy about…

Northside jazz band readies for ‘Band Camp or Bust’

The public will get a chance to experience jazz and culture at an upcoming public performance of the Northside High School jazz band. The March 12 Band Camp or Bust…

Judge Hudson to Address Historical Society

Sebastian County Judge David Hudson will share stories of Greenwood’s many courthouses at the March 18 meeting of the South Sebastian County Historical Society. Artifacts from early courthouses, including a…

Beebe talks federal flexibility on Medicaid expansion

Gov. Mike Beebe (D) told state lawmakers that federal health officials have green-lighted Arkansas’ request for flexibility with its Medicaid program and health insurance exchanges – a move that could…

Legislators Hire Two Groups To Study Steel Mill Superproject

Sen. President Michael Lamoureux (R-Russellville) and House Speaker Davy Carter (R-Cabot) released a memo today disclosing that they have hired two economist groups to review the $1.1 billion steel mill…

Arkansas Legislature hires consultants to review steel mill project

Arkansas Senate President Michael Lamoureux, R-Russellville, and House Speaker Davy Carter, R-Cabot, released a memo today (Feb. 26) disclosing that they have hired two economist groups to review the $1.1…

What is going on?

• The Senate Report: Week 6 review Red carpet. Celebrities. Lots of hoopla. That may be fine for the Oscars, but it is not a typical day in the life of a…

Runway rehab worked planned for Fort Smith Regional Airport

The Fort Smith Airport Commission awarded an engineering contract to Morrison Shipley Engineers on Tuesday night as the commission plans the rehabilitation of Runway 1/19. According to a memorandum to…

Fort Smith official says budget cuts possible

A year end summary report from Fort Smith Finance Director Kara Bushkuhl shows that city officials are concerned about 2013 revenue and have asked department heads to look for ways…

Sequestration impact on Arkansas uncertain (Updated)

Friday is the deadline for Congress and President Barack Obama to come to a compromise on averting automatic budget cuts, also called sequestration, enacted through the Budget Control Act of…

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson