Fort Smith

Lively Lava Lamps

We will be creating our very own lava lamps using everyday household supplies. This is a free program for ages 10 – 18. Snacks will be served. For more information,…

Preschool Story Time

We will be reading about Jack and his famous beanstalk, learning finger plays and singing songs. We will have a craft to do and refreshments will be served. This is…

Jack Welch again sees something ‘wacky’ in jobs data

Jack Welch isn’t backing down. One day before the presidential election, the former General Electric Co. chief executive officer again suggested that government figures on employment are being manipulated for…

Obama works turnout as Romney seeks election-day wave

President Barack Obama beseeched core supporters and wayward backers to go to the polls, while Republican challenger Mitt Romney reached for an upset victory powered by anti-incumbent fervor on the…

All thanked up

In this month containing the Thanksgiving holiday, folks on Facebook have taken to listing something each day for which they are thankful. Of the few friends on my little page,…

New jobs on Fort Smith Board agenda

The Fort Smith Board of Directors will spend Election Night (Nov. 6) addressing city business for one of the final times under its current configuration. City directors will know who…

Bingo for Books

B-I-N-G-O!! It’s Bingo for Books for adults and seniors at the Van Buren Public Library. Refreshments will be provided. This is a free program. For more information, please call Mrs….

Fort Smith, Fayetteville students move on in robotics event

A competition among young boosters of engineering, science and technology on Nov. 3 at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith paid off for Chaffin Junior High of Fort Smith…

TrailBlazers Hiking Club Lake Alma Trail

Sign up at http://www.thcfs.com/events.asp Meet Time: 1:00 PM Sign Up Event: Lake Alma Trail Meet Location: Location A – CV’s Grocery Store, 2805 Alma Hwy, Van Buren (across the street…

TrailBlazers Hiking Club General Meeting, Tim Ernst Program

This meeting will be at Grace Community United Methodist Church, 4001 Brooken Hill Drive, Fort Smith. The program will be presented by Tim Ernst, well-known Arkansas author and nature photographer….

TrailBlazers Hiking Club River Trails in Little Rock

Sign up at http://www.thcfs.com/events.asp Meet Time: 8:00 AM Meet Location: Location A – CV’s Grocery Store, 2805 Alma Hwy, Van Buren (across the street from Cloverleaf Plaza). More Info:…

TrailBlazers Hiking Club Seven Hollows at Petit Jean State Park

Sign up at http://www.thcfs.com/events.asp Meet time 8:00 AM Meet Location: Location A – CV’s Grocery Store, 2805 Alma Hwy, Van Buren (across the street from Cloverleaf Plaza). More Info:…

Young survivors learn definition of cancer first-hand

Few words strike fear into the heart of a person like a doctor's dreaded diagnosis of cancer. That is, unless you are too young to fully comprehend its true meaning….

October building permits dip in Fort Smith area

Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren, combined to total $12.789 million in October, a steep drop from September’s $22.822 million total and also short of the…

Big Screen Peter: The House I Live In

With Arkansas set to vote on Issue 5 (medical marijuana) in just a few short days, there is nothing more appropriate to see as a moviegoer (or citizen) than The…

UAFS ‘Dromnium’ play receives numerous awards

The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith theatre program received top awards and regional nominations from presenting "Dromnium" at the Arkansas State Festival of the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival…

Wal-Mart answers call to help Sandy victims

Wal-Mart and PepsiCo were seen as humanitarian leaders among Hurricane Sandy victims in New York and New Jersey on Sunday (Nov. 4), as more than a dozen tractor trailer rigs…

Tusk to Tail: Morning tailgating glory

What a beautiful morning. Saturday may have been the Hogs' fourth 11 a.m. kickoff in the past five games, but it was the first early game in Fayetteville this year….

Arvest supports Fort Smith volleyball program

Arvest Bank is renewing its support of the Fort Smith Juniors (FSJ) Volleyball program, which will help the club move into a new practice facility at 4721 Zero St. in…

Marijuana perspective

Arkansas’ ongoing debate over the legalization of marijuana for medicinal use – such as it is – leaves me feeling discomforted. Recent polling suggests the ongoing effort to make the…

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

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic