Fort Smith

Farmers Co-op 2012 Farm and Ranch Expo

November 30th from 10 AM to 8 PM at Kay Rodgers Park Expo Building in Fort Smith, AR Free Admission! Free food served from 5:00-6:00 Come have a Great Time…

Tusk to Tail: News from the farm pit

The Razorbacks closed out their travel schedule this weekend. The good news is that Tusk to Tail loves a road trip. The bad news is that the trip was to Starkville, Miss….

McMurtry ‘studied’ by Second Street Live! crowd

Around 200 gathered Saturday night (Nov. 17) at Second Street Live! in downtown Fort Smith to hear and watch James McMurtry rock through his classic songs and try out new…

Holiday Market kicks off with Girls Night

The Junior League of Fort Smith kicked off its 2012 Holiday Market with a day of general shopping and a special "Girls Night" event on Friday (Nov. 16). In its…

Local leaders among those honored for lifetime service

Nine Arkansas leaders from industry, education, banking and business were honored for their lifetime service on the Economics Arkansas board of directors during a recent cocktail reception. The gala was…

Healthy profits expected for Tyson Foods

Wall Street forecasts Tyson Foods Inc. will pocket about $163 million in net income from the meat giant’s fiscal fourth quarter ending Sept. 30. This compares favorably to the $95…

Peggi Kroll Roberts: Studio and Plein Air Still Life and Figure Painting Workshop

The figure will be the subject matter of the workshop. There will be daily demonstrations emphasizing the big shapes and establishing their relationships properly. The students will experience many specific…

SEC Football – Week 12: Hogs, Dogs have little on the line

Welcome to “Pad Your Stats Saturday” as my good friend Andy Staples of SI.com said earlier this week on Twitter. In the Southeastern Conference, seven (that’s right: half) of the…

Turkey dinner seen as a bargain

A traditional Thanksgiving dinner will cost roughly $4.50 per person this year, according to Arkansas Farm Bureau’s annual survey. The cost has remained stable with a year ago despite widespread…

Twinkie maker Hostess Brands to shut down after strike

Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of Wonder bread and Twinkies, said it will shut down and liquidate after a strike by members of its bakery workers’ union “crippled” the company’s…

Fort Smith Board talks landscaping, 2013 budget

The 2013 city budget hearings took a combative tone Thursday night (Nov. 15). The meeting, which was held at the Bartlett Community Room in the Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD),…

Tusk to Tail: It’s a family tradition (Updated)

I learned the importance of college football at an early age. I was one day old, to be exact. I was born on New Year's Eve in the suburbs of…

Jobless claims jump as Sandy hurts U.S. factories

More Americans than forecast submitted claims for unemployment insurance and factory production declined in the northeastern U.S. after superstorm Sandy struck the region. Applications for jobless benefits surged by 78,000…

Ameriprise supports regional food bank

Ameriprise financial advisors from Fort Smith are joining forces with their colleagues, clients, family and friends on Nov. 16 to help end domestic hunger. The team of more than 55…

Carter upsets Rice to capture House Speaker post

Rep. Davy Carter, R-Cabot, pulled off an upset against Rep. Terry Rice, R-Waldron, to capture the post of Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives. Those who will be House…

Big Screen Peter: Skyfall

James Bond is back once more in theaters. Like the two previous films starring Daniel Craig as Bond, the feel is a melding of grit and gloss: it attempts to…

Beebe budget calls for deep food tax reduction

Governor Mike Beebe’s balanced budget proposal calls for a near-elimination of the food tax based on a trigger mechanism tied to revenue growth. The Governor’s $4.937 billion proposal for FY…

Home prices rise in the Fort Smith area

Rising home prices are a welcome economic sign in the Fort Smith metro area as unemployment woes have dominated the headlines for the past couple of years. In the month…

Miracle on 34th Street

This event will be held Saturday, December 15th, 2012 at 8 pm. Tickets can be obtained by calling the Alma Performing Arts Center box office at 479.632.2129 or online at…