by - March 26, 2013 4:27 pm
The standard and rate of success is a continuously moving target, according to Matt Kistler, senior vice president of dry grocery for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Kistler addressed several hundred business…
by - March 26, 2013 4:16 pm
May, 1999: Oaklawn had a major problem. The season had just wrapped up, and once again, numbers were bleak. What’s more, the crown jewel of Oaklawn, the Arkansas Derby, had…
by - March 26, 2013 2:48 pm
An Arkansas House panel approved a change to the state’s income tax brackets, a move that could deplete state revenues by $57 million a year. HB 1585 by Rep. Charlie…
by - March 26, 2013 11:18 am
September 20, 1941 seven hundred twelve (712) land-owners were displaced from 72,000 acres in the area now known as Fort Chaffee by the Department of Defense as they prepared to…
by - March 26, 2013 11:02 am
Since Interstate 540 through Van Buren and the north side of Fort Smith was reduced to one lane in both directions, many drivers will tell you traffic has often slowed…
by - March 25, 2013 6:21 pm
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…
by - March 25, 2013 5:01 pm
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
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
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
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
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
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
• 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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…
